Stephen welcomes the launch of FTA negotiations between NZ and the Pacific Alliance - see the NZIBF statement on the Tradeworks site here.
NZ/Pacific Alliance – game on!
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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.
A Trade Policy for Our Times (reprise)
Read Stephen's assessment of the Trade Agenda 2030 released by Prime Minister Bill English on 24 March 2017 - here. Further information on Trade Agenda 2030 can be found here.
We cannot afford short term thinking with China says Stephen Jacobi
Read Stephen's article in the NZ Herald calling for NZ/China relations to be more diverse and sustainable - here
Stephen talks with Duncan Garner about Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit
Watch Stephen talk with Duncan Garner on TV3's AM Show about the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
2017 – a year of growth and commemoration for NZ and China
This is an op ed Stephen wrote for the Chinese Herald, published on 10 March 2017. 2017 looks set to be an important and memorable year for the New Zealand China relationship. Firstly, a visit to New Zealand by Premier Li Keqiang is expected in the coming months. ...
Asia Pacific Integration – with or without the United States?
This is the text of an address Stephen gave to the Asia Forum in Wellington on 7 February 2017. It’s good to be with you this evening and to have this early opportunity, as a new year unfolds, to speak about the outlook for trade and investment in the Asia Pacific...
John Key set high bar in relationship with China
When it came to New Zealand and China, John Key was acutely aware of the high stakes. He knew China was an economic lifeline following the Global Financial Crisis, as export growth to our traditional markets stalled or went backwards. He knew our living standards...