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Remarks to Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM REMARKS TO THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATION OF THE NZ/UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 17 MARCH 2022 STEPHEN JACOBI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Madam Chair, Members of the Committee Thank you for the...
Remarks to India NZ Business Summit
The Future of Trade Agreements and How Will They Differ From Today? Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum 24 June 2021, Auckland, New Zealand Namaskar ! Kia ora ! Thanks Michael and thanks to INZBC for the invitation to join the...
Address to LEANZ (II)
"The Future of Global Trade Institutions Part II - The WTO" Address to the Law and Economics Association of New Zealand Stephanie Honey, Associate Director, NZ International Business Forum Auckland, 18 March 2021 & Wellington, 29 April 2021 What does this all mean...
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Remarks to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATION OF THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP)...
Address to the 47th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business
GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE: TRENDS, SHIFTS AND IMPACTS ON NEW ZEALAND’S BUSINESS LANDSCAPE...
Remarks to Te Taumata Hui, Gisborne/Turanga
21 July 2020 Stephen Jacobi – Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum It’s great to be...
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...
THE NZ/EU FTA IS LIKE THE CURATE’S EGG
It’s fair enough to claim that this FTA was the best deal that could be obtained in the circumstances and that continuing negotiations might have led to a worse or even no outcome.
ADDRESS TO THE FONTERRA ALUMNI GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Exporters like Fonterra will need to pay attention to risk management and to make sure they can benefit from options opened up by new free trade agreements including with the UK and hopefully (fingers crossed here) also the EU.
NZ EU FTA – A MIXED BAG, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
The EU will enjoy better conditions for investment, including a higher investment screening threshold similar to other FTA partners and better access to government procurement.
NZ EU FTA COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE – HOLD THE LINE, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
As negotiations accelerate to conclude an ambitious free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), representing a cross section of major exporters, urges the Government and its negotiators to hold out for a commercially meaningful deal which expands market access for all exports and does not disadvantage or penalise any one sector.
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.