Australia, New Zealand to Discuss Deepening Trade Ties

Published on February 22, 2024

New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis will meet Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers today to discuss further cooperation towards economic growth. Ms. Willis, who is travelling to Canberra to meet with Mr. Chalmers, said the two countries had “an incredibly strong trade and investment relationship.” “The Closer Economic Relations and Single Economic Market are powerful engines for growth on both sides of the Tasman,” she said. “I will be sharing the new Government’s change in approach—we’re creating an environment where businesses can more easily invest, and where New Zealand can become a haven for talent, capital and innovation.” Personal Rapport The two first spoke shortly after the change of government in New Zealand last December, when Mr. Chalmers said he was “looking forward to a face to face meeting before long.”...

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