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Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade, 21 May 2022
ABAC NEW ZEALAND REMARKS TO ABAC-MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADE DIALOGUE 21 MAY 2022 RACHEL TAULELEI ABAC NZ Chair, Ministers The Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) remains the preeminent economic priority for the Asia-Pacific business community. It...
Deepening ECONOMIC INTEGRATION and EQUIPPING BUSINESS FOR DYNAMIC, INCLUSIVE and SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ARE KEY to ECONOMIC RECOVERY, say business leaders
Vancouver, 28 April 2022 –Asia-Pacific business leaders in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting this week in Vancouver, affirmed their determination to continue to work closely together to respond to the challenge of sustaining the region’s growth...
Remarks made by ABAC New Zealand Chair Rachel Taulelei to GS1 Retail Plenary, 25 February 2022
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ADDRESS TO GS1 RETAIL PLENARY25 FEBRUARY 2022 RACHEL TAULELEIABAC NZ HOW IDENTIFICATION AND TRUST ARE NEEDED TO ENABLE CROSS-BORDER TRADE E ngā mana, e ngā reo, rau rangatira mā, tēnā koutou katoa. It is a pleasure to be taking...
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WTO fundamental to economic recovery and sustainable and inclusive growth
APEC NEWS RELEASE Issued byThe APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Asia-Pacific business...
Business leaders submit recommendations to APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade to address the COVID-19 pandemic
APEC NEWS RELEASE Issued byThe APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Business leaders from the...
Blueprint for Trans-Tasman travel lodged with Prime Ministers
ANZFL Media Release - Friday 5 June 2020 An alliance of Australasian experts has lodged a...
Cairns Group Farm Leaders Reaffirm the Importance of The Open, Fair and Rules-Based Trade of Agricultural Goods to Food Security During The COVID-19 Pandemic
3 June 2020 The Cairns Group Farm Leaders representing Australia, Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand...
Smart and safe travel zone: Proposal for trans- Tasman bubble considers every step of a passenger’s journey
ANZLF Media Release, 27 May 2020 A proposed blueprint into how safe trans-Tasman travel could...
Expert group formed to investigate safely opening trans-Tasman travel
ANZLF Media Release 5 May 2020 Plans for re-opening trans-Tasman travel are gathering momentum...
APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Issue Statement on COVID-19
Issued by the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5 May 2020 We, the...
Safety, sovereignty, regeneration: Kono’s Rachel Taulelei on Māori business, post-Covid
In the first of a series by The Spinoff featuring business leaders assessing the world which will...
COVID-19: Time to Lift Export Bans and Lower Barriers on Medical Goods
Singapore, 21 April 2020 Trade policy is a tool for fighting the pandemic COVID-19 is a...
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.
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.