It’s been a busy but tough year for trade. Read our end-of-year roundup by Executive Director Stephen Jacobi.
Trade in the worst of the worst times
Remove “Out with the old, and in with the new”. The old saying seems to have particular relevance for 2020, a veritable annus horribilis for the global economy. 2021 can’t come fast enough, but while the vaccine portends better times to come, many parts of...
Guest blog: Asia-Pacific collaboration is the best strategy for COVID-19
Remove Rachel Taulelei, CEO of Kono and Chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council for 2021, discusses how the Asia-Pacific business community is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ko te whare tū ki te koraha he kai mā te ahi; ko te whare tū ki te pā tūwatawata he...
TRADE AND THE VIRUS: UNITED WE STAND
Remove Photo: First, do no harm – attributed to Hippocrates, 460-370 BC Economies need to fight the Covid-19 virus by standing together. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but not stupid ones. The world faces an unprecedented challenge to human...
WHAT’S UP WITH NEW ZEALAND AND CHINA?
Remove Ambassador Wu Xi addresses charity gala dinner The last year has been something of a roller-coaster ride for the relationship between New Zealand and China. Against a background of great power rivalry and geo-political tension, points of difference between the...
