NZIBF’s submission on the New Zealand European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill – February 2024.
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Address to the 47th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business
GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE: TRENDS, SHIFTS AND IMPACTS ON NEW ZEALAND’S BUSINESS LANDSCAPE Christchurch & Wellington, October 2020 Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum & Jacobi Consulting Ltd It’s good to be with you again at this...
Remarks to Te Taumata Hui, Gisborne/Turanga
21 July 2020 Stephen Jacobi – Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum It’s great to be with you today and thanks to my friend Chris Karamea Insley for the kind invitation to join you. I feel a little out of place on a “government” panel, as I represent the...
Remarks to Waiheke Rotary Club
Monday 18 May 2020 Stephen Jacobi - Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum "Trade in the Time of Covid" This is not how I thought we would be meeting when my friend and colleague John Waugh earlier invited me to speak with you ! I’ve missed that leisurely...
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Understanding TPP and its Importance for New Zealand and Latin America
Address to Latin America New Zealand Business Council Auckland, 30 November 2015 by Stephen...
The Implications of Free Trade Agreements for the Wine Industry
Notes for an address to international wine law association (Australasian section) conference...
Are China (and NZ) Heading for a Hard Landing? Will the TPP and Australia’s China FTA Change the Competitive Environment?
Remarks to China Business Summit, Auckland, 9 November 2015, Stephen Jacobi, Executive director,...
Japan and New Zealand: An Added Value Relationship – Realising the TPP Opportunity
Address To Japan New Zealand Business Council, 42nd Annual Joint Meeting, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, 20...
Making Trans Pacific Friends – New Zealand, China and the United States
Address to the Conference of The New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre “China Us...
TPP – where to from here (and how did we get here anyway)?
Address to NZ institute for International Affairs, Wellington, 2 September 2015 - Stephen Jacobi,...
Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and The Republic of Korea) Amendment Bill Statement to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee
Mr Chairman, Honourable members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to our submission. I do so...
Trade and resilient agri-business Address to Federated Farmers Conference, Wellington, 2 July 2015 Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director New Zealand International Business Forum
Thank you for the opportunity to join this timely discussion on resilience and the agri-business...
Emerging trade agreements Address to Primary Industry Summit Wellington, 25 May 2015 Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum
Thank you for the opportunity to be with you once again at this year's Summit. I'm speaking to you...
Asia-Pacific Business Leaders to APEC Leaders: Speed up economic recovery and regain growth momentum
APEC NEWS RELEASE: Issued by The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Ha Long, 29 July 2022 – Asia-Pacific business leaders in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting this week in Ha Long, Viet Nam, expressed deep concern about the unprecedented crises...
TradeWindow: Digital trade provides hope through challenging times
It won’t come as a surprise to many people to hear that we remain in a very challenging situation when it comes to global business. Our exporters are operating in an environment that is difficult to navigate due to continuing uncertainties – the seemingly endless...
TRADE AND CLIMATE POLICIES NEED TO WORK TOGETHER – BUSINESS FORUM
A new report, commissioned by the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) and prepared by Adrian Macey, former Climate Change Ambassador and World Trade Organization (WTO) Lead Negotiator, shows that trade policy and actions to address climate change can be...
Trade and Climate Change: State of Play
TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: STATE OF PLAY. A discussion paper prepared for the NZIBF by Adrian Macey, June 2022. Download here. Update: NZ-EU FTA The NZ-EU FTA has been finalised. Article X.6 of the trade and sustainable development chapter is on trade and...
THE NZ/EU FTA IS LIKE THE CURATE’S EGG
It’s fair enough to claim that this FTA was the best deal that could be obtained in the circumstances and that continuing negotiations might have led to a worse or even no outcome.
ADDRESS TO THE FONTERRA ALUMNI GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Exporters like Fonterra will need to pay attention to risk management and to make sure they can benefit from options opened up by new free trade agreements including with the UK and hopefully (fingers crossed here) also the EU.
NZ EU FTA – A MIXED BAG, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
The EU will enjoy better conditions for investment, including a higher investment screening threshold similar to other FTA partners and better access to government procurement.
NZ EU FTA COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE – HOLD THE LINE, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
As negotiations accelerate to conclude an ambitious free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), representing a cross section of major exporters, urges the Government and its negotiators to hold out for a commercially meaningful deal which expands market access for all exports and does not disadvantage or penalise any one sector.
WTO BACK IN BUSINESS – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the outcome of the World Trade Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Council meeting in Geneva and congratulates Trade Minister O’Connor and officials.
Address to the 50th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business
The pandemic is far from over, there is war in Europe (who would have thought we would be using that phrase in the 21st century), global markets are disrupted by supply chain bottlenecks and inflation is taking its toll on the global economy.
