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Enabling paperless trade: A long, hard slog

Paperless trade is a big deal. The benefits are akin to a high quality trade agreement. Removing paper documents from the supply chain will improve the efficiency of our trade relationships with all nations that can participate. Paperless has the advantage of working on all aspects of … Read more

NZIER Consensus Forecasts suggest that activity in the New Zealand economy remains soft in the near term

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How could generative AI transform our economy? Part 2: Future developments and policy responses - NZIER Insight 120

Generative AI is set to have profound effects on the global economy. But what does it mean for New Zealand? Read more

Infinity and beyond - a call to action in difficult trade policy times

New Zealand has a long history of innovation in trade policy. Whether it be ensuring access to the United Kingdom market, the creation of CER, or the development of the CPTPP, New Zealand trade policy has been pivotal. New Zealand needs to keep this up since the protectionist jungle i … Read more

How could generative AI transform our economy? Part 1: Economic theories and emerging evidence - NZIER Insight 119

With the rapid spread of ChatGPT over the past two years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm. Read more

Policy changes to support indigenous forests - NZIER Insight 118

Indigenous forests in New Zealand could get a boost with a few changes to government policy. New work by NZIER describes the challenges that indigenous forests face from market forces and government decisions. Read more

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