Government Moves Quickly On NZ-UAE Trade Agreement To Give Kiwis Certainty

Government Moves Quickly On NZ-UAE Trade Agreement To Give Kiwis Certainty

The legislation to implement the agreement will now be considered by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee.

Government moves quickly on NZ-UAE Trade Agreement to give Kiwis certainty

The Government is moving quickly to ratify the New Zealand–United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) this year, to give Kiwi exporters options and greater certainty Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay announced. “The NZ-UAE CEPA implementation bill passed its first reading in Parliament today,” Mr McClay says. “New Zealand exporters are facing international headwinds with increased tariffs into the US. “T…