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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It’s more fun in the Philippines!
The Philippines was the exuberant host for this year’s series of APEC meetings in Manila. The political backdrop was all about terrorism in Europe and the Middle East, growing concern about security in the South China Sea and rising concerns about the impact of...
TPP Contains Major Advances at Manageable Cost
At eleventh hour in Atlanta last week Ministers managed to conclude the long-running TPP negotiations. Members of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) are both delighted and relieved. The deal was without doubt a testament to the perseverance and skill...
TPP – on a midnight train to Georgia
TPP negotiators meet in the unlikely place of Atlanta this week in what some believe may be the last attempt to conclude these long drawn out negotiations. New Zealand has a lot at stake – access for dairy products to the highly protected and subsidised markets of the...
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Obama in Japan – he came, he saw but did he conquer?
The verdict on President Obama’s visit to Japan 23-25 April is still out. Touted as a chance to...
TPP and Japan – hopefully not back to the future
From Stephen Jacobi in Japan President Obama’s visit to Tokyo 23-25 April should tell us whether...
Responding to Sustainability Council TPP Criticism
It always good to see others enter the discussion about the merits of the Trans Pacific...
Big Year Ahead for Trade
News broke recently that China may have become the world’s largest trading nation, but it should...
TPP – Pluses and Pitfalls
Touted as a 21st century trade agreement, the Pacific-wide Trans Pacific Partnership agreement has...
Asia Pacific Integration – trade and economic dimensions
EXTRACTS FROM NZUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SPEECH TO NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -...
Interview with Stephen Jacobi on The Beatson Interview
Check out this interview with NZUS Council Executive Director Stephen Jacobi, and Jane Kelsey on...
NZ agriculture and food coalition supports core TPP principles
Following the conclusion of the 19th round of negotiations on the TPP on 30 August in Brunei...
Taiwan Agreement a positive step towards regional economic integration
The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) told Parliament recently that it warmly...
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.