New Zealand has recently signed its first multi-party free trade agreement with Chile, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (SEP) establishes a free trade area spanning Asia, Latin America and the Pacific and is expected to enter into force on 1 May 2006, after ratification by each Party on completion of its respective domestic processes. A series of workshops were held in November 2005 looking at ways in which businesses can take advantage of New Zealand’s new trading relationship with Chile.
P4 Workshops Report (PDF, 238KB)A report was compiled summarising the workshops and the points raised.
A series of fact sheets on South America have been prepared for exporters by government agencies.
Department of Labour (PDF, 50KB)
Ministry for the Environment (PDF, 140KB)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (PDF, 464KB)
New Zealand Customs Service (PDF, 477KB)
The presentations from the workshops are available to download below. Food Value Chain in South America - Threat or Opportunity for NZ? (PDF, 115KB)
Jose Prunello - NZTE Country Manager, Buenos Aires
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Business Opportunities – A New Zealand Perspective (PDF, 100KB)
David Walker - Lead Negotiator, Trans-Pacific SEP, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chile Economy & Opportunities (PDF, 641KB)
Orlando Jimenez - Deputy head of investment and development, CORFO (Chilean investment agency)
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