Spotlight on China: Cross border transactions in emerging ...
Even with the global slow down China's escalating consumer demand and economic growth is still providing opportunities. For the 2007 year end, most markets were already slowing, China announced deals totalling US$122.5 billion, an increase of 65.3% on the previous year, heading off the other emerging markets of India and...
Export Opinion: Certificates of Origin
To gain the benefits negotiated within the FTA, an authenticated Certificate of Origin is now required as explained by Cameron Gordon, of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, one of the three agencies currently authorised by NZ Customs to authenticate Certificates of Origin. New Zealand’s historic Free Trade...
NZCTA Commentary: Groser's way forward for NZ & China
Sometime back in August, we invited then Opposition spokesman for Trade, Tim Groser to be guest speaker at our AGM on 12th November. Both he and we knew the election would be about that time, so we had no idea in what capacity he would be speaking. Pleasingly and maybe bravely, Mr Groser accepted the invitation. But we...
Managing Your China Business During a Global Downturn
China Now welcomes Dezan Shira & Associates as contributors. In this article from the November issue of China Briefing News they evaluate the potential impact of the global financial crisis on businesses operating in China. Much has occurred over the past few weeks, with stock markets plunging, banks in crisis and...
NZCTA Forges Ahead in Another Year of Progress
NZCTA Chairman, Stuart Ferguson, will be reporting on another successful and active year at the Association’s AGM in Auckland on 12th November. "We must be very happy with the overall result", he said. "The organisation is in good health financially , and membership is still gaining solid...
Welcome to New Zealand, in Shanghai
China Now gets the low-down on NZTE's high-spec New Zealand concept centre in Shanghai due to be opened in January 2009. New Zealand businesses active in China or entering the market will have a new facility to help strengthen their marketing when New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) opens a New Zealand concept centre...
Business is Heating up in China for PSL
In this edition of China Now, Stuart Hampton of PSL talks to us about the company's foray into China and the success of that venture. In 2001 PSL (formally known as Phillips & Smith Limited) decided that after having serviced the fire and safety market since 1913 from New Zeaaland, we needed to look to China to reduce...
NZCTA Commentary - September
"Contamination happens all over the World," BioVittoria Co-Founder and Managing Director, Stephen Le Febvre told NZCTA members at a highly successful seminar this month, "Even in the US, where I come from!" But it becomes a much bigger issue because globally China is seen as a threat, he went on to say....
Connecting the dragon
by the JLJ Group With a population of 1.3 billion, China owns the world’s largest fixed-line and mobile network in terms of both network capacity and number of subscribers. China’s telecom market, currently worth about $84 billion, is expected to reach $130 billion by 2009. 3G – the next big leap...
An introduction to performance bonds
by John Earwaker In this challenging world there is a need for certainty, possibly more now than any other time before. None more so than in the construction, manufacturing and or export industries. To ensure certainty and manage financial risk, principals, when considering bids and awarding contracts, demand of the...
The drive for growth can lead businesses into dangerous ...
by Joanna Doolan & Florence Wong Regardless of melamine milk crisis, product recalls, corruption scandals and trade disputes, New Zealand businesses will be attracted by the lure of what China has to offer. At a recent NZCTA seminar we likened investing in China to swimming at Piha beach. Piha offers...