In two articles published in Idealog magazine Stephen outlines what's at stake for New Zealand in TPP. Read these articles here and here.
Understanding the Trans Pacific Partnership
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Is there still hope for TPP?
Stephen assesses the prospects for the Trans Pacific Partnership in 2015 here. The big question for trade policy watchers as we start a new year is whether the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations might be concluded. Last year I thought negotiations could be...
APEC in Beijing – let a thousand flowers bloom
Read Stephen's latest commentary on the outlook for the November APEC Summit here The 23 New Zealand business leaders attending the APEC event might well say “let a thousand flowers bloom” – with a foot in TPP and RCEP and a strong relationship with China and our...
A hitch hiker’s guide to trade agreements
Read Stephen's presentation to U3A in Wellington in which he outlines the background to New Zealand's trade with the rest of the world, the Government's approach to trade policy and the state of the TPP negotiations.
Lifting export performance
Read Stephen's article in the National Business Review in which he outlines some things that need to happen to lift New Zealand's exports "Competition today is less between countries than between competing value chains. New Zealand’s ability to participate depends on...
TPP grinds inexorably on
It ain’t over, till it’s over, writes Stephen in his latest commentary on TPP published by NBR On Line. Reports of the imminent demise of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) are greatly exaggerated. While some momentum has certainly been lost in recent months, TPP is...
TPP and Japan – hopefully not back to the future
President Obama’s visit to Tokyo 23-25 April should tell us whether there is a way forward with the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation. It is in the nature of trade negotiations to teeter on the brink of collapse but there is concern that momentum risks...
TPP study was robust
Trade policy today is mostly not about tariffs. The vast bulk of the world's wealth today is generated by trade in services, not goods. Finding ways to speed up the movement of goods and reduce costs may be even more significant than reductions in duties and taxes....
APEC comes to Auckland in February
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meets in Auckland in February and the future health of the Asia Pacific region will be top of mind. Read Stephen’s article on the New Zealand Herald website.