UK reaches agreement on New Zealand trade deal

Press quote (Financial Times)
Sam Lowe
20 October 2021

Sam Lowe, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, said the deal should be judged on its strategic aims. “The benefits of this deal are less about the economics, which are negligible and more about the signal it sends about the UK’s intentions in the region, and as a stepping stone towards a big push for CPTPP accession next year.”