The NZ/UAE Closer Economic Partnership is before the Select Committee this week. Read NZIBF’s joint submission with ExportNZ.
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REMARKS TO INDIA NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE
DELHI, 28 AUGUST 2023 STEPHEN JACOBI - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM Opening remarks It’s a pleasure for me and the entire New Zealand delegation to be in Delhi today just days since India’s magnificent moon landing. These days India is literally...
ADDRESS TO THE HAWKE’S BAY BRANCH OF THE NZ INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – “TRADE SECURITY – FINDING NEW BASKETS”
TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 2023 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM It’s a pleasure to be with you once again. This is an address about trade but also about baskets and eggs – in particular how many eggs and how many baskets we need to prosper...
ADDRESS TO THE 52nd ONE STOP UPDATE FOR THE ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS
CHRISTCHURCH, WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND, MAY 2023 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE Thanks to our friends at Brightstar for having me back again to provide the global economic update. I’ll be talking at a macro level...
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Address to LEANZ (I)
"The Future of Global Trade Institutions - The Context" Address to the Law and Economics...
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."...
Remarks to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATION OF THE PROTOCOL TO UPGRADE THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEW...
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...
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
Business Forum welcomes UAE FTA negotiations
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the start of formal negotiations on the New Zealand/UAE Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and looks forward to steady progress that will lead to the securing of a comprehensive and modern agreement between the two economies.
Doubling our exports with zeros…and ones!
What if NZ could replace huge amounts of paper documents that accompany every export transaction with data?! Going digital would be a win-win for exporters, consumers and governments. Read Glen Candy’s blog for TradeWorks.
Asia-Pacific business leaders rally for robust global trade amidst rising protectionism
This week in Hong Kong, China, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) voiced serious concerns regarding the global shift towards protectionism and regional fragmentation, risking decades of economic progress.
SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE – APRIL 2024
NZIBF’s submission to MFAT on the New Zealand UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations.
NEW TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND LEADERSHIP FORUM
The Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) welcomes the appointment of Stephen Jacobi and Simon Le Quesne to the New Zealand arm of the ANZLF Secretariat.
NZ/EU FTA A BONUS FOR SOME SECTORS – BUSINESS FORUM
NZIBF acknowledges the passage of the implementing legislation for the New Zealand/European Union Free Trade Agreement and looks forward to the FTA’s entry into force on 1 May.
“MEAGRE OUTCOME” FROM WTO IN ABU DHABI – BUSINESS FORUM
Despite its overwhelming importance at the heart of the international trade system, members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have concluded their Ministerial in Abu Dhabi (“MC13”) with only a meagre outcome.
