NZIBF acknowledges the passage of the implementing legislation for the New Zealand/European Union Free Trade Agreement and looks forward to the FTA’s entry into force on 1 May.
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
The now widespread use of the term “Indo Pacific” to describe the region to which New Zealand belongs brings a risk of geographical confusion. When did the “Asia Pacific” become the Indo Pacific? For thirty years or more New Zealand has sought to enhance...
THE NZ/EU FTA IS LIKE THE CURATE’S EGG
In which we like the good parts of the NZ EU FTA…. Who remembers the curate’s egg? It’s when the nervous Curate, asked by the Bishop, if everything is ok with his boiled egg, replies “It’s good in parts, my Lord”. So too the recently concluded NZ/EU FTA, which has...
FROM APEC AND CPTPP TO IPEF – SMALL STEP OR GIANT LEAP?
The US idea of an Indo Pacific Framework (IPEF) continues to gain traction but is not without complication. Aotearoa-New Zealand is a great joiner - from the very beginning of the United Nations to the important economic institutions like the WTO, APEC, CPTPP and...
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Free trade between New Zealand and the UK – coming soon?
What role can New Zealand play with “global Britain”? If negotiations beginning this week are...
Digging DEPA: the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement
Trade changed significantly in the years following the creation of the World Wide Web in 1990, and...
Can China join CPTPP?
The Chinese Premier expresses interest in China joining CPTPP. This should be encouraged....
Trade myths and realities in the Covid era
Diversifying the New Zealand export economy is a worthy goal but requires a dose of commercial...
Trade in the time of corona: food security implications
The pandemic is changing the way that we live, work and do business; the ‘Great Lockdown’ is a...
Make trade, not war: a new interim mechanism for trade dispute appeals
The World Trade Organisation’s dispute settlement mechanism has long been described as the “jewel...
Guest blog: Asia-Pacific collaboration is the best strategy for COVID-19
Rachel Taulelei, CEO of Kono and Chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council for 2021, discusses...
TRADE AND THE VIRUS: UNITED WE STAND
Photo: First, do no harm - attributed to Hippocrates, 460-370 BC Economies need to fight the...
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The UK has now formally withdrawn from the EU.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,...
Asia Pacific Business Leaders Call for Forging a New Path on Inclusion, Resilience, and Sustainability
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) members this week urged APEC Trade Ministers to leverage the challenges facing the region, including environmental risks, financial stress and the cost-of-living crisis, as opportunities to firmly place the region on a new path of economic inclusion, resilience, and sustainability.
Entry into force of FTA ushers in new era for NZ UK trade
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the announcement that the NZ UK Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 31 May 2023.
Remarks to ASEAN Business Council Webinar, 26 April 2023
NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi spoke to the ASEAN Business Council about US/China tensions and the implications.
Business Forum welcomes report’s strategic approach to Indian market
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the discussion document India & New Zealand, A Relationship Ready For Its Next Phase released today by the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC).
Remarks to Confederation of Indian Industry Partnership Summit, New Delhi, 15 March 2023
Stephen Jacobi, NZIBF Executive Director, speaks to the Confederation of Indian Industry Partnership Summit in New Delhi about The Future of Multilateralism.
AMIDST THE STORM: ABAC MEETS IN AUCKLAND
Perhaps a cyclone was after all a fitting backdrop for the meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) which was held in Auckland on 12-14 February – the global environment against which the meeting took place is decidedly stormy.
Asia-Pacific business leaders call for action on climate and economic inclusion
Members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) met in Auckland, New Zealand this week to develop a work plan that calls on policymakers to leverage trade and economic policies to address the region’s sustainability and economic inclusion challenges.
ASIA-PACIFIC BUSINESS LEADERS GATHERING IN AUCKLAND, 12-14 FEBRUARY 2023
Equity, sustainability and opportunity are key themes of one of the largest gatherings of senior Asia-Pacific business leaders held in New Zealand for some time.
A YEAR FOR RECONNECTING
Executive Director Stephen Jacobi offers his annual end of year round up. Amidst some challenging times, he reports some light in the tunnel.
MAJOR GATHERING OF ASIA-PACIFIC BUSINESS LEADERS TO BE HELD IN AUCKLAND, 12-14 FEBRUARY 2023
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) will meet in Auckland from 12 to 14 February to discuss key themes of sustainability, digitalisation and resilient, inclusive trade.
