Media release, 17 March 2025 The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the launch of free trade negotiations with India, announced in...
BUSINESS FORUM WELCOMES INDIA FTA NEGOTIATIONS
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Trade and Climate Change: State of Play
TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: STATE OF PLAY. A discussion paper prepared for the NZIBF by Adrian Macey, June 2022. Download here. Update: NZ-EU FTA The NZ-EU FTA has been finalised. Article X.6 of the trade and sustainable development chapter is on trade and...
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NZIBF 2021 Chair Report
The NZIBF Board meets with Indian High Commissioner H E Muktesh Paredeshi at its last meeting for 2021.ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 15 DECEMBER 2021 CHAIR’S REPORT I am pleased to present my first report on the activities and achievements of the NZ International Business...
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Report to APEC Economic Leaders 2021
Report to Apec Economic Leaders 2021
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REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS – APEC Business Advisory Council, November
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOURTH MEETING, PORT MORESBY, 13-17 NOVEMBER 2018 REPORT TO NEW...
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Towards a New Zealand European Union FTA: Update
New Zealand and the European Union are negotiating a new free trade agreement (FTA). The second...
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REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS – APEC Business Advisory Council, July
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL THIRD MEETING, KUALA LUMPUR, 23-26 JULY 2018 REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND...
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REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS – APEC Business Advisory Council, April
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL SECOND MEETING, TOKYO, 16-19 APRIL 2018 REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND...
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REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS – APEC Business Advisory Council, February
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL FIRST MEETING, AUCKLAND, 1-4 FEBRUARY 2018 REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND...
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New Zealand International Business Forum: Chairman’s Report 2017
Annual General Meeting Wellington, 30 November 2017 Chairman's Report I am pleased to present my...
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REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS – APEC Business Advisory Council, November
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOURTH MEETING, DANANG, 4-6 NOVEMBER 2017 REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND...
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WTO launches 2017 World Trade Report on trade, technology and jobs
27 September 2017 - Technology and trade have propelled the global economy through a period of...
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REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS – APEC Business Advisory Council, July
APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL THIRD MEETING, TORONTO, 24-28 JULY 2017 REPORT TO NEW ZEALAND...
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NZ/GCC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT – EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GULF
Big breakthrough for exports to the Gulf – a NZ/GCC FTA 17 years in the making.
TIES THAT BIND – EXPANDING CER TO ASEAN
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.
NZ/UAE CEPA: A VALUABLE STEP FORWARD IN GULF – BUSINESS FORUM
NZIBF is pleased to welcome the conclusion of the NZ/UAE CEPA – a useful boost for exporters at a difficult time.
SPOTLIGHT ON SUBSIDIES
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.
Address to NZ Apples and Pears Inc Conference, 30 July
Stephen Jacobi gave a geo-political, trade and consumer update at the NZ Apples and Pears Inc Conference.
NON TARIFF BARRIERS – “YOU ARE NOT ALONE”
Executive Director of NZIBF Stephen Jacobi discusses NTBs at the Red Meat Sector Conference.
INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPERITY
Submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee on the International Examination of the Agreement on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
Sourcing from the world’s factory – new research report into imports from China
There are very few strategic risks to New Zealand from our current levels of exposure to imports from China, concludes a new report from the New Zealand China Council, co-sponsored by NZIBF.
ADDRESS TO THE 54TH ONE STOP UPDATE FOR THE ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS – GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE
Stephen Jacobi gives a global economic update for the accountant in business.
APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Joint Statement 2024
2024 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Joint Statement