restructuring
Fonterra’s new strategy is all about cutting the cloth to suit the purse. The new overarching strategy is just the first step on a long path
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Fonterra’s new strategy is all about cutting the cloth to suit the purse. The new overarching strategy is just the first step on a long path
Keith Woodford sets out how the seeds of Fonterra’s current situation were sown a long time ago, driven by over-confidence and arrogance in the overarching company culture
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Keith Woodford sets out how the seeds of Fonterra’s current situation were sown a long time ago, driven by over-confidence and arrogance in the overarching company culture
Keith Woodford says Fonterra’s short-term problem is asset sales, asset values and earnings; the longer-term problem is a capital structure that is no longer fit for purpose
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Keith Woodford says Fonterra’s short-term problem is asset sales, asset values and earnings; the longer-term problem is a capital structure that is no longer fit for purpose
Keith Woodford lays out how Fonterra’s Chilean profits and market share have been dropping, and how its farmers have been deserting for other processors. He says write-downs appear likely
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Keith Woodford lays out how Fonterra’s Chilean profits and market share have been dropping, and how its farmers have been deserting for other processors. He says write-downs appear likely
Keith Woodford explains how Fonterra’s Australian operations must now be centre stage to Fonterra’s financial unravelling
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Keith Woodford explains how Fonterra’s Australian operations must now be centre stage to Fonterra’s financial unravelling
Keith Woodford explains how Fonterra’s capital shortage has now got a great deal worse, with no easy answers
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Keith Woodford explains how Fonterra’s capital shortage has now got a great deal worse, with no easy answers
The latest numbers say that Fonterra is struggling to turn around both its performance and its balance sheet, says Keith Woodford
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The latest numbers say that Fonterra is struggling to turn around both its performance and its balance sheet, says Keith Woodford
Zhang Jun explains why China will not go the way of the Soviet Union in a cold war with the United States
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Zhang Jun explains why China will not go the way of the Soviet Union in a cold war with the United States
BNZ unveils two breaches of banking registration that mean it has been overstating its capital adequacy ratios and has restated them, discloses big restructuring provision
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BNZ unveils two breaches of banking registration that mean it has been overstating its capital adequacy ratios and has restated them, discloses big restructuring provision
Zhang Jun shows it is not easy being a Chinese company, with surcharges and taxes hobbling profitability, encouraging avoidance, and incentivising moves offshore. Inefficient SOEs impose large extra costs too
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Zhang Jun shows it is not easy being a Chinese company, with surcharges and taxes hobbling profitability, encouraging avoidance, and incentivising moves offshore. Inefficient SOEs impose large extra costs too
Zhang Jun shows that rising debt, falling investment and poor productivity are not only hampering the Middle Kingdom, but policy responses to them are not helping
Zhang Jun shows that rising debt, falling investment and poor productivity are not only hampering the Middle Kingdom, but policy responses to them are not helping
New Motu study finds spending on ‘intangibles’ fosters firm growth but doesn’t boost productivity
Chang Ka Mun and Jaana Remes argue that Chinese urban consumers represent the future of the global economy
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Chang Ka Mun and Jaana Remes argue that Chinese urban consumers represent the future of the global economy
Zhang Jun says regional differences in economic performance reflect the country's massive structural changes as it seeks the status of a high-income economy
Zhang Jun says regional differences in economic performance reflect the country's massive structural changes as it seeks the status of a high-income economy
China faces large restructuring challenges but it also has a big advantage. And the productivity gains from this transformation will be huge
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China faces large restructuring challenges but it also has a big advantage. And the productivity gains from this transformation will be huge