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Think Europe as well as Asia
A decision about whether the New Zealand and the European Union will launch negotiations for a free trade agreement is expected later this year. A discussion paper prepared by the NZ International Business Forum outlining the case for a NZ/EU FTA is to be released at...
APEC – inter-dependence, inclusiveness, integration
For New Zealanders APEC is normally something that happens in exotic locales like Vladivostok (2012), Bali (2013), Beijing (2014) or this year in Manila. New Zealand last hosted in 1999 and we will do so again in 2021. APEC is the way the 21 governments of the...
Can we focus just a moment on the big picture please?
The Chinese stock-market dive, the impact of fluctuating commodity prices, a report on the sources of increasing foreign direct investment, a rancorous public debate on trade, prospective negotiations in Paris on climate change – all these show one thing: New Zealand...
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Japan raises the TPP Stakes
Japan’s arrival at the negotiating table of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Kota Kinabalu,...
Opening the “Kota” – revealing more about TPP in Malaysia
In recent weeks speculation has been rife about what the next round of the TPP negotiations might...
All eyes on Washington
The US NZ Pacific Partnership Forum, the fifth in a series, initiated by the US NZ Council and the...
Extract from Trade Minister Tim Groser’s address to the Japan Press Club, Tokyo, 24 April 2013
"I have tried to follow closely the debate in Japan over the past two years or so on whether Japan...
A new star rising in the West…
As the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) continues to make progress, with Japan set to join the...
Japan announces keen to join TPP
Japan's prospective entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations has been welcomed...
It’s a big deal!
TPP is a big deal – a seriously big deal. It’s a big deal in terms of its economic coverage, with...
And now on to Singapore!
The TPP train came and went, with negotiators concluding their work on the 15th round in Auckland...
GUEST BLOG: Raewyn Bleakley, Chief Executive, New Zealand Food and Grocery Council
NZIBF Board Member and CEO, NZ Food and Grocery Council, Raewyn Bleakley, shares her thoughts on why trade is important to kiwis.
New Zealand business delegation “over the moon” with Indian trade and investment opportunities
The largest New Zealand business mission ever to visit India has uncovered significant trade and investment opportunities across a host of sectors.
REMARKS TO INDIA NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE
Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director NZIBF, gives his remarks to the India New Zealand Trade and Economic Roundtable in Delhi.
Large business delegation bound for India
Fifty business representatives will leave later this week bound for Delhi, making it one of the largest delegations ever to head for India.
India and New Zealand: The next innings
As a trade mission prepares to depart for Delhi, Stephen Jacobi of the New Zealand International Business Forum considers the prospects for growing two-way trade and investment between India and New Zealand.
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?
INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND: GETTING ONTO THE FRONT FOOT
NZIBF is part of the largest commercial mission ever to visit India, in an effort to boost bilateral trade and investment between India and New Zealand.
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...
SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE
Read NZIBF’s assessment of the #NZEU FTA submitted to the Select Committee: “efforts will need to be made over time in the … review of the Agreement if it is to deliver significant commercial benefits to New Zealand”.
CER CELEBRATES A RUBY ANNIVERSARY
The Australia-New Zealand Leadership celebrated 40 years of the Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement. At a time when good FTAs are hard to come by, it is good to be reminded of the bold step that was taken back then by Australia and New Zealand and how it can be taken forward.
