What the hell just happened at APEC? Canada's Justin Trudeau was a no show at the TPP meeting. It looks to me like the US is putting pressure on Canada to not do the deal. Hmm?
[edit to add: OK so now we have the CP-TPP, so named I guess to put this near the top of any alphabetical list of such agreements. This new agreement looks better all round.]
Showing posts with label TPP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TPP. Show all posts
November 11, 2017
November 10, 2017
TPP: Just Get On With It
The most important trade meetings taking place right now are at APEC. This year the meeting is in Vietnam and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be on the minds of all those countries signed up for it. There have been a few speed wobbles but now everyone involved should get on board and just do it. Enough talk already. Even with the US out there is a lot at stake. The Pacific is set to rocket and we all need trade.
January 25, 2017
Peter Thiel
Welcome to New Zealand, Peter Thiel. I hope you like the clear air in Wanaka.
In case you hadn't noticed already, New Zealand has something called the great Kiwi clobbering machine. Being a recent Kiwi, just finding your feet so to speak, you may not know how this works exactly.
This is how it works; some minor politicians and assorted instant experts on everything will say what they like about you, most of which will be wrong, all of which will be based on information taken out of context or will be just completely made up shit. None of this will matter as they just get to make things up as they go along and this has been the way of things since time began.
What you are expected to do in response is genuflect and suck everyone's dick. I'm sure you won't want to do this and this is where it gets interesting - personally I like interesting stuff so I hope you don't do as you're told - you are best to hit back and hit back hard. Think like Rugby, if you don't tackle then you'll get beaten by lots. So tackle and it's always best if you tackle hard.
How you approach this is entirely over to you. I've got no idea exactly what you should do as I'm not in your shoes. But heh, you're a tech guru who backed Facebook and Paypal, neither of which do I fully understand as I live anchored in the real world of nuts and bolts, but I'm sure given this tech savvy nature of yours that you can get even. Be imaginative.
Anyway nice to see a fellow Kiwi doing well, give old Donald Trump my warm regards. How about a nice trade deal between the US and Kiwiland, one that gives NZ unlimited access to the USA for its agricultural output. Call me an optimist.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/88756668/politicians-demand-answers-on-peter-thiels-new-zealand-citizenship
In case you hadn't noticed already, New Zealand has something called the great Kiwi clobbering machine. Being a recent Kiwi, just finding your feet so to speak, you may not know how this works exactly.
This is how it works; some minor politicians and assorted instant experts on everything will say what they like about you, most of which will be wrong, all of which will be based on information taken out of context or will be just completely made up shit. None of this will matter as they just get to make things up as they go along and this has been the way of things since time began.
What you are expected to do in response is genuflect and suck everyone's dick. I'm sure you won't want to do this and this is where it gets interesting - personally I like interesting stuff so I hope you don't do as you're told - you are best to hit back and hit back hard. Think like Rugby, if you don't tackle then you'll get beaten by lots. So tackle and it's always best if you tackle hard.
How you approach this is entirely over to you. I've got no idea exactly what you should do as I'm not in your shoes. But heh, you're a tech guru who backed Facebook and Paypal, neither of which do I fully understand as I live anchored in the real world of nuts and bolts, but I'm sure given this tech savvy nature of yours that you can get even. Be imaginative.
Anyway nice to see a fellow Kiwi doing well, give old Donald Trump my warm regards. How about a nice trade deal between the US and Kiwiland, one that gives NZ unlimited access to the USA for its agricultural output. Call me an optimist.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/88756668/politicians-demand-answers-on-peter-thiels-new-zealand-citizenship
October 06, 2015
TPP Snowball Effect
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been agreed, the actual value of which is now to be debated. What struck me is how something so small at the start can grow very fast, now covering 40% of the world's economy.
A rough timeline...
2001 - the process starts when New Zealand and Singapore conclude a free trade deal.
2002 - a year later Chile is on board, now called the Pacific Three Closer Economic Relations
2005 - now Brunei joins and we have the P4; the term Trans-Pacific Partnership begins
2008 - joined by USA, Australia, Vietnam and Peru, now this thing is big
2010 - Malaysia join
2012 - Canada and Mexico are now in
2013 - Japan join the party.
A rough timeline...
2001 - the process starts when New Zealand and Singapore conclude a free trade deal.
2002 - a year later Chile is on board, now called the Pacific Three Closer Economic Relations
2005 - now Brunei joins and we have the P4; the term Trans-Pacific Partnership begins
2008 - joined by USA, Australia, Vietnam and Peru, now this thing is big
2010 - Malaysia join
2012 - Canada and Mexico are now in
2013 - Japan join the party.