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Getting the world to sing in tune on trade
The latest WTO trade round is going nowhere fast...

Call for crackdown on dodgy shell companies
The Commerce Minister wants a crackdown on NZ registered companies implicated overseas in smuggling, money laundering and tax fraud.

Mutual love of rugby helps Key-Sarkozy talks
Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.

100 Innovation' slogan impresses Chinese
The New Zealand hi-tech sector is taking a truly 'gung-ho' approach in China.

Brian Fallow: US trade demands a real sore point
Govt should beware of US intellectual property demands...

Aussies give up apple fight after WTO ruling
Australian Ministers say the country has no choice but to accept they have lost the long-running bid to ban imports of New Zealand apples.

Australia loses WTO apple appeal
An Australian appeal to the WTO against a ruling it must accept our apple exports has failed.

Canberra to appeal NZ apple ruling
The Australian Government will appeal a WTO ruling that Australia is breaching international laws in restricting NZ apple exports.

NZ wins 90-year Australia apple war
A World Trade Organisation decision issued in Geneva early this morning ruled against Canberra's efforts to block imports of Kiwi apples in what Tim Groser says is 'a stunning victory' for NZ.

Govt waits to claim 'big win' for apple growers
The WTO has overturned Australia's 90-year ban on importing NZ apples, but the Govt will wait for a final report before commenting.