June 2025 Introduction This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) and Export New Zealand (ExportNZ)....
SouthernLink is a big, bold idea we need to help double export value. It’s a concept that is gaining traction but needs more advocacy, writes Stephen Jacobi.
Stephen Jacobi discusses expanding CER to ASEAN, based on his remarks he gave at an ASEAN NZ Business Council agri-business event, hosted by ANZ Bank.
Agricultural subsidies by OECD members and major emerging economies have reached the level of USD 851 billion a year. They are not only financially wasteful, they are distorting global trade and impacting negatively on the environment. Some new research casts light on this perennial problem for NZ dairy trade. We need some creative thinking to level the playing field. NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi writes a blog for TradeWorks.
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Stephen Jacobi continues his posts from his Singapore sojourn. Spending time in Singapore reminds...
I am spending some extended time in Singapore. This gives me the opportunity to see things...
Perhaps a cyclone was after all a fitting backdrop for the meeting of the APEC Business Advisory...
As I write this end of year dispatch, NZIBF is preparing to host the first meeting for 2023 of the...
The now widespread use of the term “Indo Pacific” to describe the region to which New Zealand...
In which we like the good parts of the NZ EU FTA…. Who remembers the curate’s egg? It’s when the...
The US idea of an Indo Pacific Framework (IPEF) continues to gain traction but is not without...
Will the NZ/EU FTA ever be finished, asks Stephen Jacobi. In the Monty Python film, “Life of...
Indigenous business leaders from the APEC region contributed to the first-ever ABAC Indigenous...
On 24 September 2024 a stakeholders seminar was held in Auckland to reassess the Southern Link concept, five years after a large conference kickstarted focused discussion of the idea (before Covid intervened). This report of the seminar discussions...
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China has consequences for the whole world. Further such action may be in the pipeline. Read our initial assessment from Stephen Jacobi.
It’s been a busy but tough year for trade. Read our end-of-year roundup by Executive Director Stephen Jacobi.
In this episode of the Diplosphere podcast, Stephen discusses his extensive career in trade and diplomacy.
APEC Business Leaders Call for Bold Actions on Sustainable Growth and Economic Integration
Read Stephen Jacobi’s assessment of the recent CPTPP Ministerial: there’s not much shouting about CPTPP these days but more passion would be a good thing
Read the NZIBF Chair’s report for 2024.
Australia is our most important partner. This year the Australia NZ Leadership Forum celebrates 20 years. Our colleague Simon Le Quesne reflects on this milestone for the Trade Working Blog.
SouthernLink is a big, bold idea we need to help double export value. It’s a concept that is gaining traction but needs more advocacy, writes Stephen Jacobi.
Executive Director StephenJacobi gave a global economic update to the recent 55th One Stop Update for Accountants.
