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NZ Pledges Trade Talks With Brazil, Europe Within Five Years
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NZ Pledges Trade Talks With Brazil, Europe Within Five Years New Zealand’s governing National Party will begin negotiations for seven new trade deals within five years should it win the November election, Trade Minister Todd McClay said. Talks with Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uruguay and the European Free Trade Association bloc would be prioritized in that five-year period, McClay said in an emailed statement Sunday. The seven markets currently account for just...
NZ Pledges Trade Talks With Brazil, Europe Within Five Years
New Zealand’s governing National Party will begin negotiations for seven new trade deals within five years should it win the November election, Trade Minister Todd McClay said.
Talks with Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uruguay and the European Free Trade Association bloc would be prioritized in that five-year period, McClay said in an emailed statement Sunday. The seven markets currently account for just NZ$1.8 billion ($1 billion) worth of the nation’s exports and offer “huge, untapped opportunities,” McClay said.
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