NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ENTERPRISE

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NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ENTERPRISE
About us Nick Arathimos Senior Manager
International marketsInvestment New Zealand
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• 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.

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What is the issue we are addressing?
GDP per capita (at current Purchasing Power
Parity)
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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

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NZTEs strategic goals

• Increase international connections
• Build business capability
• Improve the environment for enterprise and
  growth

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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Investment New Zealand
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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

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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.

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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)

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Foreign Direct Investment Stock in NZ
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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

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Visit us at

• www.investmentnz.govt.nz

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 Léonard de Vinci, 75116 PARIS(Ph. 33 1 4501
4310) Tokyo20-40 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0047(Ph. 81 3 5478 9668)
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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