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Key stands behind comment that S&P more likely to downgrade Labour govt than National; Says received comment in email from 'source'
10th Oct 11, 4:17pm
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Key stands behind comment that S&P more likely to downgrade Labour govt than National; Says received comment in email from 'source'
Labour waiting for pre-election fiscal update before announcing savings policy, Cunliffe says; Will it include some form of compulsory KiwiSaver?
10th Oct 11, 9:38am
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Labour waiting for pre-election fiscal update before announcing savings policy, Cunliffe says; Will it include some form of compulsory KiwiSaver?
Finance Minister English says it will be a "huge challenge" to get a credit rating upgrade back to AA+ from S&P, who want sustained current account surpluses
6th Oct 11, 4:56pm
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Finance Minister English says it will be a "huge challenge" to get a credit rating upgrade back to AA+ from S&P, who want sustained current account surpluses
Soft compulsion for KiwiSaver would cost govt NZ$300 mln upfront, as only a third of those made to join would stay, Key says
4th Oct 11, 11:38am
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Soft compulsion for KiwiSaver would cost govt NZ$300 mln upfront, as only a third of those made to join would stay, Key says
Double Shot Interview: David Cunliffe says Double Downgrade a response to National Government's failure on foreign debt and current account deficit
30th Sep 11, 11:33pm
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Double Shot Interview: David Cunliffe says Double Downgrade a response to National Government's failure on foreign debt and current account deficit
Opinion: Bernard Hickey says the government can't just brush off the Double-Downgrade of NZ's sovereign credit rating as an accidental or irrelevant mistake
30th Sep 11, 10:56pm
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey says the government can't just brush off the Double-Downgrade of NZ's sovereign credit rating as an accidental or irrelevant mistake
Finance Minister Bill English says S&P and Fitch downgrades of NZ "reflect global concerns about foreign debt"
30th Sep 11, 3:11pm
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Finance Minister Bill English says S&P and Fitch downgrades of NZ "reflect global concerns about foreign debt"
Fitch cuts NZ's sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA from AA+, cites NZ's high net foreign debt and widening current account deficit
30th Sep 11, 7:18am
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Fitch cuts NZ's sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA from AA+, cites NZ's high net foreign debt and widening current account deficit
Taxpayers' 'uncalled capital facility' behind Kiwibank's parent NZ Post is worth NZ$300 million
7th Sep 11, 4:06pm
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Taxpayers' 'uncalled capital facility' behind Kiwibank's parent NZ Post is worth NZ$300 million
Labour's Goff unfazed about need to borrow more than National in short-term, says ratings agencies would look at better long-term debt track
8th Aug 11, 3:49pm
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Labour's Goff unfazed about need to borrow more than National in short-term, says ratings agencies would look at better long-term debt track
NZ well placed to deal with global market fallout having met S&P demands, although outcome unclear if US falls back into recession, PM Key says
8th Aug 11, 8:12am
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NZ well placed to deal with global market fallout having met S&P demands, although outcome unclear if US falls back into recession, PM Key says
S&P revises outlook on Avanti Finance's BB- credit rating to positive from stable; Will upgrade to BB if Avanti can safely sustain ambition to grow portfolio
26th Jul 11, 9:17pm
S&P revises outlook on Avanti Finance's BB- credit rating to positive from stable; Will upgrade to BB if Avanti can safely sustain ambition to grow portfolio
Treasury reviews NZ$880 million worth of govt spending on policy advice, but doesn't recommend specific cuts
28th Apr 11, 11:03am
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Treasury reviews NZ$880 million worth of govt spending on policy advice, but doesn't recommend specific cuts
Opinion: Roger J Kerr says the US$, commodities and NZ's credit-rating hold the key for Kiwi dollar movements
26th Apr 11, 7:05pm
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Opinion: Roger J Kerr says the US$, commodities and NZ's credit-rating hold the key for Kiwi dollar movements
AMI would have gone into receivership without government support for credit rating, Prime Minister John Key says
11th Apr 11, 8:13am
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AMI would have gone into receivership without government support for credit rating, Prime Minister John Key says
Earthquake levy has same risk as increasing debt in terms of credit rating, hence need for control of budget spending, English says
24th Mar 11, 7:19pm
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Earthquake levy has same risk as increasing debt in terms of credit rating, hence need for control of budget spending, English says
AMI's financial strength rating slashed to A- from A+ after quake; AM Best says AMI still on negative outlook as capital raising plans unclear
24th Mar 11, 12:34pm
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AMI's financial strength rating slashed to A- from A+ after quake; AM Best says AMI still on negative outlook as capital raising plans unclear
Key, English warn of 'zero budget' as fears grow that Standard and Poor's may downgrade NZ govt and bank credit ratings
22nd Mar 11, 12:27pm
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Key, English warn of 'zero budget' as fears grow that Standard and Poor's may downgrade NZ govt and bank credit ratings
Standard & Poor's says it can wait till May budget before looking at NZ credit rating, but warns private sector on overseas debt
18th Mar 11, 4:16pm
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Standard & Poor's says it can wait till May budget before looking at NZ credit rating, but warns private sector on overseas debt
Rating agency Moody's comfortable with NZ govt debt; Says "highly likely" levels will remain on stronger side of Aaa rating range
14th Jan 11, 11:12am
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Rating agency Moody's comfortable with NZ govt debt; Says "highly likely" levels will remain on stronger side of Aaa rating range
The new 'Heartland Bank' hopefuls get an investment grade credit rating from S&P
6th Jan 11, 11:29am
The new 'Heartland Bank' hopefuls get an investment grade credit rating from S&P
NZ govt debt won't worry agencies until it hits 30% of GDP, and it will only reach 28.5%, PM Key says
20th Dec 10, 2:23pm
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NZ govt debt won't worry agencies until it hits 30% of GDP, and it will only reach 28.5%, PM Key says
Sixth 'yes" vote for 'Heartland Bank' merger, just CBS depositors left to vote
8th Dec 10, 2:40pm
Sixth 'yes" vote for 'Heartland Bank' merger, just CBS depositors left to vote
Commerce Commission investigating 'alleged misleading representations' on Credit Sails' 'characteristics and risk'
7th Dec 10, 4:37pm
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Commerce Commission investigating 'alleged misleading representations' on Credit Sails' 'characteristics and risk'
S&P's negative outlook for NZ shows its rejection of National government's lack of action on savings and foreign debt, Labour's Cunliffe says. Your view?
23rd Nov 10, 10:08am
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S&P's negative outlook for NZ shows its rejection of National government's lack of action on savings and foreign debt, Labour's Cunliffe says. Your view?