Mention of TPP causes different reactions - fear and loathing in some quarters, unbridled optimism in others. Today we meet against the backdrop of the most recent gathering of TPP Trade Ministers in Singapore. In a pattern that has been repeated several times in...
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...
On 6-10 May Stephen was in Qingdao, China, attending meetings of APEC Senior Officials. On 6 May he addressed a workshop aimed at helping APEC economies to prepare for FTA negotiations. He spoke about the importance of consulting with the business community: "More...
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...
Trade policy today is mostly not about tariffs. The vast bulk of the world's wealth today is generated by trade in services, not goods. Finding ways to speed up the movement of goods and reduce costs may be even more significant than reductions in duties and taxes....
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meets in Auckland in February and the future health of the Asia Pacific region will be top of mind. Read Stephen’s article on the New Zealand Herald website.
China is established as our main market and the TPP's nearly a done deal, but there's plenty more work to do. Read Stephen's article on the New Zealand Herald website.
Read Stephen Jacobi's address to the Global Food Safety Forum, Dunedin
Stephen Jacobi's address to NZIIA Symposium "Asia Pacific Integration - The Economic and Security Dimensions for New Zealand" - Wellington.