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Entry into force of FTA ushers in new era for NZ UK trade
Media release, 5 May 2023 The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the announcement that the NZ UK Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 31 May 2023. “When so many around the world are turning their back on trade liberalisation, New Zealand and the...
Business Forum welcomes report’s strategic approach to Indian market
Media release, 27 April 2023 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). “INZBC and the report’s authors...
Asia-Pacific business leaders call for action on climate and economic inclusion
APEC NEWS RELEASE Issued by The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Auckland, 14 February 2023 - 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...
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BUSINESS FORUM WELCOMES INTERIM WTO ARBITRATION ARRANGEMENTS
Media release, 30 March 2020 “Ensuring effective arbitration of trade disputes is a vital...
BUSINESS FORUM STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING SUPPLY CHAINS OPEN
Media release, 24 March 2020 The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) today welcomed...
Business Forum Announces New APEC Partnership
11 February 2020 The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) announced today that it had...
NZIBF Welcomes RCEP Breakthrough
5 November 2019 New Zealand business leaders have reacted positively to today’s news that the text...
NZIBF Welcomes China FTA Upgrade
4 November 2019 New Zealand’s trade relationship with China stands to be further enhanced by the...
The WTO: Fundamental to sustained prosperity and inclusive growth
26 April 2019 The WTO and its predecessor the GATT have created and sustained a system of...
Never more important to affirm openness and economic integration, says ABAC Chair
26 April 2019 Senior Asia-Pacific business leaders of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC),...
Cutting back WTO Tariff Rate Quotas post-Brexit is Unjustified
23 April 2019 Joint statement – NZ Food and Beverage Exporters In light of the latest extension to...
Old friends, new opportunities: the importance of a UK NZ FTA
Issued by the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF). 28 November 2018 - The NZ...
SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE – FEBRUARY 2024
NZIBF’s submission on the New Zealand European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill – February 2024.
ABAC Statement on WTO MC13 – February 2024
Now, more than ever, the world needs a credible, relevant, and effective multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core.
Global Industry Statement on the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions
NZIBF has joined 170 international business associations in calling for a extension to the current moratorium on tariffs applying to digital services (like Netflix) at the forthcoming WTO Ministerial meeting.
Resilient supply chains: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Published by the Hinrich Foundation, Singapore, 23 August 2024 By Stephen Jacobi History has much to teach us about the way trade contributes to prosperity through the movement of goods, services, people, and ideas. Today, data can be added to this web of...
SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
GENERAL REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS- PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (CPTPP) DECEMBER 2023 Summary This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF). As individual NZIBF Members may make their own...
Todd McClay – your trade mission, should you choose to accept it …
Stephen Jacobi breaks down NZIBF’s advice to Trade Minister McClay in its Brief for the Incoming Minister – as published by Newsroom.
2023 – Steps forward and back
Our end of year trade wrap up from NZIBF Executive Director, Stephen Jacobi.
NZIBF releases Brief to the Incoming Minister of Trade
NZIBF releases Brief to the Incoming Minister of Trade
NZIBF 2023 Chair Report
I am pleased to present my third report on the activities and achievements of the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) for 2023-24, our sixteenth year of operations. I am grateful to all Members and to our executive team for your continuing support. As I...
Of APEC, CPTPP and IPEF
Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director of NZIBF, traveled to San Francisco for APEC Leaders’ week and writes his thoughts on the outcome.