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Drugs hold up TPP as talks near end
The biggest free trade deal in a generation could be reached soon - but wrangling over next-generation drugs has held up progress.
The biggest free trade deal in a generation could be reached soon - but wrangling over next-generation drugs has held up progress.
Tim Groser says countries deeply immersed in TPP negotiations understand that dairy has to be resolved to NZ's satisfaction before a deal can be done.
Concluding a deal seems more important than its content, writes Jane Kelsey. The shroud of secrecy makes it impossible to sort the various "truths" from deliberate disinformation.
Prime Minister John Key managed to get a moment with the President after Mr Obama spoke in the General Assembly debate at the United Nations.
Scientists and other research staff have suffered the insecurity and trauma that happens in all organisations in changing markets.
Beef exports have hit $3 billion - a record high, driven by international shortages, rising local production, and a falling New Zealand dollar, Statistics NZ said.
The Crown Law Office faced questions in the High Court at Wellington from a judge keen to understand why Trade Minister Tim Groser dismissed an Official Information Act request for the confidential....
Prime Minister John Key said he believes there is a growing momentum toward agreement on a Trans Pacific Partnership deal this week.
Steven Joyce doesn't want the Lochinver decision to cast a shadow over our relationship with China.
The process around the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is coming under judicial review in the High Court today.
Jose Miguel Porraz is negotiating an uneven Kuala Lumpur footpath as he talks up the benefits of emerging markets.
New Zealand is 'holding our ground' in the TPP talks, says Tim Groser, but there isn't any gold plated dairy deal on the way.
Sales are up for Restaurant Brands, with even Starbucks up alongside its KFC and Carl's Jnr stablemates.
Silver Fern Farms embarked on a roadshow to sell farmers on bringing in China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius as a shareholder in its newly formed venture.
New Zealand shares fell in a global sell-off yesterday, as investors were cautious about economic growth.
Low dairy prices have continued to weigh heavily on farmer sentiment, according to Rabobank's Rural Confidence Survey.
Prime Minister John Key says the decision to reject a bid by the Chinese-owned Pure 100 to buy Lochinver Station does not send mixed messages.
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is preparing to lead a trade mission to Iran amid a thawing of relations between the Islamic republic and the west.
Ministers turn down bid by Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhaobai to buy the Lochinver Station.
Does this morning's big jump in world dairy prices mean an increased payout for farmers? There might be a long way to go.
Silver Fern Farms, the country's biggest meat processor, says its is forming a 50/50 joint partnership with Chinese investors.
Trade Minister Tim Groser says he remains 90 per cent certain that TPP talks will be successfully completed later this year.
Prices are expected to rise at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction but doubts remain as to how much further improvement is in store.
Wholemilk powder prices, which are key to determining Fonterra's farm gate milk price, rose by 12.1 per cent to an average US$2078 a tonne at the last auction on September 2.
Fonterra is cutting back the amount of product it sells on its GlobalDairyTrade auction platform for the next 12 months.
An interesting detail emerged this week regarding the suspect trading in Xero shares that preceded the software firm's February announcement of a $147 million capital raising.