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Submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
CPTPP Accession - April 2021 Introduction and Summary This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF is a forum of senior business leaders working together to promote New...
Submission to the Parliamentary 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 March 2021 Introduction and Summary This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF)...
Submission to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATON OF THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, JANUARY 2021 Introduction and Summary This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF...
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Submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
CPTPP Accession - April 2021 Introduction and Summary This submission is made on behalf of the New...
Submission to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
International Treaty Examination of the Protocol to Upgrade the Free Trade Agreement between New...
Submission to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
INTERNATIONAL TREATY EXAMINATON OF THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT,...
SUBMISSION TO THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION – NEW ZEALAND FIRMS REACHING FOR THE FRONTIER
September 2020 This submission is made on behalf of the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF),...
SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT
EU-NEW ZEALAND FTA: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs) APRIL 2020 This submission is made on behalf of...
Submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC 2021) BILL FEBRUARY 2020 This submission is made on...
Submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Upgrading the ASEAN Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
JULY 2019 This submission is made on behalf of the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), whose...
Submission – Reform of the Overseas Investment Act 2005: Facilitating productive investment that supports New Zealanders’ wellbeing
The New Zealand International Business Forum ("NZIBF") welcomes the opportunity to make a...
SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE CONSULTATIONS ON E-COMMERCE MARCH 2019
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.
Press release from ABAC IV meeting, 10 November 2021
Business to APEC Leaders: work together to address pandemic recovery, trade, climate, inequality.