Wellington – Growing economic ties between Lombardy and New Zealand, 17% in a year. 87 million of exchanges, including 37 with Milan and 19 with Bergamo. Prevails exports (60 million) over import (28). Importing chemicals, food and textiles. It mainly exports machinery (42%), but also the chemical, rubber and textiles. This emerges from an evaluation of the Milan Chamber of Commerce on ISTAT data on the second quarter of 2016 and 2015. Today, the Minister of Trade of New Zealand at the Chamber of Commerce: Promos, the Special Agency for International Activities of the Milan Chamber, organized a meeting between the Lombard business community and Hon Todd McClay, Minister of Trade of New Zealand. (9Colonne)