Export New Zealand celebrates the Government’s announcement that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom will soon come into force, on 31 May. ExportNZ Senior Policy Advisor Josh Tan calls the NZ-UK FTA "A comprehensive and modern Free Trade Agreement...
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Winners and losers in NZ-EU FTA
Winners and losers in NZ-EU FTA Director of Advocacy at BusinessNZ Catherine Beard said while the NZ Government and Officials were able to land some wins for exporters in the newly announced FTA with the EU, it is also a deal that falls well short of our best...
ExportNZ on productive firms
ExportNZ on productive firms ExportNZ has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s investigation into frontier firms: highly productive companies, usually exporters, that are standard-setters for other firms in their sector.The Frontier Firms investigation has...
2019 ExportNZ DHL Export Barometer
2019 ExportNZ DHL Export Barometer 2019 ExportNZ DHL Export Barometer: Exporters expect an increase in 2020 activity, yet cautious about international marketplace.- 50% of exporters have seen international orders increase over the last 12 months, and more than half...
OIO decision confidence building
OIO decision confidence building BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope welcomes a decision by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Associate Minister of Finance David Parker to approve new applications by mining company OceanaGold to purchase land in Waihi.Earlier,...
Immigration changes a boost for regional New Zealand
Immigration changes a boost for regional New Zealand Regional New Zealand will benefit most from changes to employer-assisted visa settings, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says.Immigration policy changes that will introduce a pre-assessment for employers,...
Innovation in trade strategy
Innovation in trade strategy Innovation in trade strategyNew Zealand's trade agenda is well oriented for achieving more innovative and diversified exports, says BusinessNZ.Commenting on the Government's Trade Agenda 2030, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the...
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Save the TPPA – exporters
Save the TPPA - exporters Save the TPP - exportersNew Zealand exporters want to see every effort made to save the TPPA, says ExportNZ.The New Zealand Trade Minister today said he would investigate with the 10 other TPPA partners the options for continuing to bring the...