New Zealand-Thailand
The New Zealand-Thailand Closer Economic Partnership agreement was signed on 19 April 2005 and took effect on 1 July 2005.
One of the main impacts expected from this deal was to be in the dairy sector. Fonterra, a dairy coop and New Zealand’s top corporation, was widely projected to be the main beneficiary of the deal while Thailand’s 20,000 dairy farming families would have to adjust. In the immediate, dairy imports from New Zealand did shoot up, and many Thai dairy farmers went out of business. But then the volume of trade stabilised due to drought, high dairy prices and the melamine milk scandal.
last update: May 2012
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| 25-Sep-2006
Thailand has assured New Zealand that trade talks are not in danger after last week’s military coup.
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MCOT | 3-Jul-2005
The bilateral free trade area (FTA) agreement between Thailand and New Zealand officially came into effect on 1 July 2005.
| 19-Apr-2005
The free trade area (FTA) agreement, to be signed by New Zealand and Thailand soon, is likely to help make exports grow as targeted since various kinds of products will benefit from the deal, according to the KASIKORN Research Center.
| 19-Apr-2005
Thailand signed a free trade agreement with New Zealand yesterday.
| 19-Apr-2005
Prime Ministers Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand and Helen Clark of New Zealand today announced the signing of a Closer Economic Partnership (CEP) Agreement between their two countries.
Scoop | 21-Dec-2004
The New Zealand government today published the text of the Closer Economic Partnership agreement between New Zealand and Thailand.
