Developing Kiwi global champions: Growing successful New Zealand multinational companies
By David Skilling & Danielle Boven - 7 Aug 2006
Overview
Increasing the level of New Zealand's exports and outward foreign direct investment in a substantial way is a vitally important part of strengthening New Zealand's economic prospects. Achieving this goal will require developing more global champion New Zealand firms with the capacity and aspiration to expand successfully into global markets.
This report proposes four areas for action that will create a more supportive environment around international expansion by New Zealand firms, so as to contribute to the development of more Kiwi global champions.
In particular, we recommend making changes to the tax system to encourage international expansion by New Zealand firms, implementing a bold savings policy to strengthen New Zealand's capital markets and ownership, encouraging international expansion by some SOEs, and improving corporate strategy around international expansion.
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