Forums like Apec key to doubling exports, says minister

Forums like Apec key to doubling exports, says minister
Trade minister Todd McClay at an event hosted by the Latin America Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Rebecca Howard
Events such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2024 are key to New Zealand’s ambitious target to double its exports over the next 10 years, says trade minister Todd McClay. “Apec provides a chance to highlight the region’s significant trade collaboration, which has taken place bilaterally, regionally,” he told a forum this week hosted by the Latin America Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence.Goods exports were nearly $69 billion in the 12 months to the end of February. Of that, $53.7b went to the Apec region, led...

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