I am pleased to present my third report on the activities and achievements of the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) for 2023-24, our sixteenth...
NZIBF 2023 Chair Report
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TRADE AND THE VIRUS: UNITED WE STAND
Photo: First, do no harm - attributed to Hippocrates, 460-370 BC Economies need to fight the Covid-19 virus by standing together. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but not stupid ones. The world faces an unprecedented challenge to human health and to...
Brave New World: the UK formally separates from the EU
The UK has now formally withdrawn from the EU. We will see little change in the short term, thanks to an 11-month “transition period”, but the all-too-fleeting timeframe for negotiating new trade agreements with the EU and others, including New Zealand, means...
Trade war – peace in our time?
The announcement of a ceasefire in the US/China trade war can be greeted with a sigh of relief by the international community but the agreement leaves a number of unanswered questions especially for New Zealand exporters. All eyes were on Washington this week as the...
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ZIMAO XIEDING SHENGJI 自贸协定升级
Three cheers for China! As much of the world appears to be turning its back on openness, The...
Defending Globalisation: We’re all in this together
Three leading global economic institutions – the World Trade Organisation, the International...
Once Were Tariffs: NTBs and “Trade Agenda 2030”
The Government’s new trade strategy, “Trade Agenda 2030”, identifies addressing non-tariff...
Crossing the Rubicon: Britain triggers Article 50
British Prime Minister Theresa May has now passed the point of no return for Brexit by formally...
A Trade Policy for Our Times (reprise)
These are definitely the best of times and the worst of times for trade. The best of times...
TPP: Slow and steady in Viña del Mar
Progress among the ‘TPP-11’ was more tortoise than hare at a recent meeting in Chile attended by...
Guest Post: Deep sea salvage – raising TPP?
Guest post from Tracey Epps, Trade Law Consultant, Chapman Tripp. A meeting of Asia Pacific...
New European horizons: hands across the water
At a time when the media is abuzz with gloomy stories about the future of trade, New Zealand and...
Guest post: Better work stories
Guest post from Katherine Rich, CEO of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council and a...
CPTPP – A Chance For UK To Show Its Trade Credentials
Media release, 31 January 2021 Seeking to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a chance for the United Kingdom to demonstrate the extent of its commitment to open markets and effective trade rules”, says Stephen...
China FTA Upgrade Shows NZ Can Do Business With China
Media release, 26 January 2021 The virtual signing of the Upgrade of the New Zealand China Free Trade Agreement today is a great start to the new year, say business leaders from the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF). “This is good news at a difficult time and...
Remarks to Public Private Dialogue on Renewable Energy
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL18 JANUARY 2021, MALCOLM JOHNS, ABAC NZ PUBLIC PRIVATE DIALOGUE ON PROPOSED APEC FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY Thanks for the opportunity to offer some concluding remarks for today’s dialogue. Let me start by...
New member for APEC Business Advisory Council
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has appointed Anna Curzon to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). The leader of each APEC economy appoints three private sector representatives to ABAC. ABAC provides advice to leaders annually on business priorities. “ABAC helps...
The New Trade Environment Through An Indigenous Lens
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ADDRESS TO AUCKLAND TRADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY SCHOOL SESSION TWO: THE NEW TRADE ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2020, RACHEL TAULELEI, ABAC NZ and CEO, KONO Tēnā koutou katoa It is fantastic to be...
Food Security in the Asia-Pacific Region
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL KEYNOTE SPEECH TO APEC WEBINAR ON THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND INFORMATION-SHARING 2 DECEMBER 2020, RACHEL TAULELEI, ABAC NZ Tēnā koutou katoa Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak at this seminar on public-private...
Trade in the worst of the worst times
“Out with the old, and in with the new”. The old saying seems to have particular relevance for 2020, a veritable annus horribilis for the global economy. 2021 can’t come fast enough, but while the vaccine portends better times to come, many parts of the...
RCEP Delivers New Rule Book for Asia Trade
It is said good things take time, and that is inevitably true of international free trade negotiations. More than eight years after launching, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement was finally signed on 15th November 2020 creating a new rule...
Farewell Despatch: Malcolm Bailey’s Annual report
NZIBF Board and guests meet on 25 November 2020 NZIBF Chair Malcolm Bailey has finished a 5-year term and passed the baton to Philip Gregan (CEO, NZ Winegrowers). Here is Malcolm’s final annual report which was presented on 25 November. I am pleased to present my...
New Zealand to Chair APEC Business Advisory Council
Media release, 1 December 2020 As New Zealand assumes the role of Chair of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) for 2021, Rachel Taulelei also takes over the role of Chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). “This is a unique opportunity for New Zealand...
