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Help with Mediation

There is another organisation which can help you with mediation - LEADRNZ - they can supply a list of independent mediators in your area and also run some excellent courses. Contact: leadrnz@xtra.co.nz

Alison

The emporer has no clothes

Some of you may be interested in this paper from thenewzealandinstitute which has just been published:http://www.nzinstitute.org/Images/uploads/The_emperor_has_no_clothes_Feb_09.pdf It provides some useful background to the current global economic and financial crisis. There is a section specifically about Agricultural exports. From time to time the New Zealand Institute publishes papers to stimulate discussion and thinking about topics of concern to New Zealanders including those involved in international trade. The URL is http://www.nzinstitute.org/

eBSI TradeBrief

Here is another freebie which some of you may be interested in. eBSI TradeBrief is published free by the electronic Business School International. It has trade related articles, expert commentaries, weblinks and features country profiles. The eBSI homepage is at:

www.ebsi.ie and you can preview TradeBrief at http://www.ebsi.ie/news.php and subscribe to the e-zine if you think you would find it useful.

There are a lot of electronic newsletters available for people involved in international trade and from time to time, I will be using the blog to make sure you know about them.

This quotation might help to brighten your day:

'The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.' - George W. Bush

Graeme

Establishing International Exporting Standards

Have you seen the latest issue of Bright magazine? The February/March 2009 issue on p.38 features an article about the two new exporting schools in New Zealand, including the New Zealand School of Export. Have a look and give us your feedback - if you would like a copy of the article send an email to info@export.ac.nz

Google Street View

Have you searched for your house on Street View yet? There is a link on Quicklinks on the School website now, but here it is for anyone who wants to get into it now:

http://maps.google.co.nz/help/maps/streetview/

There is help available for first time users.

It could be of use to the exporter who is looking for a competitor's premises, checking out a supplier etc. Thousands of locations in United States, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Japan are covered. It is best to have the exact street number in order to get the quickest result, but you can search using words as well e.g. exporters. As you know, it is causing people to question whether or not it breaches privacy laws. What do you think?

Graeme

World Trade Finance

Some of you who have been following the financial ups and downs over the past months may be interested in this post by Pascal Lamy - Director-General of the WTO, to the Ideas for Development blog:

http://www.ideas4development.org/getting-worse-before-it-gets-better-trade-finance-and-the-risks-caused-by-risk/en/

It is entitled Getting worse before it gets better: trade finance and the risks caused by risk.

Photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Pascal_Lamy.jpg