Financial sector engagement on Indo-Pacific clean economy negotiations

CSF partners recently collaborated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) to inform Aotearoa NZ’s approach in the IPEF Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) negotiation, specifically the Clean Economy Pillar relating to clean/green investment and financing – including mechanisms for making markets more attractive to investment and to facilitate ‘match making’ for green investment opportunities across IPEF member countries. 

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity is an opportunity to strengthen economic cooperation with the United States and other economies across our wider home region.

A fully realised IPEF that includes New Zealand perspectives and ideas would provide an open and inclusive platform for the US to engage more deeply in the economic architecture of the Indo-Pacific, which we think is valuable for both New Zealand and our region.

The Framework will cover some of the most important future-focused economic issues facing our region and the world, including harnessing the digital economy, decarbonising our economies, and making our supply chains more resilient.

We look forward to continued collaboration with MFAT to meet our trans-Tasman commitments to positioning the region as a robust green finance market.