Media release, 1 December 2020 As New Zealand assumes the role of Chair of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) for 2021, Rachel Taulelei also takes over the role of Chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). “This is a unique opportunity for New Zealand...
Media release, 15 November 2020 Business leaders from the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) have welcomed the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. NZIBF Chair Malcolm Bailey said: “We are pleased that the...
Media release, 30 June 2020 “The times require us all to adapt” said Malcolm Bailey, Chair of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF), reacting today to the announcement that New Zealand’s chairing of APEC in 2021 would be done on virtual basis. “We...
Media release, 17 June 2020 The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) is delighted that New Zealand and the United Kingdom have launched a negotiation to conclude an ambitious, high quality and comprehensive free trade agreement. “Now that the UK is completing the...
Media release, 12 June 2020 Putting in place the right trade rules for the digital economy is vital for New Zealand business in the 21st century, said Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF), commenting on the...
Media release, 13 May 2020 Maintaining critical trading relationships and opening and strengthening markets must remain top of mind issues as New Zealand confronts the Covid-19 crisis, major food exporters have advised the Government. In a letter to Prime Minister...
Media release, 30 March 2020 “Ensuring effective arbitration of trade disputes is a vital component of the international trade system”, says NZIBF Chair, Malcolm Bailey. Mr Bailey was reacting to news that New Zealand has joined 15 other members of the World Trade...
Media release, 24 March 2020 The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) today welcomed the Government’s efforts to keep global supply chains open as an essential tool in combatting the effects of the Covid-19 virus. “Trade has a role to play in the fight...
11 February 2020 The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) announced today that it had concluded a new partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to provide policy advice and support to the New Zealand Members of the APEC Business...
5 November 2019 New Zealand business leaders have reacted positively to today’s news that the text of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement has been agreed by fifteen of the sixteen participants (all except India). “We are pleased that...