NZTE And Enterprise Singapore Deepen Collaboration With Enhanced Partnership For Growth

Friday, 10 October 2025, 1:53 pm
Press Release: NZTE

Johnny Teo, Assistant Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore and Peter Chrisp, Chief Executive, NZTE at the signing ceremony at NZTE’s Auckland office (Photo/Supplied)

Auckland, New Zealand; 10 October 2025: New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has signed an Enhanced Partnership for Growth with Enterprise Singapore, Singapore’s trade and enterprise development agency. The new three-year arrangement is a continuation of an agreement first signed in 2019 that aims to deepen collaboration and promote business ties between the two nations.

The agreement will focus on growing cooperation in two key areas - Trade and Connectivity and Technology and Innovation. NZTE and Enterprise Singapore are exploring a range of activities including joint industry events, hosting business delegations and B2B exchanges.

Signed between NZTE Chief Executive Peter Chrisp and Enterprise Singapore’s Managing Director Cindy Khoo, the agreement was exchanged during a ceremony at NZTE’s office in Auckland yesterday with representatives of Enterprise Singapore. The ceremony was part of a series of events taking place during the visit of Singapore Prime Minister, the Honourable Lawrence Wong, to New Zealand this week to launch the new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and mark 60 years of relations between New Zealand and Singapore.

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“We are pleased to sign an Enhanced Partnership for Growth with Enterprise Singapore. The new arrangement builds on our existing strong collaboration and supports export companies from both countries to deepen economic and business links. Through this agreement companies will be encouraged to expand operations, build market knowledge, exchange expertise and develop business networks and connectivity. Most importantly, this also represents best practice sharing between the two organisations,” said Peter Chrisp, Chief Executive, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.

"Singapore and New Zealand businesses have built strong collaborations over the years, drawing on our shared interests and respective strengths. Building on this positive relationship, we hope to take our commercial collaborations further under this latest renewal of partnership to continue deepening joint opportunities in trade facilitation, connectivity, and innovation. I look forward to working with our New Zealand counterparts to achieve these objectives," said Cindy Khoo, Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore.

Singapore is New Zealand’s top trading partner in Southeast Asia and fourth largest globally. In the year ended June 2025, two-way trade reached NZ$11 billion, an increase of more than 90% since 2019. High quality, safe food and beverage makes up the majority of New Zealand’s exports to Singapore which imports 90% of its food. Other growth sectors include HealthTech, CleanTech and FoodTech.

In addition to the signing, NZTE hosted a delegation of key Singaporean supply chain businesses this week to promote and strengthen business ties. The visiting delegation was able to connect with a range of New Zealand businesses during the week, including WineWorks, The Homegrown Juice Company and Scales Corporation.

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About New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)

NewZealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) | Te Taurapa Tūhono is the New Zealand government's international business development agency. Our purpose is to grow companies internationally – bigger, better, faster – for the good of NewZealand. NZTE uses its extensive knowledge and global networks to help exporters of all sizes make better decisions and connect them with international partners and opportunities.

About Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG)

Enterprise Singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development. EnterpriseSGworks with committed companies to build capabilities, innovate and internationalise. As the national standards and accreditation body, EnterpriseSG continues to build trust in Singapore's products and services through quality and standards. EnterpriseSG’smission is to grow Singapore enterprises and promote international trade, positioning Singapore as a global hub for businesses and entrepreneurs.EnterpriseSGleverages its extensive network of overseas centres and partnerships to connect Singapore companies with opportunities worldwide and support their growth ambitions

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