NZ–India FTA off the cards in the short term: O'Connor

NZ–India FTA off the cards in the short term: O'Connor
NZ's exports to India were $695m in the year to September 2019 and it doesn't figure among NZ's top 10 trading partners. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Howard
Hopes that New Zealand could follow Australia’s lead and ink a free trade deal with India in the near future have been dashed by the trade minister.  “We are acutely aware of the impact an ‘early-harvest’ Australia-India deal may have on future commercial opportunities for some New Zealand exporters, and we are engaged closely with industry leaders on this,” trade minister Damien O’Connor told BusinessDesk.However, “concluding a full free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and India is not a...

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