新西兰总理海伦·克拉克在APEC CEO 峰会上的演讲(4)

· We are a stable investment location with a strong record going back many years. We are an attractive proposition for those who seek security， high quality， and a robust legal framework.
· We have world class clusters of companies and supporting infrastructure developing fast in biotechnology and IT， leisure marine， wood processing， and other areas
· We are an easy and competitive place in which to do business. We have an efficient， market-oriented economy， a stable and secure business environment， and we are determinedly corruption-free. By first-world standards， our taxes are low.
· We are well connected with the world because of our sophisticated communications access.
· Finally， we are a superb place in which to live and work. Our clean， and uncluttered environment makes our lifestyle proposition one of the best in the world.
Given this new course we are charting， it is not surprising that New Zealand is in the vanguard of APEC members which recognise the importance of international trade and facilitation. For a small economy like ours a key priority is increasing the size of the market for our goods. Comprehensive open trade agreements， like our recently negotiated economic partnership with Singapore， and that being discussed with Hong Kong， are important vehicles. We are keen to pursue other bilateral agreements.
A high priority for us is a bilateral trade agreement between New Zealand and the United States. We believe both sides would win. It would also make good sense for the United States to negotiate a high quality agreement with New Zealand and our CER partner Australia together. Our two combined markets would be of greater value to the United States. From a strategic trade point of view we would all benefit from an agreement which spanned the Pacific and showed the way for other APEC economies， as we have advocated by linking New Zealand， Australia， Chile and Singapore in one agreement with the United States.

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