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Trade Promotion Authority – so far so good
After weeks of political and procedural wrangling the United States Senate has finally approved (22 May) a bipartisan bill authorising the President to conduct trade negotiations and complete the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) as well as the Trans Atlantic Trade and...
Trade debate takes off in US – and NZ!
On a rare day in Washington recently it looked as though the Congress and Administration could finally agree on something. Congressional leaders from both sides released for discussion a draft ‘fast track’ trade bill to authorise the President to conduct and complete...
TPP – Fact and Fiction
The wildest speculation and misinformation is being spread about by those opposed to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). It is claimed TPP is not a trade agreement. TPP is about trade - and investment and jobs and everything else that impacts on the way business is...
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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.
