New Zealand’s FIT trade partnership grows to 19 countries as ministers meet in Auckland
Summary
New Zealand's FIT trade partnership has grown to 19 countries after Korea, Peru and Thailand joined at an Auckland ministerial meeting chaired by Todd McClay. New Zealand’s push to build its own club of small and medium trading nations has picked up three new members, with Korea, Peru and Thailand signing on to the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership at a ministerial meeting in Auckland this week. The grouping, known as FIT, now counts 19 countries, up from 16, less than a year after it was launched.