Just as well the magi didn’t face tariffs at the border ! Here's Stephen's end of year round up! 2018 will not go down in history as a good year for trade. While international businesses struggled on, they did so against a backdrop of rising protectionism and...
Stephen and Liam Dann, NZ Herald, discuss the fall-out from the first shots fired in Trump's trade war:
On 30 May 2018 Stephen spoke to an event organised by JustShare at St Mary-le-Bow church in the City of London. The theme was how trade can be made to work better for people including women, indigenous people and sectors like small business. Here is what he had to...
On 1 May 2018 Stephen joined in launching the NZ China Council's report "Belt and Road Initiative - A Strategic Pathway", prepared by PwC. Full details can be found at www.beltandroad.co.nz. Here's what Stephen had to say at the launch: It is a pleasure to be able to...
Radio NZ asked Stephen to comment on PM Jacinda Ardern's visit to London - read what he said here. Earlier Stephen commented on the PM's stops in Paris and Berlin - see here. Finally Radio NZ asked Stephen to comment on Foreign Minister Winston Peters' proposal for a...
Stephen addressed the SME Leap Summit in Auckland on 31 January. Here's what he had to say: It’s great to be here and thank you Tenby Powell for the invitation and for your leadership in putting this event together. Tenby has not only shown considerable foresight in...