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OPINION: In the same way that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, economists sometimes get it right.
The United Kingdom-European Union agreement – announced late last year –on post-Brexit trade arrangements will deliver certainty.
Trade Ministers for New Zealand and China have signed an upgrade to the free trade agreement between the two countries.
Contingency planning by the New Zealand meat industry appears to have paid off as Brexit took effect on January 1.
New Zealanders will be invited to take part in a major research programme to assess the health and wellbeing benefits of eating pasture-raised beef and lamb, compared to alternatives.
New Zealand meat exporters want the EU and UK to get serious on reaching a deal on post-Brexit quotas.
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union on Friday and the beginning of trade negotiations between the two blocs removes come uncertainty for NZ’s meat industry.
OPINION: In the same way that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, economists sometimes get it right.
OPINION: The proposed RMA reforms took a while to drop but were well signaled after the election.