by TradeWorksNZ | Apr 15, 2025 | Submissions
Remove April 2025 Introduction This submission is being made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF), whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF is a group of senior business leaders working together to promote New Zealand’s engagement in...
by TradeWorksNZ | Apr 7, 2025 | Trade Working Blog
Remove When President Trump spoke in the White House Rose Garden to launch his wrecking-ball “fair and reciprocal tariffs”, there were some in the audience wearing hard hats. While this was doubtless to show support for the move amongst hard-working Americans,...
by TradeWorksNZ | Apr 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Media Releases
Remove Media release, 4 April 2025 The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) has reacted with deep disappointment to the news that the United States will implement an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff on New Zealand exports. “The United States is a...
by TradeWorksNZ | Mar 24, 2025 | Trade Working Blog
Remove Market price support policies (aka as “subsidies”) in the agriculture sector are a classic example of what is meant by ‘beggar thy neighbour’. One country attempts to improve its own economic situation by intervening in the market on behalf of its...
by TradeWorksNZ | Mar 19, 2025 | Media Releases
Remove Media release, 17 March 2025 The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the launch of free trade negotiations with India, announced in Delhi, and is particularly pleased that these will proceed on a comprehensive basis. “There is enormous value to be...
by TradeWorksNZ | Mar 14, 2025 | Trade Working Blog
Remove Prime Minister Luxon is at last making his visit to India with a large business and community delegation. We wish them well in expanding and deepening the relationship with India. The reasons for doing so we have explained previously. Our...
by TradeWorksNZ | Mar 5, 2025 | Submissions
Remove PROPOSED GREEN ECONOMY JOINT WORKING GROUP WITH CHILE AND SINGAPORE MARCH 2025 Introduction This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF), whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF is a forum of senior business...
by TradeWorksNZ | Feb 27, 2025 | Speeches
Remove BRISBANE, 24 FEBRUARY 2025 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NZIBF My thanks to Anna Curzon and Stephanie Honey for giving me one last opportunity to speak to ABAC. I want to talk today about rising protectionism and proliferating non tariff barriers. It’s...
by TradeWorksNZ | Feb 27, 2025 | Trade In The News
Remove Brisbane, Australia, 25 February 2025 – Among rising global economic tension, the APEC Business Advisory Council met in Brisbane this week to reaffirm its support for the value of trade and cooperation, and the original APEC commitment to free, fair, open...
by TradeWorksNZ | Feb 20, 2025 | Speeches
Remove RATIFICATION OF NEW ZEALAND-UAE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (CEPA) STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NZIBF Thank you Chair for the opportunity to appear before the Committee today. I do so on behalf of the members of the NZ International...