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Capital markets report useful but more needs to be done
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 2:44 pm | BusinessNZ
The Government’s final report under the Business Growth Agenda lists useful undertakings to enable better access to capital, says BusinessNZ. Building Capital Markets is a useful component of the Agenda to build the New Zealand economy, says BusinessNZ ... More >>
Service Sector Starts On Positive Note For 2013
Monday, 18 February 2013, 11:32 am | BusinessNZ
Media release 18 February 2013 Service Sector Starts On Positive Note For 2013 The service sector showed a pick-up in expansion for the start of 2013, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for January was ... More >>
New Zealand Apprenticeships right approach
Friday, 25 January 2013, 1:32 pm | BusinessNZ
More funding and focus on apprenticeships is the right approach, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Flat End To Manufacturing Year
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 11:02 am | BusinessNZ
Media release 24 January 2012 Flat End To Manufacturing Year New Zealand’s manufacturing sector year ended with a flat result, much as it had been throughout 2012, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally ... More >>
New Zealand economy – pockets of optimism
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 2:51 pm | BusinessNZ
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast indicates continued patchy growth in the short term, but with pockets of optimism as the housing market begins to show signs of life and the Christchurch rebuild starts to gain momentum. More >>
Holding on
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 10:54 am | BusinessNZ
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector returned to a minor level of expansion in October, although the sector remains in a flat state, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Moderate changes to Employment Relations Act
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 2:45 pm | BusinessNZ
Proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act will improve but not significantly alter employment processes, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the ‘good faith’ framework of the legislation will remain, with improvements ... More >>
Skills essential for competitiveness
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 5:12 pm | BusinessNZ
A competitive economy depends on many factors, and the Government’s business growth agenda is systematically addressing the key ones to boost New Zealand’s competitiveness, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Dead even
Monday, 17 September 2012, 10:56 am | BusinessNZ
The service sector was in a complete holding pattern in August, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI ). The PSI for August was 50.0 . This was down 2.4 points from July, and the fourth consecutive fall in expansion ... More >>
Clarity needed on councils' purpose
Friday, 14 September 2012, 11:20 am | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ says the purpose of local government needs to be properly established in new legislation. Last night BusinessNZ presented its views to the select committee considering the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill. More >>
Culture of innovation needed
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 12:13 pm | BusinessNZ
A culture of innovation is needed to catapult New Zealand’s economic performance, says BusinessNZ. Leading businesses were represented at the launch today of Building Innovation, the Government’s progress report on work towards a high value-added ... More >>
Easing of expansion continues in service sector
Monday, 20 August 2012, 12:32 pm | BusinessNZ
Expansion levels for the service sector dipped for the second consecutive month, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for July was 53.1. More >>
ATI important for new business, new science
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 3:17 pm | BusinessNZ
The establishment of the Advanced Technology Institute addresses a significant need for business, says BusinessNZ. More >>
NZ economy slowly shuffling forward
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 2:15 pm | BusinessNZ
Official and unofficial data show the New Zealand economy is growing slowly. While even slow growth is a positive given current global economic settings, New Zealand does face some risks in meeting economic forecasts outlined in the recent Budget, ... More >>
Autumn blues: BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 3:27 pm | BusinessNZ
Manufacturing activity dropped back into contraction after four months of expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
SMEs Invited to Pitch to Government Buyers
Monday, 7 May 2012, 3:15 pm | BusinessNZ
Around 430 small to medium-sized businesses from around New Zealand are being given a unique opportunity to pitch their products and services to government buyers at a free event in Wellington on 9 May. More >>
Faster loan repayments good for tertiary outcomes
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 3:06 pm | BusinessNZ
Encouraging students to pay off student loans faster is good policy, says BusinessNZ. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the fiscal burden of a very generous student loan scheme weighs heavily on the economy, and the Government is doing the ... More >>
Plans for competitive economy welcomed by business
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 1:01 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement of a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says pooling and coordinating services and policy relevant to business within a single ministry makes a lot of sense. More >>
Joint Aust/NZ productivity study welcomed
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 1:51 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ and the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum have welcomed the announcement of joint work by the Productivity Commissions of New Zealand and Australia. More >>
