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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...
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), whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF is a forum of senior business leaders working together to promote New Zealand’s engagement in the global economy. ...
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 the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), whose members are listed at Annex A. NZIBF is a forum of senior business leaders working together to promote New...
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To the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. International Treaty Examination of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, March 2016
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To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the proposal of a New Zealand / European Union Free Trade Agreement (February 2016)
NZIBF warmly welcomes and supports the Government’s intention to negotiate a free trade agreement...
To the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea (July 2015)
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To the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. International treaty examination of the free trade agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea (April 2015)
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ABAC: Meetings
ABAC Meetings ABAC meets four times a year to develop its report and recommendations on trade and...
To the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the agreement between New Zealand and the separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinment and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC) (August 2013)
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To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Free Trade Agreement. (March 2013)
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To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the admission of Japan, Canada and Mexico to the TPP negotiations (February 2012)
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To the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Select Committee: New Zealand’s relationship with India. Comments made by NZIBF Associate Director, Gabrielle Rush, in presenting the NZIBF submission. (4 August 2011)
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CRUNCH TIME FOR CPTPP
Following the Ministers’ meeting in Auckland, what is the outlook for CPTPP as the world’s most ambitious free trade agreement?
TIRED OF GEO-POLITICAL CONFLICT? TAKE A LEAF OUT OF SINGAPORE’S BOOK
Stephen Jacobi has been spending time in Singapore and finds a lot of similarities to the challenge Aotearoa faces with two big friends who are finding it difficult to get along.
IN SINGAPORE, “M” STANDS FOR MULTILATERALISM
In another post from Singapore, NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi addresses questions of regional security.
IPEF SUPPLY CHAIN AGREEMENT – A USEFUL BUT MODEST STEP – BUSINESS FORUM
Read NZIBF’s to the #IPEF Supply Chain Agreement announcement.
SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND – A MOST “FTA-ed” RELATIONSHIP
Stephen Jacobi continues his posts from his Singapore sojourn.
ADDRESS TO THE 52nd ONE STOP UPDATE FOR THE ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS
Stephen Jacobi gives a global economic update at the 52nd One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business.
RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS – FROM THE 9th CENTURY TO THE 21st
NZIBF’s Executive Director Stephen Jacob is spending an extended period in Singapore – allowing the opportunity to see things from the vantage point of the amazing trade hub of the Asia Pacific.
Asia Pacific Business Leaders Call for Forging a New Path on Inclusion, Resilience, and Sustainability
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) members this week urged APEC Trade Ministers to leverage the challenges facing the region, including environmental risks, financial stress and the cost-of-living crisis, as opportunities to firmly place the region on a new path of economic inclusion, resilience, and sustainability.
Entry into force of FTA ushers in new era for NZ UK trade
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the announcement that the NZ UK Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 31 May 2023.
Remarks to ASEAN Business Council Webinar, 26 April 2023
NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi spoke to the ASEAN Business Council about US/China tensions and the implications.