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.
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Deepening ECONOMIC INTEGRATION and EQUIPPING BUSINESS FOR DYNAMIC, INCLUSIVE and SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ARE KEY to ECONOMIC RECOVERY, say business leaders
Vancouver, 28 April 2022 –Asia-Pacific business leaders in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting this week in Vancouver, affirmed their determination to continue to work closely together to respond to the challenge of sustaining the region’s growth...
Remarks made by ABAC New Zealand Chair Rachel Taulelei to GS1 Retail Plenary, 25 February 2022
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ADDRESS TO GS1 RETAIL PLENARY25 FEBRUARY 2022 RACHEL TAULELEIABAC NZ HOW IDENTIFICATION AND TRUST ARE NEEDED TO ENABLE CROSS-BORDER TRADE E ngā mana, e ngā reo, rau rangatira mā, tēnā koutou katoa. It is a pleasure to be taking...
ABAC I Media Release
APEC NEWS RELEASE Issued byThe APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Embracing challenges, engaging collectively and enabling opportunities are key to Asia-Pacific success, say business leaders Singapore, 18 February 2022 – Asia-Pacific business leaders in the APEC...
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Connect People to Build the Future: Host Economy Leader’s Statement
Issued by the APEC Chile 2019 Santiago, Chile, 7 December 2019 Through a statement, Chile’s...
PM appoints business leaders to APEC Business Advisory Council
18 November 2019 Placing diverse New Zealand business and trade interests firmly on the APEC...
APEC News Release: Geneva Visit Highlights Support For WTO
Issued by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Media Release - 8 October 2019 A delegation of...
Trans-Tasman senior leaders gather to identify opportunities to drive growth in Australia and New Zealand
Thursday, 5 September 2019 On 13th September, Australia’s top business leaders will meet with...
APEC Vision: David Dodwell
APEC has some unfinished business, writes David Dodwell from Hong Kong (published in the South...
IOD Interview: Stephen Jacobi – A mainstay in international trade
The Institute of Directors recently interviewed NZIBF Executive Director, Stephen Jacobi....
Don’t Panic, Miss Muffet
Originally published in The Spinoff, June 2019. Taking a longer term view of developments in the...
Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Joint Statement 2019
We, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade, met in Viña del...
Joint Ministerial Statement on the launch of Digital Economy Partnership Agreement negotiations
Friday 17 May, 2019 In the framework of the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT), the...
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.
Remarks made by ABAC New Zealand Chair Rachel Taulelei to GS1 Retail Plenary, 25 February 2022
ABAC is convinced that digital is the key enabler for that important goal – and we value our strong partnership with GS1 in helping to put in place the right tools to get the job done.
NZ/EU FTA – BLESSED BE THE CHEESEMAKERS
FTAs should lead to more trade, not less. Cheesemakers can still be blessed but let them keep selling their cheese.
