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Greetings from INZBC!
We have a few important and exciting announcements to share with you in this newsletter.
After a few years of disruption due to COVID, we are finally able to resume taking a business delegation from New Zealand to India. The aim of this delegation is to support and promote India-NZ trade ties. More details and tentative schedule for the visit can be found below.
We are happy to welcome a new strategic partner, University of Auckland. They will be supporting INZBC and its activities as knowledge partners.
INZBC will be organising a discussion on IT Sector: Emerging Trends, Post COVID, with prominent speakers from HCL, BNZ and NZTech. More details will be released soon, but you may register your interest to attend the same below.
Regards,
Earl Rattray
Chair, INZBC
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INZBC is thrilled to have the University of Auckland as a Strategic Partner.
We hope that this association proves to be fruitful in the future. We welcome University of Auckland as knowledge partners for all our future endeavours.
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Meet the INZBC Board INZBC welcomes its new board which has been elected in June 2022. INZBC is headed by a board of professionals who have been active in the realm of India - New Zealand business. To view their Linkedin profile, please click on their picture. To view the entire INZBC team, click here.
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INZBC Delegation to India | 19 - 21 Sep 2022 |
The India New Zealand Business Council is taking a business delegation to India with the aim on promoting our trade ties, after the gap of COVID. One of the main stops will be attending the global conference of FICCI LEADS [20-21 Sep]. Details of the FICCI conference is given below. More meetings are being added to make the visit worthwhile for all the business delegates. This delegation will help you collaborate with new partners, and investors in India. Please signup with your initial Expression of interest by clicking here.So we can keep you up to date on the programmes being developed. Tentative schedule:
19 - 21 Sep 2022: New Delhi
Note: All delegates have to provide for their own travel & accommodation arrangements. Discounted fares for stay in Delhi are to be provided to the delegates via hospitality partners of FICCI. |
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ABOUT LEADS:The Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India, has consented to support LEADS 2021.
We are pleased to update you that business leadership from 12 countries, representing organisations like DHL, Panasonic, IKEA, IBM, Mahindra & Mahindra, Australian Space Agency, Siemens, Embraer Defence, NGN Technology, UBER, Airtel, Microsoft, Indigo, Tata Consultancy Services, ERAM Group, Mohsin Haider Darwish etc., have already consented to share their thoughts at LEADS 2021.Click to watch promo video.
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HOW TO REGISTER:
Considering the exclusivity of the program, we are closing early bird discount very soon.
We shall be grateful if you could kindly send another round of requests to your industry network, to register and benefit from the perspectives of global leaders speaking at LEADS 2022.
Please register by clicking the link below.
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IT SECTOR: Emerging trends, post COVID |
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UPCOMING EVENT:
INZBC is organising a discussion on the IT Sector, with experts and speakers from HCL, BNZ and NZTech.
EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST:
Please express your interest in attending this physical event below.
You will be contacted with further details soon.
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DATE & TIME:
Date: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Time: 5pm - 7pm [TBC]
Venue: BNZ head office, Queen Street, Auckland CBD
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How are you navigating the complex world of immigration and labour shortages New Zealand currently face?
Join Aims Global Immigration as they discuss this and more with a panel of industry leaders in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch next month.
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Kiwi businesses have had an incredibly tough couple of years due to border closure, lockdowns, labour shortages and immigration policy changes. While borders finally open, the months to come bring new challenges for the economy. Following Aims Global’s successful panel events last year, join them again for an insightful discussion, in partnership with HRNZ, in August and September 2022. |
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Fire side chat, by the INZBC Christchurch chapter, showcases India's potential for young kiwi entrepreneurs
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With Covid numbers going down and international borders reopening, this is the best time to start looking at the Indian market for expansion and scaling up Kiwi businesses. This was the topic of an intimate “Fire Side Chat” with Mr. David Pine, New Zealand’s High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh, and Ambassador designate to Nepal.
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The India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC), Christchurch chapter hosted the session at the Ara Institute of Canterbury’s City campus on July 12. Source: Indian WeekenderREAD MORE |
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University of Auckland - 2022
India Business Case SDG Team Competition
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The University of Auckland is delighted to announce the launch of the 2022 India Business Case SDG Team Competition. The business case team competition is based on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a national-level, multidisciplinary intercollegiate team competition open to all undergraduate students in India who are currently enrolled in their pre-final or final year of their bachelor's degree. Students from all majors and faculties are welcome to participate and showcase their innovative and creative ideas around tackling some of the SDGs. The final submission entry date for the SDG competition is Sunday 31st July at 11.59pm IST. |
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More information about the competition can be found here: https://rb.gy/dfvnwiAll participants will receive a certificate of participation from the University of Auckland. The top three teams will receive a winners plaque, which will be sent to their college or university. Each member of the top three teams will also be awarded a spot in the University of Auckland’s virtual micro internship programme with a business based in New Zealand. For the winning team (first place), each member will receive a NZ$5,500 grant towards a programme of study at the University of Auckland. |
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Dileepa Fonseka: As free trade nears the end of its life, what could rise from the ashes?
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OPINION: There is a certain type of person you meet at networking events who adds you on LinkedIn, neglects you for years, then, out of the blue, asks you to go in with them on a great business opportunity. This is not too distant from the reality of New Zealand’s approach to trade and over the last few decades, or at least our approach in the wake of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement(NZCFTA). Source: www.stuff.co.nzREAD MORE |
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When it comes to NZ and India, think dialogue before trade
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It is often said by those who have a linear view of economic relations, that trade precedes investment. And some might extend this maxim to assert that free trade agreements (FTAs) precede both trade and investment. Source: www.asiamediacentre.comREAD MORE |
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First research projects funded through NZ Centre at IIT Delhi
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The first batch of joint research projects between New Zealand universities and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) was announced at an event hosted by IIT Delhi and Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) in New Delhi on 5 July 2022. READ MORE
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India Set On Course To Become World's Fastest-Growing Economy, Says RBI
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In a global landscape marred by fears of recession and war, the Indian economy shows resilience, said the RBI. READ MORE |
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Nomura slashes India 2023 GDP forecast to 4.7% as it expects a growth slowdown
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The first batch of joint research As worries of recession pick up across the world in an inflationary environment, analysts at Nomura have cut India's 2023 growth forecast to 4.7% from 5.4% earlier as it expects growth to slow down over the next year. For FY23, they see GDP growth at 7.0% and at 5.5% for FY24. READ MORE
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