NZ plays key role in future of rules-based world trading system
Book extract: New Zealand might be the best candidate to hold up and advance a consistent, rules-based and open trading regime.
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and Hanna Deringer Fri, 08 Sep 2017
It is probably an understatement to say the international trading system is going through a rough patch. The US has abdicated as station manager under President Trump’s “America first” doctrine, which mistakes protectionism for patriotism.
It has consequently withdrawn from regional agreements