Export markets

The export markets work stream of the Business Growth Agenda aims to increase exports by New Zealand businesses, which is necessary to lift New Zealand’s economic growth and living standards.

In order to achieve this, the work stream is identifying and delivering on ways to improve businesses’ productivity competitiveness in the global market.

The New Zealand government is reconfiguring its offshore footprint to more closely align with our export markets.

Building Export Markets progress report

The Building Export Markets progress report describes the current state of New Zealand exporters and outlines the Business Growth Agenda's goal of lifting the ratio of exports to gross domestic product to 40% by 2025. It provides a progress report on achievements to date and describes a range of new initiatives to achieve this goal, which are complemented by actions that will be described in other Business Growth Agenda progress reports.

• Download the Building Export Markets progress report (August 2012) [1.7 MB PDF]

Further information

Ministers’ press release announcing the Export Markets progress report

Ministers’ press release announcing New Zealand story initiative

Ministers’ press release announcing WTO procurement initiative