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In this month's trade update I give a brief overview of what's happening in Taiwan, Korea, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Colombia and the Pacific Alliance, TPP and India. More...
C Beard
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ExportNZ Auckland will be maintaining the momentum gained from the 2013 trade mission to Indonesia with a return visit proposed in September 2014, and a proposal to visit Hong Kong, Taipei and Macao in a separate mission. More...
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• Global B2C E-commerce sales to hit $1.5 trillion this year driven by growth in emerging markets
• Asia-Pacific leapfrogs North America to become world's largest regional E-commerce market
• China will take in more than six of every 10 dollars spent on E-commerce in Asia-Pacific this year.
With figures like these, Kiwi exporters cannot afford to miss out. Are you and your business ready to embrace an online channel to market to China’s growing consumer base?
NZ Post is working with E-commerce platforms to provide a gateway for New Zealand businesses to access the significant and rapid growing Chinese online consumers market. Don't miss these events in Auckland, Wellington
and Christchurch! More...
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Business owners and senior executives looking to expand their international expertise are being invited to apply for the 2014 Prime Minister’s Business Scholarships.
The recipients of last year’s 10 scholarships studied at prestigious international institutions such as Stanford, INSEAD (The Business School For The World), Harvard, and the London Business School. The scholarships cover up to 50 per cent of course-related costs. Applications close on 30 April. More...
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The Government’s recent announcement of more assistance for exporters is welcome news, in particular the increased resources to be based in the China, South America and the Middle East region.
The important thing about this mix is the geographic spread so we are not overly concentrated in one part of the world. More...
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Why "Made in" matters
Futurebrand has released some intersting reports on looking at the importance of a country of origin when people buy a product. They present a view on the trust people place in the origin of a product, by surveying people's views on trust, authenticity and quality standards in relation to a country. New Zealand is rated 17th in the world.
There are currently two reports available - one on the overall findings and a country specific one on China.
Download the Made In report
Download the new meaning of "Made in China" report
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The Asia New Zealand Foundation’s annual Perceptions of Asia survey has found that New Zealanders consider Chinese the most valuable foreign language to learn.
Almost all (93 percent) people polled in the survey thought it was valuable to learn another language. Of those, 64 percent thought Chinese would be valuable to learn, followed by Japanese (31 percent) and Spanish (22 percent). More...
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This year The Icehouse are hitting the road with business experts to deliver practical, real-world advice to SMEs around the country - for free. First up: Building Businesses of International Quality.
Join them at one of 11 events across NZ to learn about the Business of International Quality™ (BIQ™) Barometer - The tool helping kiwi businesses grow. Come along to get practical advice from experts and find out what the BIQ™ Barometer could mean for you. It's free but registrations are essential. Find out more and book your place.
Find out more about the BIQ™ Barometer
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Exporter magazine is offering readers a free digital issue subscrition. Each issue is crammed with informative, educational and inspiring articles to help export businesses launch and grow.
The magazine profiles successful Kiwi export companies and personalities, export markets and export sectors. Offering up informed viewpoints, news and a range of export-related feature stories. More...
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If you have trouble explaining complex issues associated with commissioning, operation, upgrade or replacement of utility scale projects, Truescape may be able to help.
It works with global energy, mining and utility companies to ‘translate’ complex information into simple 3D imagery and interactive applications that help decision makers assess risk, manage perception and explain what is happening. More...
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There are some great opportunities for improving your business through learnings at seminars, workshops and events.
To see what's coming up, go to the ExportNZ home page and scroll down to see what's happening around the country – from "All about India" to training about documents used in export.
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