What can we learn from the 2008 New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement?
By Murat Üngör and Samuel Verevis New Zealand was the first developed country to commence FTA negotiations with China. In November 2004, New Zealand and China launched FTA negotiations and in April 2008, New Zealand became the first OECD country to successfully...
How is ‘new NAFTA’ different? A trade expert explains
By Amanda M. Countryman Amanda M. Countryman explains how the “new” NAFTA is different from the old one. On Sept. 30, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to scrap NAFTA and replace it with a new trade accord, narrowly meeting a self-imposed deadline...
How does Trump’s trade war affect working-class Americans?
By Jeffrey Kucik Jeffrey Kucik looks into how Trump’s trade war could affect working-class Americans. President Donald Trump justifies tariffs on imports by arguing that “unfair trade policies” have harmed American workers. This has led to a trade war in which...
Is NZ at the head of the EU and UK queue again? ▶
Stephen Hoadley presents material from his recent book, “New Zealand Trade Negotiations,” touching on past trade access breakthroughs, current geopolitical uncertainties, and future hopes with regard to free trade agreements between the EU and the UK...
What are the challenges of negotiating trade liberalisation?
By Stephen Hoadley Given the number of free trade agreements that New Zealand has concluded during the past decade, from China to Taiwan to the Pacific Islands to the Middle East, one might suppose negotiating new ones will get easier. Not so, as Steve Hoadley...Subscribe by Email
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