NZIBF praises concluded CPTPP negotiations

NZIBF praises concluded CPTPP negotiations
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Jan. 24 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomed news negotiators meeting in Tokyo concluded talks for the renamed Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).  Four issues remained after negotiations in Da Nang, Vietnam, in November: carve-outs for subsidies to sustain local culture, labour standards and state-owned enterprises and coal production, issues which are important to CPTPP members Canada, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei respectively. Those have now been res...