economic dialogue

Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong at the Singapore International Water Week on 16 June 2026. Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations, Honourable UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water, Ministers, Colleagues, Friends,Distinguished guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning to all of you. Welcome to the 11th edition of the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW). This year, w…

From:Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Good morning everyone. Is mór an onóir agus an phribhléid dom a bheith anseo libh go léir inniu. I would like to echo the Taoiseach and Tánaiste’s warm welcome to you all today. The National Economic Dialogue is very much a staple event in the Budgetary calendar and a meaningful opportunity for us to reflect on the challenges, the priorities and the opportunities we face as a country. I do think i…

From:Department of the Taoiseach It is a pleasure to welcome you all to this year’s National Economic Dialogue. My thanks to the Tánaiste, Minister Chambers, and their officials for organising this event. Thanks also to our chair for today, Professor Orla Doyle and her rapporteurs, and of course to all of you for attending. Your role is at the centre of the National Economic Dialogue. As in previous years, the primary aim of this process is to not just help inform the upcoming Budget but to…

I am delighted to see so many of you here today for this year’s National Economic Dialogue. I would like to begin by thanking An Taoiseach for his opening address and Professor Orla Doyle for chairing what I am sure will be a very constructive and valuable day of discussion and debate. It is particularly fitting that we gather here in Dublin Castle as Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1st. Over the months ahead, this venue will host many im…

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris and the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Jack Chambers are today hosting theNational Economic Dialogue 2026which will take place in Dublin Castle. The Dialogue is a central part of the budgetary process and preparation forBudget 2027.  The theme this year is “Reforming now for a secure future: putting Future Forty into practice”. Participants will consider what a…

Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong at the launch of the CDC Vouchers Scheme 2026 (June) on 11 June 2026. Mayors, Grassroots Advisers,Community leaders,Stakeholders,Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning to all of you. Let me thank you for joining us today for the launch of this next tranche of the CDC Vouchers. Over the years, the CDC Vouchers have provided meaningful and timely support to Singaporean households with their daily expenses. They also su…

Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong at the launch of Go Green SG on 11 May 2026. My Cabinet colleagues, Minister Grace Fu and Senior Parliamentary Secretary Goh Hanyan,Naval Base Primary School Principal Richard Chia,Staff and students of Naval Base Primary School,Good morning to all of you! I am very delighted to join all of you for the launch of this year’s Go Green SG. When we started Go Green SG in 2023, we recognised that climate change woul…

Well, a very good morning, everyone. It is wonderful to be here, and thank you so much to Simon Bridges and the Auckland Business Chamber for hosting this event. And thank you so much to everyone who is taking the time to be here. I am pleased to share today some of my perspective as the Minister for Energy, and to set out how the government is working to make New Zealand a country where electricity is abundant, affordable, and reliable. Everyone here appreciates the role reliable energy plays …

I move that the Appropriation (2026/27 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. E te Māngai, ngā Mema Pāremata o ngā rohe pōti me ngā Mema o ngā Rōpū Tōrangapū. Anei te Tahua Rua Mano Rua Tekau mā Ono. To the home tribes of Wellington. To the Speaker, electorate and party list MPs. The Government is responding to an increasingly uncertain world with an economic plan and sensible choices that will make New Zealanders more secure in the years ahead. The documents I have tabled in Parliamen…

I’d like to thank Murray Pugh and the team at Apōpō for hosting this event and inviting me to speak. I’d also like to acknowledge our international friends from the Global Forum for Maintenance and Asset Management, and World Partners in Asset Management including members from Japan, France, Canada, the UK, and South Africa. It’s great to be speaking with you. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there in person – last minute plane changes. I remember dialling into Apōpō’s annual conference in Christchurc…

Good morning to you all. It’s my pleasure to attend your cornerstone event of the year, and to do so in my capacity as the newly minted Minister for the Environment. I’d like to begin by acknowledging WasteMINZ Chair Parul, and the board, CEO Nic and team, and all the delegates here today. Since taking on the Environment portfolio a little over a month ago, I have been focused on what we need to do to ensure New Zealand’s environmental management is practical, effective, and grounded in real-wo…

Good morning, thank you for coming along. We’ve got you here to show you something that has never been done before by a New Zealand Government. What we’re going to show you goes to the heart of one of the things that has been identified as holding New Zealand back economically. I’m sure many of you will have noted the excellent speech in March by the Reserve Bank’s Chief Economist Paul Conway. I’m pleased Paul has been able to join us here today. That speech should be compulsory reading for…

Good afternoon everyone. It’s my pleasure to join Business North Harbour once again and to speak with you about this year’s Government Budget. Let me acknowledge my colleague, Paul Goldsmith, the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government. Most importantly, let me acknowledge the business leaders, employers, entrepreneurs and Kiwi battlers represented in this room today. I know you work hard for a living, that you take seriously the people who depend on you for their jobs, and t…

Good evening, everyone. Thank you to the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs for the invitation to deliver this year's annual lecture. It’s a pleasure to be here. I would like to acknowledge NZIIA Patron and former Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests. I would also like to acknowledge the outgoing members of the NZIIA Board, Dr James Kember and Suzannah Jessep and new board members Rosemary Banks and Dr Julia Macdonald. The NZII…

Speech by President Javier Milei during his visit to the VISA Monitoring Center Good afternoon everyone, first of all many thanks to the people of Prisma, Newpay, Texpert and Visa for the invitation, and thanks also to everyone present. It is always a pleasure for me to talk about new investments in our country. I like to take advantage of every occasion to celebrate them for what they represent, small but important steps towards the free country that we dream of and that we are building. This …

Antofagasta, June 8, 2026.-The President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, led this Monday the opening ceremony of Exponor 2026, the main international exhibition of technologies, innovation and solutions for the mining and energy industry in Latin America, which takes place in the city of Antofagasta between June 8 and 11. In his speech, the President emphasized that "we need help, we need the bills Move forward, we need tax competitiveness, we need to unblock some issues that affect us today…

Fellow South Africans,I wish to address you this evening on a matter that concerns many South Africans.Over recent months, South Africans from every walk of life have raised concerns about migration and illegal immigration.These concerns are being expressed in our communities, our workplaces, our schools, our clinics and across social media platforms.Many South Africans are asking difficult but legitimate questions.They are asking whether our borders are secure.They are concerned about jobs.Sout…

Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza,Ministers and Deputy Ministers,Honourable Members,Fellow South Africans, Allow me to thank the members of this House for what has been, for the most part, a debate of substance on Vote 1.This debate has demonstrated that while we may differ on matters of policy and politics, there is broad agreement on the challenges confronting our nation and on the urgency with which they must be addressed. South Africans expect of all of us not simply to dia…

New data out today shows tourism is continuing its positive trajectory, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says. Stats NZ data out today shows 288,500 international visitors came to New Zealand in April 2026 – up 8 per cent on the same period last year, and 94 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. It also reported a record number of visitors from the United States (25,800, up 14 per cent on the same time last year), Australia (138,000, up 4 per cent) and India (8,000, up 17 per cent). …

The Government parties, in cooperation with the Sweden Democrats, have decided on six collaborative projects. Within the framework of these projects, they will draft and carry out political reforms to resolve Sweden’s most important societal challenges. In addition to the six collaborative projects, the Government is working on two other priorities. “Setting a new course requires both perseverance and determination. Problems that have emerged over a long period require long-term efforts. And th…

I placed my previous term of office under the banner of «Greater Ambitions » for Cameroon. The « Greater Ambitions» policy was meant to help take our country out of underdevelopment and into modernity and make it an emerging country in the medium term. Today, all the studies have been conducted and the necessary funds have been secured. It is thus time for us to move on to “Major Accomplishments” by giving Cameroon a fresh impetus. At the policy level, Fresh Impetus, - Means pursuing our polic…

Congratulations to all of you on the opening of the regular session, and I wish you success in your activities for the benefit of the country! During the past session, a great deal of work was accomplished. 102 laws were adopted, including those on public control, combating human trafficking, science and technology policy, heat energy, and others. Significant attention was paid to social issues, particularly the protection of children. A law has been adopted that provides for payments to child…

PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV’SSTATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS A FAIR STATE. ONE NATION. PROSPEROUS SOCIETY Dear deputies, members of the Government! In accordance with Article 59 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I declare the third session of the Parliament of the 7th convocation open. I congratulate everyone on the start of another session of the Parliament! This year our country has entered a new stage of development. In a nationwide referendum, the majority of citizens …

UNITY OF THE PEOPLE AND SYSTEMIC REFORMS ARE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE NATION'S PROSPERITY Distinguished Members of Parliament and Members of the Government! This year we are marking the 30th anniversary of our Independence - this is our most cherished treasure. Thanks to the forward-looking policy of the First President, Kazakhstan has had notable success and became known all over the world. In unity and harmony, we were able to build a new state: this is our greatest accomplishment. We h…