@stephenjacobi.bsky.social
Trade, govt rels & eco dev. ED - NZIBF/TradeWorks, ANZLF. Anglican, thinks global & local, views from this a/c my own, retweets no endorsement
A minefield to put it mildly. Will create innumerable problems of interpretation esp for business.
29.07.2025 19:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This will be interesting to watch - does the rest if the world still uphold the rules-based system or not?
23.07.2025 20:04 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The trade gain is small on the scheme of things as Canada made minimal concessions on dairy in CPTPP (and then tried to back-track by skewing TRQ admin). These pale in the face of the US now charging 10%+ on dairy incl for our WTO CSTQ on cheese while charging Canada (at least for now) precisely 0
19.07.2025 01:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Phew. No tariffs on maple syrup then β¦
18.07.2025 03:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Objecting is for losers, paraphrasing the Governor of Texas ..
17.07.2025 21:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming Jacinda for the pandemic, seriously β¦
03.07.2025 04:24 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0IP4 turning into IP1 as Japan, Korea, Australia not attending leaving plucky NZ to fill the breach!
23.06.2025 21:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βAs a small country, you have to acknowledge weβre not a medium power, not a large power, right? So I have to find ways to influence what I believe in and what we believe in in New Zealand β which is a set of values β and actually put voice to those values and articulate them well,β Luxon said.
20.06.2025 20:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very pleased to see Southern Link now becoming a commercial reality!
19.06.2025 20:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Better late than never I suppose. Canada really must get over its zero sum approach to trade!
16.06.2025 08:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When the OECD urges countries to βstrike dealsβ with the US you know we must be in troubleβ¦
07.06.2025 20:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blimey !
28.05.2025 23:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Uh oh
23.05.2025 20:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lord have mercy
18.05.2025 19:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Congratulations @jonathanmilne.bsky.social !
16.05.2025 20:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is awful but it is one sideβs spin.
09.05.2025 08:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Pleased to be chairing this new group advising on the implementation of trade agreements. We have a defined mandate around the NZ/EU FTA and the sustainability and labour provisions of the NZ/UK FTA.
07.05.2025 20:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Obit Joseph Nye - outstanding scholar of soft power politics.
07.05.2025 20:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And only allowed to watch reruns of American movies from the 60s
06.05.2025 04:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Some pleasing momentum here but it should not detract from deepening and expanding #CPTPP.
05.05.2025 06:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How do you apply a tariff to movies ??
05.05.2025 06:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βCanada now desperately needs to diversify its trade. Jacobi suggests that may increase their interest in expanding the CPTPβ
30.04.2025 02:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Always a must-read!
29.04.2025 05:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy Easter from Tokyo everyone!
20.04.2025 08:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not good news
18.04.2025 03:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Walking through the shrines and temples of stunning Kyoto is soothing for the soul in this contested and anxious world.
12.04.2025 00:54 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is happening right now β¦ I am at a loss to know what can be done or who can bring together the political will to stop this inhumane suffering.
05.04.2025 08:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very grim!
02.04.2025 23:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Weird !
02.04.2025 23:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Absolutely!
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