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Address to World Affairs Forum, 22 August 2022
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...

ADDRESS TO THE FONTERRA ALUMNI GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
ADDRESS TO THE FONTERRA ALUMNI GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP AUCKLAND, 29 JUNE 2022 STEPHEN JACOBI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE Thanks to my friend Janine Smith for inviting me to speak to you today....

Address to the 50th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business
ADDRESS TO THE 50TH ONE STOP UPDATE FOR THE ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS CHRISTCHURCH, WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND, MAY 2022 STEPHEN JACOBI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM ONE STOP GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE Thanks to Brightstar for once again inviting me to...
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Speech to Governance NZ Annual Conference, Auckland
Speech to Governance NZ Annual Conference, Auckland Thursday 21 September 2017 Stephanie Honey...

Remarks to the International Symposium on Building a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and Promoting Global Economic Governance
SANYA, HAINAN, CHINA 15 AUGUST 2017 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NZ CHINA COUNCIL, NZ...

Remarks to launch of “New Zealand Trade Negotiations”
NZIBF is pleased to sponsor the publication of a new book by Professor Stephen Hoadley – “New...

Speech to the CER-ASEAN Integration Partnership Forum, 31 May 2017
REMARKS TO THE CER-ASEAN INTEGRATION PARTNERSHIP FORUM 31 MAY 2017 STEPHANIE HONEY, ASSOCIATE...

Speech to the World Services Group, 6 April 2017
ADDRESS TO THE WORLD SERVICES GROUP AUCKLAND, 6 APRIL 2017 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NEW...

Speech to the Asia Forum, 7 February 2017
ADDRESS TO THE ASIA FORUM WELLINGTON, 7 FEBRUARY 2017 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW...

Speech to Dutch Economic Mission to New Zealand, 7 November 2016
REMARKS TO DUTCH ECONOMIC MISSION TO NEW ZEALAND (AGRI AND FOOD) AUCKLAND, 7 NOVEMBER 2016...

Speech to the Food Security Ministers’ Meeting, 27 September 2016
Intervention by Tony Nowell on Market Access, Trade and Investment Facilitation Ministers, Heads...

Trade and the Rural Sector: if not TPP, then what?
ADDRESS TO 16th MARKETING TO THE RURAL SECTOR CONFERENCE AUCKLAND, 15 AUGUST 2016 STEPHEN...
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.
Remarks to Shanghai Forum: “China and CPTPP – New Zealand Expectations and Advice”
NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi gave an address to the roundtable on CPTPP in Shanghai on 28 October.
ADDRESS TO THE 53rd ONE STOP UPDATE FOR THE ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS – GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE
Stephen Jacobi gives a global economic update at the 53rd One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business.
EYES OPENED DURING INDIA VISIT
Executive Director Stephen Jacobi read out on the recent Delhi business mission, published earlier by Newsroom.