Executive Director StephenJacobi gave a global economic update to the recent 55th One Stop Update for Accountants.
“Positioning New Zealand In A Time Of Uncertainty”
Remove ADDRESS TO THE SHEPHERDS WELLINGTON, 10 FEBRUARY 2020 STEPHEN JACOBI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NZ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM My thanks to my friend and New Zealand’s new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy, Mel Poulton, for the invitation to join you this morning. Mel...
Trade war – peace in our time?
Remove The announcement of a ceasefire in the US/China trade war can be greeted with a sigh of relief by the international community but the agreement leaves a number of unanswered questions especially for New Zealand exporters. All eyes were on Washington this week...
Two and a half cheers for RCEP !
Remove Image: NZ Embassy in Beijing gets a Ministerial visitor this week Ministers – including Hon Damien O’Connor from New Zealand – meet in Beijing this week to try to crunch a little known but very big trade deal. Is it still possible to conclude big new...
Don’t Panic, Miss Muffet
Remove Originally published in The Spinoff, June 2019. Taking a longer term view of developments in the China market would help everyone’s stress levels. These are tense time for trade. The ongoing US/China trade war makes everyone (even me) nervous. And...
