The sky is definitely not blue for the global trading system. Are these the worst of times? Perhaps. Can they get better – who knows? In his annual report to the AGM of the NZ International Business Forum, Chair Malcolm Bailey writes: “Around the world New...
On 26 February 2019 The Spinoff published Stephen's article outlining recent developments in the relationship with China. Read what he had to say here.
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...
Watch Stephen explain China's "Belt and Road" Initiative to Eric Young on TV3's AM Show on 11 July 2017
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.
On 6 April 2017 Stephen addressed the World Services Group in Auckland - read his remarks on the Tradeworks website here.
Read Stephen's article in the NZ Herald calling for NZ/China relations to be more diverse and sustainable - here
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...
A question for my friend and incoming Auckland mayor Phil Goff: How will you lift the city’s economic relationship with China? One in 12 Aucklanders now identifies as Chinese; it is the country’s commercial capital and the gateway for Chinese visitors, students and...