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.
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,...
Back to the Future? New Zealand, the European Union and Britain
On 19 February Stephen spoke to the Hawke's Bay Branch of the NZ Institute of International Affairs about New Zealand's trade relationships with the European Union and Britain. Here is what he had to say: ADDRESS TO THE HAWKE’S BAY BRANCH OF THE NZ INSTITUTE OF...
PM’s Europe visit – Stephen comments on Radio NZ website
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...