Stephen Jacobi presented to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee in support of the NZ/UAE Closer Economic Partnership. He emphasised the need for the Government to follow through on undertakings around paperless trade.
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The sun will surely rise on February 5
You heard it here: the sun will rise the day after the TPP signing. Contrary to wide-spread belief, the sky will not fall on 4 February, but neither will a new dawn for freer trade be with us just yet – at the very least we will need to wait until the treaty is...
From Paris to Nairobi – political will required
OP21 in Paris showed that multilateral solutions can be found to the world’s most pressing problems – if there is political will. In contrast, expectations are low for a robust outcome from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial meeting getting underway in...
The RCEP – another building block towards regional integration
The process of integrating key economies in the Asia Pacific region is well underway. The conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations was a big step forward. Another set of negotiations making progress but with a lower public profile is the Regional...
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Exporters planning for growth – more FTAs needed
A survey undertaken by ExportNZ shows the overall business outlook for exporters is positive. In...
Opening dairy markets through TPP
TPP has an ambitious agenda to open up markets. For the dairy sector in New Zealand and for...
Dreaming of the Asia Pacific
“APEC blue” they called it – not, for once, a sense of disappointment about opportunities not...
APEC in Beijing – let a thousand flowers bloom
When the 21 Leaders of the Asia Pacific region and the thousands of Ministers, officials and...
Time for more bipartisanship on trade
With the election over it’s time for more bipartisanship on trade. Successive New Zealand...
Of mountains and molehills
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – especially in the current political climate in New...
Are the times changing ?
It's sometimes assumed that nothing much changes with trade but a powerful new animation from NZTE...
TPP High On Agenda for PM’s Visit to Washington
Prime Minister Key leaves for Washington this week. He needs to take with him a strong message on...
TPP Mountain Worth Climbing
Trade Ministers from the 12 TPP negotiating economies are meeting in Singapore 19-20 May....
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.
To go or woe with the WTO?
In our latest Trade Working blog Stephen Jacobi and Stephanie Honey look at prospects for #WTO #MC13.
DCANZ – Agricultural Subsidy Distortions Must Be Addressed
Media Release by the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) – Agricultural Subsidy Distortions Must Be Addressed
Asia-Pacific business leaders call for greater economic dynamism with people at the center of the APEC agenda
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, expressed deep concerns about the growing pressures of economic fragmentation and the risks that this poses to growth, inclusion and the climate fight.
SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE – FEBRUARY 2024
NZIBF’s submission on the New Zealand European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill – February 2024.
ABAC Statement on WTO MC13 – February 2024
Now, more than ever, the world needs a credible, relevant, and effective multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core.
Global Industry Statement on the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions
NZIBF has joined 170 international business associations in calling for a extension to the current moratorium on tariffs applying to digital services (like Netflix) at the forthcoming WTO Ministerial meeting.
Resilient supply chains: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Published by the Hinrich Foundation, Singapore, 23 August 2024 By Stephen Jacobi History has much to teach us about the way trade contributes to prosperity through the movement of goods, services, people, and ideas. Today, data can be added to this web of...
