BRISBANE, 24 FEBRUARY 2025 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NZIBF My thanks to Anna Curzon and Stephanie Honey for giving me one last opportunity...
The Government is “refreshing” its trade policy strategy. That’s both admirable and timely. The existing strategy coined a generation ago by former Trade Minister Tim Groser when still an MFAT official has served New Zealand well. It saw in the successful conclusion...
Who spoke to whom about what in China has over recent weeks fuelled some intense speculation and even political fallout about whether there is a looming trade war. Mercifully the Chinese Government – through the Ambassador in Wellington – has now dismissed the claim...
The Big One or just a tiddler temblor? The initial dust of the British vote to leave the EU may have settled, but we are likely to see ongoing aftershocks for New Zealand and in global trade. New Zealand businesses have already experienced currency and market...
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You heard it here: the sun will rise the day after the TPP signing. Contrary to wide-spread...
OP21 in Paris showed that multilateral solutions can be found to the world’s most pressing...
The process of integrating key economies in the Asia Pacific region is well underway. The...
The Philippines was the exuberant host for this year’s series of APEC meetings in Manila. The...
At eleventh hour in Atlanta last week Ministers managed to conclude the long-running TPP...
TPP negotiators meet in the unlikely place of Atlanta this week in what some believe may be the...
A decision about whether the New Zealand and the European Union will launch negotiations for a...
For New Zealanders APEC is normally something that happens in exotic locales like...
The Chinese stock-market dive, the impact of fluctuating commodity prices, a report on the sources...
APEC Business Leaders Call for Bold Actions on Sustainable Growth and Economic Integration
Read Stephen Jacobi’s assessment of the recent CPTPP Ministerial: there’s not much shouting about CPTPP these days but more passion would be a good thing
Read the NZIBF Chair’s report for 2024.
Australia is our most important partner. This year the Australia NZ Leadership Forum celebrates 20 years. Our colleague Simon Le Quesne reflects on this milestone for the Trade Working Blog.
SouthernLink is a big, bold idea we need to help double export value. It’s a concept that is gaining traction but needs more advocacy, writes Stephen Jacobi.
Executive Director StephenJacobi gave a global economic update to the recent 55th One Stop Update for Accountants.
Big breakthrough for exports to the Gulf – a NZ/GCC FTA 17 years in the making.
Stephen Jacobi discusses expanding CER to ASEAN, based on his remarks he gave at an ASEAN NZ Business Council agri-business event, hosted by ANZ Bank.
NZIBF is pleased to welcome the conclusion of the NZ/UAE CEPA – a useful boost for exporters at a difficult time.
Agricultural subsidies by OECD members and major emerging economies have reached the level of USD 851 billion a year. They are not only financially wasteful, they are distorting global trade and impacting negatively on the environment. Some new research casts light on this perennial problem for NZ dairy trade. We need some creative thinking to level the playing field. NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi writes a blog for TradeWorks.
