If there is one thing we have learnt from this dreadful pandemic, it is that our ability to connect and trade with the rest of the world really matters.
ADDRESS TO THE 48TH ONE STOP UPDATE FOR THE ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS
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Trade in the worst of the worst times
Read Stephen's end of year round up for the Trade Works website: “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,...
What does a Biden Presidency mean for New Zealand?
In this article published by The Spinoff, Stephen assesses the impact of a Biden Presidency on New Zealand's trade interests. The American people have spoken. America’s “better angels” have prevailed. We all hope for better times ahead, but,...
Address to the 47th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business
In October 2020 Stephen spoke to accountants' conferences in Christchurch and Wellington: here are his remarks: GLOBAL ECONOMIC UPDATE: TRENDS, SHIFTS AND IMPACTS ON NEW ZEALAND’S BUSINESS LANDSCAPE It’s good to be with you again at this 47h One Stop Update...
Trade and the virus: united we stand
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 health and to economic vitality. Many economies including New...
Trade in 2018 – still looking for that star !
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...
NZ/Pacific Alliance – game on!
Stephen welcomes the launch of FTA negotiations between NZ and the Pacific Alliance - see the NZIBF statement on the Tradeworks site here.
TPP needed now more than ever
On behalf of the NZ International Business Forum Stephen welcomes the announcement that the remaining 11 members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) are planning to continue to implement TPP. See his statement on the Tradeworks site here.
Trading in an uncertain world – the post-TPP agenda for New Zealand and Asia
On 6 April 2017 Stephen addressed the World Services Group in Auckland - read his remarks on the Tradeworks website here.