ABAC Chairman for 2022, Supant Mongkolsuthree, said that a series of grave challenges arising from the lingering effects of the pandemic and recent…
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Address to LEANZ (I)
"The Future of Global Trade Institutions - The Context" Address to the Law and Economics Association of New Zealand Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum Auckland, 18 March 2021 & Wellington, 29 April 2021 It’s a pleasure to be with...
Address to the Hawke’s Bay Branch of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
“Coping with International Business in the turbulent times of Covid - the example of APEC." Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, New Zealand International Business Forum, APEC Business Advisory Council Havelock North, 15 March 2021 It’s a pleasure to be with you all in...
Remarks to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATION OF THE PROTOCOL TO UPGRADE THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 11 MARCH 2021, STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Madam Chair, Members of the Committee Thank you for the opportunity to present...
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Remarks to Waiheke Rotary Club
Monday 18 May 2020 Stephen Jacobi - Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum "Trade in...
“Positioning New Zealand In A Time Of Uncertainty”
ADDRESS TO THE SHEPHERDS WELLINGTON, 10 FEBRUARY 2020 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NZ...
ASEAN FORUM: Doing Business in ASEAN – Digital, Dynamic, Diverse
SMEs: Unlocking the Potential in ASEAN – and Beyond Remarks by Stephanie Honey, ABAC New Zealand...
Remarks to the 46th Joint Meeting of the Japan NZ Business Council
“Current Situation and Outlook for NZ and Japan: CPTPP, RCEP and the Global Economy” Kashiwa,...
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR GROWTH
PRESENTATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND MBA PROGRAMME 3 AUGUST 2019by Stephen Jacobi, Executive...
Opportunity: Japan – 29 May 2019
Hosted by Baker Tilly Staples Rodway, NZTE, JETRO and ATEED CPTPP: A Big Deal Remarks by Stephanie...
ANZLF speech – 2 May 2019
By Fiona Cooper, Director, ANZLF New Zealand NZIIA Hawkes Bay, 2nd May 2019 Thank you, Dick, for...
ADDRESS TO THE CANTERBURY CLUB CHRISTCHURCH, 27 MARCH 2019
By Stephen Jacobi, Executive DirectorNZ International Business Forum Thank you for the kind...
ADDRESS TO THE HAWKE’S BAY BRANCH OF THE NZ INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
HAVELOCK NORTH, 19 FEBRUARY 2019Stephen JacobiExecutive Director, NZ International Business Forum...
GUEST POST: “Imagine if… Building a new future for Indigenous trade”
Carrie Stoddart-Smith imagines the wealth and well being Indigenous peoples could bring to international trade, if the opportunity is seized.
NZIBF 2021 Chair Report
We look forward to continuing to maximise opportunities for nurturing and growing New Zealand business’ integration in global markets.
Let’s try that again: Happy new year!
We end the year with a high degree of uncertainty about the new variant and with supply chains continuing to feel the impact of high shipping costs and logistical challenges.
A little breathing room at the WTO
The emergence of Omicron has meant that the WTO Ministerial Conference has been put on hold – leaving in limbo key decisions about pandemic trade responses and fish subsidies (not to mention agriculture). But there is some good news: members have finalised a deal to cut red tape for services exporters, and launched a new platform to help small businesses.
An Open Letter to Trade Minister O’Connor
We write this open letter to express the strong support of the New Zealand business community for ambitious outcomes at the Twelfth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (“MC12”).
Remarks by ABAC Executive Director Stephen Jacobi to Pacific Basin Economic Council, 22 November 2021
Read the remarks by ABAC Executive Director Stephen Jacobi to the Pacific Basin Economic Council on 22 November 2021
APEC – ‘A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY’ – BUSINESS FORUM
In a year of unprecedented challenge, New Zealand’s leadership in APEC and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has helped the region to weather the storm of the pandemic and secure a better foundation for the future
Five Minutes to MC12
In a fortnight’s time, Ministers from the 164 members of the World Trade Organisation will gather for the Twelfth Ministerial Conference (“MC12”) in Geneva.
APEC Economic Leaders’ Declaration
This year APEC economies have reaffirmed their commitment to join together; to respond to the immediate crisis generated by the pandemic through urgent work.
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to ABAC/APEC Economic Leaders’ Dialogue, 12 November 2021
Read ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei’s remarks to the ABAC/APEC Economic Leaders’ Dialogue on 12 November 2021.