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NZ economy buoyed by commodity exports, dented by earthquake
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 10:23 am | Business New Zealand
Forward indicators were pointing to an upturn for the New Zealand economy until the Christchurch earthquake, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast http://www.businessnz.org.nz/file/2036/110302%20Mar%2011%20Forecast.pdf > for the March quarter 2011. More >>
PMI and PSI surveys suspended for February
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 9:57 am | Business New Zealand
BNZ and BusinessNZ advise that their monthly surveys of the manufacturing and services sectors will not be operational for the month of February. More >>
Corporate support for Canterbury
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1:40 pm | Business New Zealand
BusinessNZ CEO Phil O’Reilly says there has been overwhelming support from the business community wanting to be involved in the relief effort after the Christchurch earthquake. Prime Minister John Key and Finance Minister Bill English are meeting ... More >>
Lacklustre start to service sector activity for 2011
Monday, 21 February 2011, 10:46 am | Business New Zealand
Lacklustre start to service sector activity for 2011 Overall activity in the service sector for the first month of 2011 displayed a fairly lacklustre beginning, while the newly established Combined Index shows a similar pattern to the end of 2010, ... More >>
Manufacturing continues expansion in January 2011
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 11:25 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing activity in January 2011 shows a positive start to the year with the fourth consecutive month in expansion, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for January stood at 53.7, ... More >>
Central wage fixing completely unacceptable
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:24 am | Business New Zealand
‘Under the radar’ moves towards central wage fixing are completely unacceptable, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says recent kite-flying by the Labour Party suggest it is seeking to prepare the way for a return to a form of National ... More >>
Policy, tax and savings recommendations largely positive
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 2:00 pm | Business New Zealand
There are many recommendations by the Savings Working Group that should be seriously considered, according to BusinessNZ. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says there is not a single silver bullet to rectify New Zealand’s low wealth accumulation, ... More >>
Realistic policy on SOEs deserves wide support
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 1:17 pm | Business New Zealand
A focus on investment in the Prime Minister’s state of the nation speech has been welcomed by BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says allowing New Zealanders to invest directly in a changed mix of state owned assets is a policy that is both ... More >>
Service sector closes 2010 on similar note
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 12:59 pm | Business New Zealand
Overall activity in the service sector for the last month of 2010 ended up being a repeat of 2009, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). More >>
BusinessNZ joins major economies business forum
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 12:52 pm | Business New Zealand
BusinessNZ has joined the Major Economies Forum on Energy Security and Climate Change (BizMEF), a partnership of business organisations in leading economies that work to promote energy security and cooperative action on climate change. More >>
Rethink the economy to improve prospects - BusinessNZ
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 3:10 pm | Business New Zealand
The deterioration in the Government’s accounts because of low economic growth and some one-off problems is not surprising, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Cancun: Success or Failure?
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 11:00 am | Business New Zealand
Much has already been written about the outcome of the global climate change negotiations that concluded on Friday, with undoubtedly much more to come over coming months as the entrails of the negotiations are dissected. Some are claiming the negotiations ... More >>
Debate on state asset options healthy
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 12:33 pm | Business New Zealand
BusinessNZ has welcomed the Treasury’s intention to provide advice on options for reviewing the form of state assets. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the economy would benefit from greater use of the value held in Crown-held companies. More >>
Clear directions on superannuation
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 9:25 am | Business New Zealand
The Review of Retirement Income Policy contains a lot of clear thinking and straight talking, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Cancun Negotiations Gather Pace at End of First Week
Friday, 3 December 2010, 3:21 pm | Business New Zealand
Negotiations are starting to gather pace as the Cancun conference nears the end of its first week. For the first few days the two negotiating tracks were conducted in open sessions, but now negotiators have moved behind closed doors to work on some ... More >>
Business NZ's John Carnegie Reports on Progress at Cancun
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 4:52 pm | Business New Zealand
It’s a year since the Copenhagen international conference on climate change. This year the conference is happening in Cancun, Mexico, and there’s an entirely different feeling this time round. While the Copenhagen conference wound up with only modest ... More >>
Nations Assemble for Climate Change Conference
Friday, 26 November 2010, 2:54 pm | Business New Zealand
Between 29 November and 10 December thousands of negotiators, business people, campaigners and scientists will gather in Cancun, Mexico. Their aim is to breathe life into global climate policy following the failure to strike a deal at the 2009 Copenhagen summit. ... More >>
Service sector keeps its head above water
Monday, 15 November 2010, 11:20 am | Business New Zealand
Service sector keeps its head above water Despite a dip in expansion, the service sector activity continued to keep its head above water, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) . The PSI for October was 52.0 . This was down ... More >>
Manufacturing still flat in October
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 11:10 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing still flat in October, though small green shoots. October saw little change from September regarding activity in manufacturing, as the sector remains fairly static and still not quite able to get into expansionary territory, according ... More >>
Rebalancing Economy Required To Catch Australia
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 3:35 pm | Business New Zealand
Rebalancing Economy Required To Catch Australia Implementing the 2025 Taskforce report would require rebalancing the economy says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly says a key recommendation is for slimmer but higher quality public spending. "The ... More >>
