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From:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, today (21 July) held a call with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Jamieson Greer. The call with USTR follows Minister McEntee’s appearance before the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee last week to take questions from Members of the European Parliament on her trade policy objectives for the Presidency. The phone call was held in advance of expect…

Members of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership have committed to practical initiatives aimed at enhancing trade and reducing barriers at their meeting in Auckland today, says Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay and Chair of the ministerial meeting. “It was a pleasure to host ministers and representatives from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific, in Auckland. New Zealand is well respected for its principled approach to rules-based trade and…

The Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership has grown from 16 to 19 members, with Korea, Peru and Thailand formally joining at this week’s Ministerial meeting in Auckland, hosted by Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay, with other countries considering membership in the near future. “The FIT Partnership has grown to 19 members less than a year after launch. That tells you something. Small and medium sized trading nations want practical ways to improve opportunities for their expor…

New Zealand and Switzerland have today agreed to establish a Trade and Investment Dialogue to explore an agreement on trade, economic security, e-commerce, investment and sustainability, says Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay. The announcement was made following a meeting between Minister McClay and Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda, in the margins of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership Ministerial Meeting in Auckland. “Switzerland is a…

During the visit, the working group held its regular meeting to implement the Preferential Trade Agreement between the two nations, co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Akram Aliyev, and the Deputy Minister of Trade of Türkiye Mustafa Tuzcu. During negotiations, the parties thoroughly debated the possibility of expanding the list of goods eligible for the preferential trade regime. Following the third round of negotiations, an agreement was reached…

Ten trade ministers and up to 100 delegates representing 21 countries will gather in Auckland this week for one of the most significant international trade meetings New Zealand has hosted in two decades, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay will chair the second Future of Investment and Trade (FITP) Partnership Ministerial Meeting on 17 July, bringing together economies from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific. “This is a global gathering, …