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October 19 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview.
Friday, 20 October 2006, 10:38 am | BNZ Weekly
The Kiwi dollar has risen slightly against the greenback this week with the markets factoring in an increased expectation that the Reserve Bank will raise its official cash rate next Thursday morning. However we have lost about one cent against the ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview October 12
Friday, 13 October 2006, 11:25 am | BNZ Weekly
This month we are running our monthly confidence survey. If time permits please click on the URL below and tick whether you believe the economy will get better or worse over the next 12 months. Of far more importance however please take a minute to let ... More >>
The EGGS Factor
Friday, 13 October 2006, 9:12 am | Bank of New Zealand
Epsom Girls’ Grammar School has once more proved it’s got the write stuff when it comes to producing literary talent. This year it has again produced a winner in the Young Writer’s category of the Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Awards. More >>
Grimshaw takes top literary prize
Friday, 13 October 2006, 9:09 am | Bank of New Zealand
Critically-acclaimed author Charlotte Grimshaw has kept the Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Award all in the family. The winner of this year’s award, Grimshaw takes home the same prize her father, CK Stead won 45 years ago. More >>
Bank of New Zealand Launches Simplified Account
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 2:28 pm | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand introduces “all you can eat banking” with the launch this week of MyMoney, a simplified transaction account with a $5 monthly account fee. More >>
September 21 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 22 September 2006, 9:51 am | BNZ Weekly
The Kiwi dollar has remained strong this week in spite of worse than expected current account deficit numbers released this morning with investors around the world hungry for our high interest rates at a time when the next move in interest rates in the ... More >>
September 14 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:25 am | BNZ Weekly
The main point of interest for the financial markets this week was this morning's review of the official cash rate. As expected the rate was left unchanged at 7.25% but the Reserve Bank warned they may need to increase the rate again. This comment ... More >>
BNZ Confidence Survey: Pessimism Steady
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 10:59 am | Bank of New Zealand
Many thanks to those who responded in our monthly BNZ Confidence survey. Results are attached. Net pessimism has remained steady over the past month at about half the level of the past year, residential real estate appears to remain in acceptable ... More >>
BNZ Commits To Premium Office Tower
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 2:45 pm | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand has committed to occupy over 60% of a new premium commercial office tower owned, developed and being built by Multiplex Group at 80 Queen Street, Auckland. More >>
Wanted: A Bigger Trophy Cabinet
Friday, 1 September 2006, 10:01 am | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand made it a three-peat when it was named the nation’s best contact centre (over 50 seats) in the CRM Awards, announced in Auckland last night. The awards, in their tenth year, recognise excellence in customer service, evaluating companies ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview 31 August
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:39 am | BNZ Weekly
The main development over the past week has been a strong rise in the New Zealand dollar to just over 65 US cents. This has come on the back of overseas investors chasing the good yields available in New Zealand amidst growing expectations that ... More >>
Aaradhna's gift from heart launches collections
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 5:20 pm | BNZ Get Organised Auckland
With the release of her new hit single “I love you too” and video featuring her family, New Zealand’s first lady of hip hop Aaradhna is leading support for Bank of New Zealand Get Organised Auckland to raise funds to stop domestic violence. More >>
Bank of New Zealand Contact Centre judged best
Friday, 25 August 2006, 3:02 pm | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of Zealand won international recognition for customer service excellence today with its contact centre operation judged as providing the best customer service of any contact centre in Asia Pacific. More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview: Quiet Week
Friday, 25 August 2006, 9:17 am | BNZ Weekly
Many of the economic data releases in recent times have come in stronger than expected. This morning for instance we learned that in July the value of export receipts was up from a year earlier by a surprisingly strong 24%. The unemployment rate has fallen ... More >>
August 17 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 18 August 2006, 10:14 am | Bank of New Zealand
Data releases this week show that retail spending growth has slowed, business input costs are rising strongly, the housing market is only slowly easing and by one measure at least is actually improving, while consumer confidence has eased marginally. We ... More >>
BNZ's Latest Survey – Pessimism Declining
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 11:03 am | Bank of New Zealand
On average people are still pessimistic but the level of pessimism has declined to be the best since February last year. More >>
BNZ partners with Preventing Violence
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 9:49 am | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand has become principal sponsor of the charity Preventing Violence in the Home (PVH) and naming rights sponsor of a huge fundraising garage sale to be held in Auckland in November. More >>
August 10 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 11 August 2006, 10:08 am | BNZ Weekly
This week we are once again running our monthly confidence survey. If time permits please click on the URL below and tick whether you believe the economy will get better or worse over the next 12 months. More importantly please take the time to pen one ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview - August 2 Edition
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:22 am | Bank of New Zealand
Things have been relatively quiet in the New Zealand financial markets over the past week with some very mild weakness in the New Zealand dollar, small falls in wholesale interest rates, and very few data releases. More >>
July 27 Edition Of The BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 28 July 2006, 9:14 am | Bank of New Zealand
As had been widely anticipated the Reserve Bank left their official cash rate unchanged at 7.25% this morning and while warning that they don't believe they will need to increase again said they don't expect to be cutting it for a long time either. During ... More >>