kiwi counterpart: As British Prime Minister Theresa May took time out from Brexit turmoil on Monday local time to meet with her Kiwi counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, at 10 Downing Street, officials from their two countries signed a mutual recognition agreement . Australia and the United Kingdom signed a similar deal over the weekend, intended to serve as a stopgap to give exporters the assurance regulatory requirements won't change post-Brexit while free trade deals are hammered out, according to Nine News Australia. They help to ensure New Zealand exporters will not be worse off in the immediate aftermath of Brexit and there will be a continuity of the existing rules, Ms Ardern said afterwards. To improve your experience update it here News WorldUK signs post-Brexit deal with New Zealand By AAP10 14am Jan 22, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail New Zealand has joined Australia in signing up to a deal with Britain aimed at softening the impact of Brexit. During their hour-long meeting, which Ms Ardern described as warm the pair also reaffirmed plans to launch free-trade talks after Brexit. Britain had only signed one of the 36 similar deals it was working on by last week, but International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said he is confident about getting the most significant agreements over the line before the UK separates from the EU in late March. While trade between New Zealand and Britain was only about NZ2.9 billion in 2017, the UK was the third largest source of foreign investment into New Zealand and a significant market for agricultural products.
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