ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022 CHAIR’S REPORT I am pleased to present my second report on the activities and achievements of the NZ International...
NZIBF 2022 Chair Report
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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...
High Noon For The NZ/UK FTA
Remove What are the prospects for a strong outcome from the NZ/UK FTA negotiation? We’ve said it before: it’s in the nature of trade negotiations to teeter on the brink before they are concluded. The same may be true for the NZ/UK FTA, although it has to be said...
Wanted! New FTA partners
Remove Media release, 29 June 2021 New research commissioned by the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) identifies options for New Zealand’s next tranche of trade negotiations. “Trade is the country’s lifeblood and trade has boosted the economy during the...