NZ Inc makes big push in India as business delegation and trade minister head to New Delhi

NZ Inc makes big push in India as business delegation and trade minister head to New Delhi
Damien O'Connor will head to India next week in tandem with an INZBC visit. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
New Zealand will send one of the largest business delegations it has ever sent to India next week. It will do so against the backdrop of a stuttering Chinese economy, plunging farmgate milk price and concerns over the current account deficit while the clock ticks down to a general election date less than two months away.  The backdrop on the Indian end is a nation embracing a series of trade deals, including with the UK, US, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada and the European Union, after a history of shirking them – includ...

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