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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CRUNCH TIME FOR CPTPP
This post was published by Hinrich Foundation on 18 July 2023. Following the Ministers’ meeting in Auckland, what is the outlook for CPTPP as the world’s most ambitious free trade agreement ? By Stephen Jacobi When APEC Trade Ministers gathered for their annual...
TIRED OF GEO-POLITICAL CONFLICT? TAKE A LEAF OUT OF SINGAPORE’S BOOK
Published by Newsroom, 23 June Stephen Jacobi[1] has been spending time in Singapore and finds a lot of similarities to the challenge Aotearoa faces with two big friends who are finding it difficult to get along. In the face of continuing global economic uncertainty...
NZ Herald: Time to lift our game in India
Following his recent visit to India our Executive Director Stephen Jacobi penned this article advocating a more strategic approach to the further development of the relationship. The article was published by the NZ Herald on 9 December.
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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...
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to the APEC Women and Economy Forum, 24 September 2021
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REMARKS TO THE APEC WOMEN AND THE ECONOMY FORUM 24 SEPTEMBER 2021...
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to APEC Senior Officials (SOM III), 2 September 2021
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL APEC SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING (SOM III) REMARKS TO PLENARY , 2...
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REMARKS TO THE APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING ON FOOD SECURITY
By Rachel Taulelei - ABAC Chair 2021 Minister O’Connor, Ministers, Heads of Delegation Food...
SPEAKING BUSINESS TRUTH TO APEC POWER
By Rachel Taulelei, ABAC Chat 2021 What is needed to get the APEC region humming again? If I had...
Shared problems need shared solutions – starting now, say Asia-Pacific business leaders
Working together – as APEC Economic Leaders demonstrated recently – to find coherent,...
Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to Hugo Group, Wellington, 3 August
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ADDRESS TO THE HUGO GROUP WELLINGTON, 3 AUGUST 2021 RACHEL...
APEC Economic Leaders’ Statement Overcoming COVID-19 and Accelerating Economic Recovery
Issued by the APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat Wellington, New Zealand, 16 July 2021 We, the APEC...
APEC Looks to Partnerships to Support Business Recovery
Issued by the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process Wellington, New Zealand, 25 June 2021 Finance...
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.