China Business Summit

New Zealand’s relationship with China will continue to be one of the most important and far-reaching while Covid-19 accelerates the relative decline of United States as the world’s economic engine, said a leading bank executive. Antonia Watson, chief executive of ANZ Bank New Zealand, told delegates at the 2020 China Business Summit in Auckland that “we are thankful China’s economy …

The sixth annual China Business Summit 2020, organised by NZ INC. and Auckland Business Chamber, attracted record attendance and plenty of high spirits in the Cordis Hotel’s ballroom. Maybe, it was because the summit was the first major conference since the Covid-19 lockdown and the business leaders were excited to get out and network. But more importantly the 320 business …

The China-New Zealand relationship, both trade and cultural, is in good shape irrespective of different views on some issues. That was the message from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister of Trade and Export Growth David Parker and Chinese Ambassador Wu Xi to more than 300 delegates attending the 2020 China Business Summit, organised by NZ INC. and Auckland Business Chamber. …

A leading Chinese commentator has suggested the time is right for China, the world’s second largest economy, to join the Trans-Pacific free trade agreement along with New Zealand and 10 other countries. Isolation is not the solution and China should be open towards high-standard trade pacts such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Caixin Media founder …

For information on this year’s summit, please visit: www.chinabusinesssummit.co.nz

Eyes Wide Open The China Business Summit was jointly presented by NZ INC. and Auckland Business Chamber. The Summit was held on Monday May 14, 2018 at The CORDIS Hotel, Auckland. The fourth iteration of this essential summit explored and tackled the big issues as the ties between New Zealand and China became deeper than ever before. The Summit attracted …

Sustaining the Momentum The China Business Summit was jointly presented by NZ INC. and Auckland Business Chamber. The Summit was held on Monday May 6, 2019 at The CORDIS Hotel, Auckland. The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern – who had recently made her first official visit to China – gave the opening keynote address at the Summit. The 2019 Summit …

Culture was the most frequently mentioned word at the 2015 China Business Summit. Not because it was the most popular word of 2014 and business people were all in the trend, but because it was consensually agreed that culture matters in cross-cultural business. Culture is a big, vague and elusive term. What exactly does the term imply? Some say culture …

By Keith Woodford – interest.co.nz Keith Woodford said changing China’s child policies would only benefit dairy briefly. Tourism & old-age products are where big changes will occur China’s recently announced change from a one-child to a two-child policy has led to considerable media comment, including from our own Prime Minister at the New Zealand China Business Summit on 9 November …