All posts tagged "business"

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  News and Views

  Infrastructure spend could invigorate economy

  BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope says a portion of the governments $7.5 billion surplus should be used to invigorate the weakening economy...

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  News and Views

  EMA clear on top priorities for local government

  The EMA today is recommending a regionalised approach by upper North Island councils to solving local government issues highlighted in its discussion...

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  News and Views

  Yili completes acquisition of New Zealand’s second-largest dairy co-operative

  Hong Kong Jin Gang Trade Holding Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China’s dairy giant Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, on August 1...

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  Fast Facts

  More focus needed on business with Asia

  2019’s Perceptions of Asia report demonstrates the importance of business links between New Zealand and Asia, says BusinessNZ.

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  Agribusiness

  Small businesses record sales of $153 billion in 2018

  Small businesses contributed $153.1 billion, or 25.3 percent, to total industry sales in the 2018 financial year, Stats NZ said.

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  News and Views

  Wellbeing Budget 2019 delivers, but not for business

  The EMA was not expecting much for business from the Wellbeing Budget 2019, but it was still disappointed it did not tackle...

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  News and Views

  Ambitious targets will require govt support

  DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle has welcomed funding announced in 2019’s Budget for the Sustainable Land Use Package but will be...

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  News and Views

  Electricity prices retreat from recent high

  A fall in electricity generation prices from unusually high levels late in 2018 mainly influenced the fall in both input and output...

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  290

  News and Views

  Policies and actions needed to get to low emissions economy

  BusinessNZ says clear policies and actions and a political bipartisan approach will be needed to meet the ambitious targets contained in new...

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  News and Views

  Mobilise citizens to rein in social media giants

  Smart regulation and “human responses,” rather than a narrow focus on content moderation alone, are needed to counter the threat to democracy...