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Dear Akanksha Sharma,
Greetings from INZBC!
Hope your businesses are doing well & you are all keeping safe.
Please join us for an upcoming webinar on "Unlocking India: What next for New Zealand" with a focus on Asia, tomorrow at 5PM. Registration and other details can be found below.
This issue also features videos from our last online seminar on the Pharma landscape in NZ. For those on missed out and could not attend the meeting, we recommend you watch the videos as the discussion was very helpful and insightful.
This newsletter also has other industry news and updates included for you to browse through.
Thanks & Regards,
Sameer Handa
Chair, INZBC
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September 2021
In this issue:
Partner Event: Unlocking India
INZBC Past event highlights:
Pharma landscape in NZ
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Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School and the Asia New Zealand Foundation | Te Whītau Tūhono invite you to join us for this exciting Focus on Asia discussion as part of the Hihiko Webinar Series. |
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New Zealand’s fast-moving trade relationships with Asian economies have often followed a familiar path: conclude a free trade agreement, lead with primary produce exports, and deepen and expand the relationship on that firm foundation. But New Zealand does not yet have a bilateral or regional FTA with India, and prospects for securing one in the short to medium term look slim – prompting many to place the country in the too-hard basket, despite the enormous scale and exciting development of this unique emerging power. Is it time for a new approach? Join in for a discussion facilitated by UC Business School alumnus and INZBC Chapter Head for Christchurch Sandeep Sharma. |
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Panellists at the event:- Sameer Handa – Chair of the India New Zealand Business Council
- David Pine – New Zealand’s High Commissioner to India
- Esther Guy-Meakin – Senior Manager Strategy, Trade Policy and Advocacy at the Meat Industry Association (MIA)
They will explore India’s true potential for New Zealand beyond the three ‘Cs’ (cricket, Commonwealth and curry) and the strategies NZ business can adopt to tap into the exciting market opportunities that exist.
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WHEN:
Sep 28, 2021 TUESDAY 5PM |
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INZBC online seminar:
PHARMA LANDSCAPE IN NEW ZEALAND
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INZBC organised an online seminar with participating organisations Pharmac NZ and Pharmexcil India, to discuss the Pharma landscape in New Zealand.
Below are the videos from the seminar, in case you missed it, please do watch them!
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Pharma landscape in New Zealand
Online Meeting - Part 2
Includes:
Presentation by Sarah Fitt,
Chief Executive, Pharmac NZ
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Part 1
Includes:
Welcome note + Overview
Sameer Handa MNZM
Chair, India New Zealand Council
Introductions and instructions for the session.
Address by HE Muktesh Pardeshi
High commissioner of India to New Zealand
Presentation on Indian Pharma sector by
Uday Bhaskar, Director General, Pharmexcil
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Part 3
Includes:
Q & A session
Moderated by Sunil Kaushal
Head of strategic partnerships, INZBC
Closing remarks and Vote of Thanks by Pharmexcil
Vote of Thanks by INZBC
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INZBC Summit 2021 videos are now live! Here are the first 2 sessions from Day 1, and we will keep adding more sessions, please do watch them!
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DAY 1 | Part 1
Session opening, welcome address by Sameer Handa MNZM, and introduction to the ministerial session by Dr. Gaurav Sharma, MP for Hamilton West.
Click here to watch the video
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DAY 1 | Part 2
Ministerial Session with keynote addresses from two prominent leaders of New Zealand and India
Hon Nanaia Mahuta
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Local Government, and Associate Minister for Māori Development
Shri V Muraleedharan (Via video)Minister of State for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs, Government Of India
Click here to watch the video
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MFAT Report: Monitoring Global Supply Chains
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To ensure New Zealand’s global supply chain connections continue to function during the COVID-19
pandemic, MFAT’s network of Posts and the Trade Recovery Unit are monitoring the operation of
New Zealand’s global sea and air freight connectivity.
This report provides a snapshot of how global supply
chains are functioning offshore, significant international initiatives affecting supply chains, and other
issues of interest to New Zealand exporters and importers.
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Sports teams, business people and entertainers using MIQ spots |
The Bangladesh cricket team will have been able to visit New Zealand twice this year, before many New Zealanders abroad have been able to return at all.
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China applies to join Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership |
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China has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the world's biggest free trade agreement.
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Singapore's Olam confirms plan to build dairy plant in south Waikato
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Singapore company Olam has confirmed its plan to build a dairy processing plant at Tokoroa in south Waikato.
Its recently incorporated subsidiary Olam Food Ingredients New Zealand plans to begin operating the site in the third quarter of 2023.
The milk processing site would be the 14th in Waikato.
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Where the Indian economy stands, 18 months into the pandemic
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The Covid-19 outbreak and stringent lockdowns over the last 18 months made the Indian economy contract for the first time in more than 40 years. But despite a devastating second wave in April, the economy has since shown signs of improvement, partly driven by increased demand for Indian products, which has led to growth in exports and factory output.
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Record India Stock Run Is Increasing Risks for Nation’s Economy
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India’s record-breaking stock rally may be enriching investors, but it is posing risks for the nation’s economy, according to Bloomberg Economics.
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FDI key to India's aspiration to be a USD 5 trillion economy, says Deloitte CEO
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The CEO of the top multinational professional services network said, "FDI, I believe, is the key to India's aspiration to be a USD 5 trillion economy and I think that is eminently doable. I am certainly a very big proponent of India and what can be accomplished."
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