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UAE, New Zealand finalise terms of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
• Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:00 PM
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WELLINGTON, 26th September, 2024 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates and New Zealand
have successfully concluded negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that will, once signed and implemented, enhance trade and
investment flows between the two nations.
The latest deal in the UAE’s ongoing CEPA programme was confirmed by the signing of a
joint statement by Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Todd
McClay, New Zealand’s Minister of Trade.
Once implemented, the UAE-New Zealand CEPA will reduce or remove tariffs, eliminate
unnecessary trade barriers, improve market access, and create new platforms for
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