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Who wins if we get a free trade with the U.S?
Monday, 29 September 2008, 4:02 pm | Bill Rosenberg
As we have learned from the China FTA, we would be foolish to listen uncritically to the promises already being made for a trade deal with the US. The US drives a hard bargain. More >>
Bill Rosenberg: WTO (Hong Kong) Wrap Up - Part Two
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 3:57 pm | Bill Rosenberg
If you believe that the WTO is mainly about agriculture, you’re in good company, but wrong. For New Zealand and a relative handful of other big agricultural exporters, access to rich countries’ agricultural markets is important. But only about 15% of ... More >>
Bill Rosenberg: WTO (Hong Kong) Wrap Up - Part One
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 3:51 pm | Bill Rosenberg
The official line from the WTO’s Director-General Pascal Lamy is that the 6th WTO Ministerial conference in Hong Kong, was a modest success, and that its scant results recognised that this is a “Development Round”, putting the developing countries to ... More >>
No Benefits For Workers In Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 12:26 am | Bill Rosenberg
The New Zealand and Thai governments are negotiating a free trade agreement. They want to have the deal signed by November 2004 - regardless of the answers to the following questions: - Is it fair to workers? More >>
Myths Of MFAT Consultation And Expertise
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 9:47 am | Bill Rosenberg
On 18 July, one of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (MFAT’s) most senior officials, Deputy Secretary John Wood, spoke to local government leaders in Welling-ton on “Local Government and the Hong Kong-New Zealand Closer Economic Partner-ship” ... More >>
The Rise of the Sovereign Corporation
Wednesday, 30 May 2001, 8:45 am | Bill Rosenberg
The rise of the sovereign corporation: dangers of a new Hong Kong free trade agreement By Bill Rosenberg More >>
Sealord Sale: OIC Exposed
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 9:52 am | Bill Rosenberg
In May 2000, no less than six applications were refused by the Overseas Investment Com-mission (OIC). Most details, other than that they were in the “Marine Fisheries” industry were suppressed. All turned out to be the applications of three unidentified ... More >>
Singapore Agreement: A Trojan Horse for investment
Thursday, 5 October 2000, 9:34 am | Bill Rosenberg
Asia 2000 head, Tim Groser, described the Singapore free trade agreement as a Trojan Horse for what he called “the real negotiating end-game: a possible new trade bloc encompassing all of South East Asia and Australia and NZ”[1]. The agreement is currently ... More >>
Implications Of Singapore Agreement
Monday, 25 September 2000, 1:42 pm | Bill Rosenberg
There are vital constitutional and policy implications in the controversy over the Sin-gapore free trade agreement (officially called a “Closer Economic Partnership” be-cause the words “free trade” have had a bad press lately). More >>
Policy Implications of the Singapore Agreement
Thursday, 21 September 2000, 9:04 am | Bill Rosenberg
There are vital constitutional and policy implications in the controversy over the Singapore free trade agreement (officially called a "Closer Economic Partnership" because the words "free trade" have had a bad press lately). More >>
