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.
NZ/EU FTA A BONUS FOR SOME SECTORS – BUSINESS FORUM
Remove Media release, 22 March 2024 The NZ International 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. “This agreement...
Entry into force of FTA ushers in new era for NZ UK trade
Remove Media release, 5 May 2023 The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the announcement that the NZ UK Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 31 May 2023. “When so many around the world are turning their back on trade liberalisation, New Zealand...
APEC 21 – BEATING COVID ONE ZOOM AT A TIME
The ABAC NZ Team The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) is preparing to discuss its Annual Report with APEC Economic Leaders. Nothing like a pandemic to upset lives and livelihoods, and also disrupt this year’s hosting of APEC by New Zealand. Gone is the “barbecue...
CHINA’S CPTPP APPLICATION WELCOME, SAYS BUSINESS FORUM
Remove Media release, 29 June 2021 China’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a welcome expression of its interest in further trade reform, says Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director of the NZ...
