The Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) remains the preeminent economic priority for the Asia-Pacific business community.
2022
ABAC Statement on the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP), May 2022 Download
ABAC Statement on the World Trade Organization (WTO), May 2022 Download
Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade, 21 May 2022
Presentation on Indigenous Economic Priorities by ABAC New Zealand Chair Rachel Taulelei to MSME Indigenous Working Group, 27 April 2022 Download
Presentation on DEPA as a Model for APEC Integration by ABAC New Zealand Member Anna Curzon to the Digital Working Group, 27 April 2022 Download
Presentation on Climate Change by ABAC New Zealand Member Malcolm Johns to Sustainability Working Group, 27 April 2022 Download
Press release from ABAC II meeting, 28 April 2022
Remarks made by ABAC New Zealand Chair Rachel Taulelei to GS1 Retail Plenary, 25 February 2022
2021
Indigenous Business Leaders’ Statement of Priorities 2021 Download
Presentation by ABAC Executive Director, Stephen Jacobi, to APEC Voices of the Future, 10 November 2021 Download
Press release from ABAC IV meeting, 10 November 2021
Remarks by ABAC Chair, Rachel Taulelei, to APEC Ministerial Meeting, 8 November 2021
ABAC Climate Leadership Principles for Business (August 2021) Download
Report to APEC Economic Leaders 2021 Download
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting, 22 October 2021
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to the APEC Women and Economy Forum, 24 September 2021
Press release from ABAC Dialogue with Ministers Responsible for Trade, 4 June 2021
Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to APEC Trade Ministers, 4 June
Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to APEC Senior Officials, 2 JuneDownload
Presentation by Anna Curzon to ABAC Techweek webinar: NZ in the digital Asia PacificDownload
Remarks by Rachel Taulelei to ABAC webinar on Re-opening Borders, 3 May 2021Download
Press release from the ABAC II meeting, 11 May 2021Download
Press release conveying ABAC Statement of Support for the WTODownload
APEC 2021 – what’s in it for business? Presentation to ASEAN NZ Business Council, 23 March 2021Download
Presentation to Economic Empowerment Task Force: Indigenous Business Leaders’ DialogueDownload
Remarks by ABAC Chair Rachel Taulelei to APEC Senior Officials, 11/12 March 2021
Principles for Climate Leadership (March 2021)Download
Report on ABAC I (Feb 2021)Download
Remarks to Public Private Dialogue on Renewable Energy, Malcolm Johns, ABAC NZ, 18 January 2021
2020
Address To Te Taumata, Whakatū, 24 November 2020, Rachel Taulelei
Presentation to ABAC IV, 17 November 2020, Rachel Taulelei , Abac 2021 Work Programme
Presentation to ABAC III, 14 September 2020, Towards a virtual ABAC, Rachel Taulelei
Supporting the WTO, Rachel Taulelei: presentation to ABAC, 22 July 2020
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