Indications at the APEC summit show that Peru, Australia and America are looking to join the currently active New Zealand, Singapore, Chile and Brunei Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to an announcement made by the Chile Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley, made on the 21st of November at a meeting of trade ministers at the APEC summit, Australia and Peru are currently looking to join the four country FTA in its next round of expansions. A similar announcement was made in regards to the ... Read More

On the 1st of October, a Free Trade Agreement between China and New Zealand came into force. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and New Zealand was signed on the 24th of July. It was passed with a 104 for and 17 votes against in the New Zealand Parliament on the 7th of April. The Trade Minister Phil Goff was quoted as saying that the new FTA offered great opportunity for New Zealand to move into the world’s fastest growing market (China). ... Read More