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McClay welcomes ban on digital trade duties
The extension of a global moratorium on customs duties on digital trade has been welcomed by the trade minister, Todd McClay.The decision was one of many made at the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi. McClay said New Zealand businesses, inc...
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