Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Ángel Villalobos Rodríguez of Mexico, at the Trade Policy Review of New Zealand, 1 and 3 June 2022.

The sixth Trade Policy Review of New Zealand has offered us a good opportunity to deepen our understanding of recent developments in, and challenges to, its trade, economic, and investment policies since its fifth TPR in 2015. I would like to thank the New Zealand delegation, led by H.E. Ambassador Clare Kelly, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the WTO, for the active participation in this exercise. My gratitude also goes to our discussant H.E. Ambassador Stephen de Boer, Permanent Representative of Canada, for his insightful comments and to the 41 delegations that took the floor during this meeting. The strong interest in New Zealand’s trade policies is also evident from the 442 advance written questions, 268 sent before the meeting.