Read Stephen's commentary in the New Zealand Herald on the TPP negotiations and why they are good for New Zealand business - here. Endgame is a play by the absurd dramatist Samuel Beckett. It's also how the anticipated last hurrah for the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Stephen spoke to the Primary Industry Summit in Wellington on 25 May. Read his speech here. I'd like to start today by asking the question - why do we seek negotiate trade agreements in the first place, especially when they seem so hard to I'll then give you a sense...
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...
While in Qingdao , China, for the APEC Senior Officials' meeting Stephen spoke to a workshop focused on sharing information between free trade agreements in operation in the Asia Pacific region. He outlined what business wants to see from FTAs and what the APEC...
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...
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) announces the fourth Japan New Zealand Partnership Forum will be held in Tokyo on 26 September 2013.
Article by Stephen Jacobi about Japan's arrival at the negotiating table of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Read the full article on the New Zealand Herald website.
The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) today congratulated the Japanese Government on Japan’s formal association with the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations underway in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Read the full media release on the NZIBF website...
Read Stephen Jacobi's address to the Japan New Zealand Business Council