Title: NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ENTERPRISE
1NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ENTERPRISE
About us Nick Arathimos Senior Manager
International marketsInvestment New Zealand
2- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is New Zealands
integrated economic development and investment
promotion agency. - Our Mission
- To improve the international competitiveness and
sustained profitability of New Zealand business
by providing access to people, knowledge and
opportunities.
3What is the issue we are addressing?
GDP per capita (at current Purchasing Power
Parity)
4 The challenges for NZTE
- Overcome NZs disadvantages in size and distance
- Accelerate export growth
- Increase the value of exports per capita
- Grow more global companies
- Manage our exchange rate vulnerability
- Position NZ into global value chains
5 NZTEs strategic goals
- Increase international connections
- Build business capability
- Improve the environment for enterprise and
growth
6 How do we help?
- Sector development
- Major projects
- Regional economic development
- Business capability development
- International market development
- Investment New Zealand
- Brand New Zealand
- Enterprise culture
7 Sector development
- We focus on industry sectors in which New Zealand
has a long-term sustainable advantage. - Biotechnology
- Creative industries
- Information and communications technology
- Specialised manufacturing
- Wood processing, building and interiors
- Food and beverage
- Education
- Tourism
8 Major projects
- NZTE is investing is 25 major projects between
2006 and 2009. - These include
- CeBIT (ICT) / Bio Convention (biotechnology)
- NZ Focus Centre (food and beverage)
- Better by Design (creative)
- Integrated Health (biotech / ICT)
- Cleantech (cross sector)
- Aquaculture (FB)
9 Business Development
Training - Enterprise training - Investment
ready - Maori trustee - Pacific business -
Exporter education - Escalator service
- Advisory
- - Biz - Mentoring
- - Publications - E-business guide
- Procurement Facilitation
- Industry Capability Network
- Projectlink
- Incubators
- - Enterprise Development Fund, including
Capability Building and Market
Development components - - Growth Services Fund
10 International Market Development
- International market intelligence
- Preparing for new export markets
- Identifying a buyer/partner
- In-market assistance and market extension
- Identifying new opportunities
- Monitoring export markets
- Export Awards
11Investment New Zealand
12 Who we are
- The governments national investment promotional
agency. - A specialist unit within New Zealand Trade
Enterprise (NZTE). - A team of around 40 professionals located in
offices in - Auckland Wellington, New Zealand
- Sydney Melbourne, Australia
- Singapore
- Hong Kong SAR
- Seoul, Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
- London and Paris, Europe
- Los Angeles New York, USA
13 What we do
- Promote the New Zealand value proposition in
global markets. - Support business strategies that increase the
quality and quantity of investments that add
value to the economy. - Match international opportunities with New
Zealands economic development needs. - Coordinate investment attraction/promotion
activities acting as a single point of government
contact for foreign investors. - Add value to New Zealand business through
providing assistance and researched advice,
building of networks and partnerships to
facilitate foreign investment.
14 How we assist companies
- Facilitation services
- Introductions to regional EDAs, service
providers, other companies - Assistance in navigating central and local
government regulatory requirements - Strategic Investment Fund (SIF)
- Projects with high spillover benefits to New
Zealand may be eligible for financial assistance - Visiting Investors Programme (VIP)
15 Foreign Direct Investment Stock in NZ
16 New Zealands Value Proposition
- Stable and secure business environment
- Efficient, market-oriented economy
- Unencumbered movement of capital
- Modern infrastructure
- Flexible immigration policies for managers and
skilled managers - Highly educated, flexible and multi-skilled
workforce - Simple tax system
- Innovative and highly entrepreneurial culture
- Highly competitive RD costs
- Firm intellectual property protection
- Great lifestyle
17 Visit us at
London 5th Floor, New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket
London SW1Y 4TE United Kingdom (Ph. 44 207 973
3080) Sydney Level 7, 55 Hunter Street Sydney
NSW 2001 Australia (Ph. 61 2 9234 2700) New
York Office 222 East 41st Street Suite 2510, New
York, NY 10017 United States (Ph. 1 212 832
7420) Singapore 391A Orchard Road Ngee Ann City
Tower A, 15-02, Singapore 238873 (Ph. 65 6738
7453) Auckland Level 11, ANZ Centre, 23-29
Albert Street Auckland New Zealand (Ph. 64 9 366
4768) Seoul C/- New Zealand Embassy, 15th Floor,
Kyobo Building Chongro, 1-ka, Chongro-ku, Seoul
(Ph. 82 2 736 0341)
Wellington Level 15 Majestic Centre,100 Willis
Street, Wellington New Zealand (Ph. 64 4 910
4300) Melbourne Suite 2 North Level 3, 350
Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
(Ph. 61 3 9642 1281) Los Angeles Office 2425
West Olympic Blvd, Suite 610 East, Santa Monica,
California 90404 United States (Ph. 1310 460
4424) Hong Kong Suite 6502, 65/F Central Plaza,
18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong(Ph. 85 2
2526 7898) ParisC/- New Zealand Embassy,7 ter
rue LĂ©onard de Vinci, 75116 PARIS(Ph. 33 1 4501
4310) Tokyo20-40 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0047(Ph. 81 3 5478 9668)
18 Important websites
New Zealand Trade and Enterprises
website www.nzte.govt.nz Biz Info www.biz.org.nz E
nterprise Training www.nzte.govt.nz/training Expor
ter Education www.exported.co.nz Market New
Zealand www.marketnewzealand.com Gateway to New
Zealand www.newzealand.com