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Budget move towards higher-earning economy
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:40 pm | Business NZ
Business will view the Budget as a positive move towards a more competitive, higher-earning economy says BusinessNZ. More >>
Competitiveness decline is concerning
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 12:57 pm | Business NZ
New Zealand’s decline in global competitiveness ranking is a matter of real concern, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Service sector expansion softens but employment up
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:00 am | Business NZ
The service sector experienced its sixth consecutive month of expansion, although activity softened slightly in April, according to the BNZ - Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) . More >>
Manufacturing Expansion Highest In 28 Months
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 11:36 am | Business NZ
New Zealand manufacturing continues to head in the right direction with a strong boost in expansion for March, according to the BNZ - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Service sector conditions pick up in February
Monday, 15 March 2010, 10:56 am | Business NZ
The PSI for February stood at 53.7. This was 0.6 points up from January, and up 7.4 points from February 2009. A PSI reading above 50.0 indicates that the service sector is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is declining. The average PSI value for ... More >>
Manufacturing expansion gains further foothold
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 11:44 am | Business NZ
Ongoing strength in new orders meant manufacturing remained in positive territory for the second month of 2010, according to the BNZ - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Service sector growth moderates in January
Monday, 15 February 2010, 10:57 am | Business NZ
The service sector continued to show a recovery for the first month of 2010, despite the rate of expansion slowing, according to the BNZ - Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). More >>
Reneging on Reserve Bank Act raises concern
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:47 pm | Business NZ
The Labour Party’s decision to renege on its commitment to the multi-party consensus on the Reserve Bank Act raises serious concerns says Business NZ. More >>
Growth In Manufacturing Activity
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:00 pm | Business NZ
Expansion dipped in October after gradual improvements in activity during the second half of 2009, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Spring boost for service sector activity
Monday, 19 October 2009, 12:01 pm | Business NZ
The first month of Spring brought about continued upwards expansion in the service sector, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PSI). More >>
ECI shows return to growth
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 10:34 am | Business NZ
A comprehensive economic indicator is showing a return to growth for the New Zealand economy. More >>
Exporting ‘the most important thing’
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 11:15 am | Business NZ
Leading export companies will tell the story of how they got established in overseas markets, at a forum in Auckland on 30 September. More >>
Science and business go together
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 1:32 pm | Business NZ
Science and business working together will bring great economic benefits for New Zealand. That’s the view of Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly, commenting on Resene Paints winning the What’s Your Problem New Zealand? competition. More >>
Manufacturing activity emerging from the doldrums
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 10:59 am | Business NZ
A positive result for both production and new orders helped push manufacturing activity further out of the doldrums in July, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Multipronged approach to youth unemployment
Monday, 3 August 2009, 10:38 am | Business NZ
Business NZ is endorsing the multipronged approach to youth unemployment announced today. Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly says a multifaceted series of initiatives is more likely to succeed in reducing the current bulge in unemployment numbers of 18-24 ... More >>
Business & government working well together
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 2:52 pm | Business NZ
Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman today announced a trial agreement between the tourism industry and Immigration NZ, aimed at providing more certainty for workers on temporary work permits and their employers. More >>
NZ scores well in overseas trade
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 1:59 pm | Business NZ
New Zealand has scored highly in a survey of international trade. The World Economic Forum’s Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 ranks countries on services, policies and institutions that help foster open trade. New Zealand has come in 11th – behind ... More >>
Service sector still weak
Monday, 20 April 2009, 10:30 am | Business NZ
There were positives and negatives in the service sector in March, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for March was 47.1. This was 0.8 points up from February and was the second consecutive monthly ... More >>
PMI – still contracting
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 11:50 am | Business NZ
Manufacturing activity was still contracting during March, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Property rights help jobs and growth
Friday, 20 February 2009, 1:38 pm | Business NZ
Business NZ supports the principle of including property rights in the Bill of Rights Act. Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly said the analysis released today was further evidence for the need for property rights to be among other human rights ... More >>
