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.
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...
Reacting to the overnight conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), which brings together a cross section of major exporters, said the outcome was mixed in terms of...
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...
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22 November 2021 Hon Damien O’ConnorMinister of Trade and Export GrowthWELLINGTON Dear...
In a year of unprecedented challenge, New Zealand’s leadership in APEC and the APEC Business...
People need to be at the heart of measures to address the health and prosperity of the Asia...
Report to Apec Economic Leaders 2021 [pdf-embedder...
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes today’s announcement of an Agreement in...
Media release, 23 September 2021 Chinese Taipei’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and...
Media release, 29 June 2021 China’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive...
We, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT), met...
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL, APEC MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADE MEETING, REMARKS TO ABAC-MRT...
New Zealand business will be represented at the APEC Leaders’ Week in Bangkok, commencing 13 November, by members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).
Submission by NZIBF – October 2022 This submission is made on behalf of the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF is a forum of senior business leaders working together to promote New Zealand’s engagement in the global...
Stephen Jacobi, NZIBF’s Executive Director, gives an economic update for The Accountant In Business.
Export New Zealand (ExportNZ) and the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcome the opportunity to comment on the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Modernising Our Export Assurance Systems: Legislative Options Consultation Document.
NZIBF’s Submission to MFAT for CPTPP review
The now widespread use of the term “Indo Pacific” to describe the region to which New Zealand belongs brings a risk of geographical confusion. Stephen Jacobi explores the term Indo Pacific for the TradeWorks blog.
By Gareth Vaughan, featuring Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director of the New Zealand International Business Forum, for the latest episode of interest.co.nz's Of Interest Podcast. China is far and away New Zealand's key export market. But this comes with...
Stephen Jacobi writes about turbulence in global trade, published by NZ Herald.
ADDRESS TO THE WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM AUCKLAND, 22 AUGUST 2022 STEPHEN JACOBI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM TURBULENCE IN GLOBAL TRADE Thanks to Greg Thwaite for inviting me to speak to you this evening. It’s good to be back in the habit of meeting...
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...
