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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...
RCEP Delivers New Rule Book for Asia Trade
Media release, 15 November 2020 Business leaders from the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) have welcomed the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. NZIBF Chair Malcolm Bailey said: “We are pleased that the...
Business Forum Ready To Help Adapt APEC In 2021
Media release, 30 June 2020 “The times require us all to adapt” said Malcolm Bailey, Chair of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF), reacting today to the announcement that New Zealand’s chairing of APEC in 2021 would be done on virtual basis. “We...
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Japan entry radically improves strategic calculation of TPP, says Business Forum
Japan's prospective entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations announced over the...
NZ Business welcomes Japan to TPP
Japan's prospective entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations has been welcomed...
High quality TPP needs to be concluded sooner than later, urged businesses
Business representatives from around the Asia Pacific region, gathered for the 16th round of Trans...
NZ Japan Business Forum a great success
The NZPGA Pro-Am Championship and Challenge Golf Tournament in Queenstown proved an ideal venue to...
NZ Japan Business Forum to convene in Queenstown
The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) is taking advantage of the NZPGA Pro-Am...
Implementation of plain paper packaging requires care says NZ International Business Forum
The Government is showing admirable precaution in waiting for the results of a World Trade...
Businesses in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United States call for urgent action to conclude TPP in 2013
Business representatives from four economies have met in Auckland to press for more urgency in...
Kiwi businesses out in support of TPP negotiations
More than 50 business leaders from some of New Zealand's largest and most successful companies and...
Open letter in support of the TPP negotiations
Letter to the Prime Minister, John Key, from major New Zealand companies and leading business...
UK FTA BREAKTHROUGH WELCOME NEWS AT A CHALLENGING TIME
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes today’s announcement of an Agreement in Principle for a future NZ UK Free Trade Agreement. “Amidst the Covid gloom, news that New Zealand and the United Kingdom have agreed on the key elements of a future free trade...
Remarks to webinar: E-Commerce Opportunities for indigenous and ethnic minorities: bringing innovation, expanding markets, and unleashing potential
In the Putrajaya Vision, APEC Economic Leaders highlighted just how important inclusion is. They made clear that the entire purpose of creating an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community is “for the prosperity of all our people and future generations”.
In a similar spirit, our theme in ABAC this year is “Tāngata, Taiao me te Taurikura” which
translates to “People, Place and Prosperity”.
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to the Australia NZ Leadership Forum Indigenous Business Sector Group, 6 October 2021
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REMARKS TO INDIGENOUS BUSINESS SECTOR GROUP AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND LEADERSHIP FORUM 6 OCTOBER 2021 RACHEL TAULELEI ABAC CHAIR 2021 Tēnā koutou katoa, and thank you for the opportunity to share some thoughts on the important topic of...
Remarks by ABAC Inclusion Working Group Chair, Julia Torreblanca, to the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting, 9 October
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REMARKS TO APEC SME MINISTERIAL MEETING 9 OCTOBER 2021 JULIA TORREBLANCA CHAIR, ABAC INCLUSION WORKING GROUP Honourable Stuart Nash, Chair of the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting SME Ministers from the APEC Region, Colleagues from the APEC...
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to the Pacific Alliance Business Council-ABAC Joint Meeting, 6 October 2021
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REMARKS TO JOINT MEETING WITH THE PACIFIC ALLIANCE BUSINESS COUNCIL 6 OCTOBER 2021 RACHEL TAULELEI ABAC CHAIR 2021 Opening remarks Tēnā koutou katoa, e ngā rangatira mā, señores, señoras muy buenos tardes (or maybe I should say...
QUEUING FOR CPTPP
Are latest announcements of intended memberships a shot in the arm for the Trans Pacific trade deal – or a spanner in the works? Way back at turn of the century the idea of what was to become the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was but a glint in the eye of New...
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to the APEC Women and Economy Forum, 24 September 2021
Remarks to the APEC women and the economy forum
CHINESE TAIPEI CPTPP APPLICATION WELCOME, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
Media release, 23 September 2021 Chinese Taipei’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) raises the prospect of wider cutting-edge trade liberalisation in the Asia Pacific region, says Stephen...
CHINA’S CPTPP APPLICATION WELCOME, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
Media release, 29 June 2021 China’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a welcome expression of its interest in further trade reform, says Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director of the NZ...
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to APEC Senior Officials (SOM III), 2 September 2021
APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM III) Remarks to Plenary, 2 September 2021
