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Britain here we come!
We are excited about the Agreement in Principle (AiP) on a future free trade agreement with the United Kingdom! Some 139 years after the first refrigerated vessel left for the “mother country” and 48 years since Britain cast its lot with a united Europe, New Zealand...
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...
High Noon For The NZ/UK FTA
What are the prospects for a strong outcome from the NZ/UK FTA negotiation? We’ve said it before: it’s in the nature of trade negotiations to teeter on the brink before they are concluded. The same may be true for the NZ/UK FTA, although it has to be said the...
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5 Minutes to Brexit
Less than two weeks before “B-Day”, the Brexit process has descended into disarray. There is...
WHAT’S UP WITH NEW ZEALAND AND CHINA?
Ambassador Wu Xi addresses charity gala dinner The last year has been something of a...
Georgia on My Mind: Atlanta ABAC meeting takes place during worrying times for trade
In her valedictory blog as she prepares to step down from her term on the APEC Business Advisory...
Looking for Cloud Nine: Leveraging the benefits of digital trade for New Zealand
The “digital revolution” is transforming not only the way that we live, work and socialise, but...
The (UK) Winter of our Discontent: Making sense of NZ-UK-EU trade and Brexit
A mere 64 days before the UK is due to leave the European Union, the UK-EU-NZ trade picture...
Deal or No Deal: Sliding closer to the Brexit cliff-edge – Updated
PM May has suffered a crushing Parliamentary defeat on the Brexit ‘divorce arrangement’. The...
Trade in 2018 – Still looking for that Star
Just as well the magi didn’t face tariffs at the border 2018 will not go down in history as a good...
(Br)exit stage left?: The UK/EU divorce and trade implications for New Zealand
Brexit has a certain Humpty-Dumpty quality to it The already-parlous state of the Brexit process...
APEC in PNG: Putting the “P” in Asia Pacific
Leaders, Ministers, senior officials and business people from the 21 economies from APEC - Asia...
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.
Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade, 21 May 2022
The Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) remains the preeminent economic priority for the Asia-Pacific business community.
Deepening ECONOMIC INTEGRATION and EQUIPPING BUSINESS FOR DYNAMIC, INCLUSIVE and SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ARE KEY to ECONOMIC RECOVERY, say business leaders
ABAC Chairman for 2022, Supant Mongkolsuthree, said that a series of grave challenges arising from the lingering effects of the pandemic and recent…
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.
Remarks to Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
NZIBF brings together a number of larger exporters and the peak business organisations to provide support and input into New Zealand’s trade negotiating efforts.
Submission to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
International Treaty Examination of the New Zealand United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement, March 2022
BUSINESS FORUM COMMENDS RUSSIA SANCTIONS LEGISLATION
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) has commended Parliament’s bipartisan Russia Sanctions legislation, targeting those involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
Remarks made by ABAC New Zealand Chair Rachel Taulelei to GS1 Retail Plenary, 25 February 2022
ABAC is convinced that digital is the key enabler for that important goal – and we value our strong partnership with GS1 in helping to put in place the right tools to get the job done.
