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Richard Meade says we should make it harder, not easier, for consumers to change power supplier

Richard Meade says we should make it harder, not easier, for consumers to change power supplier

Dambisa Moyo offers a four-point strategy for weighing investment or policy choices during uncertain times

Dambisa Moyo offers a four-point strategy for weighing investment or policy choices during uncertain times

Raghuram Rajan concludes that neither the United States nor the European Union gets the balance of AI regulation quite right

Raghuram Rajan concludes that neither the United States nor the European Union gets the balance of AI regulation quite right

Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem, says Grant Duncan

Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem, says Grant Duncan

Keun Lee says one of the forces of innovation or financialisation has had a negligible effect while the other is gutting the middle class

Keun Lee says one of the forces of innovation or financialisation has had a negligible effect while the other is gutting the middle class

Trump's war on numbers he doesn't like is driving some to source the quality public data they relied on elsewhere - but that will then give them an economic advantage to the detriment of good public policy

Trump's war on numbers he doesn't like is driving some to source the quality public data they relied on elsewhere - but that will then give them an economic advantage to the detriment of good public policy

Driver assist technology saves lives. Why do so many people turn it off?

Driver assist technology saves lives. Why do so many people turn it off?

Luci Ellis says President Trump's attempt to sack Fed Governor Cook is part of a broader pattern, not only for his administration but an increasingly partisan US. Other high-income countries are not going the same way

Luci Ellis says President Trump's attempt to sack Fed Governor Cook is part of a broader pattern, not only for his administration but an increasingly partisan US. Other high-income countries are not going the same way

Dennis Snower warns that the end of the greenback's global primacy could trigger a panic-driven global economic re-ordering

Dennis Snower warns that the end of the greenback's global primacy could trigger a panic-driven global economic re-ordering

Nancy Qian observes that faster economic growth in China requires children that women will not bear - unless growth accelerates

Nancy Qian observes that faster economic growth in China requires children that women will not bear - unless growth accelerates

Jennifer Johnson-Calari says that over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals

Jennifer Johnson-Calari says that over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals

Ren Ito expects models that attract the most global users to confer significant benefits on their creators

Ren Ito expects models that attract the most global users to confer significant benefits on their creators

An attempt to lower NZ electricity prices could end up doing the opposite – here’s why

An attempt to lower NZ electricity prices could end up doing the opposite – here’s why

Desmond Lachman warns that valuations in the US are increasingly at odds with escalating geopolitical and economic risks

Desmond Lachman warns that valuations in the US are increasingly at odds with escalating geopolitical and economic risks

Data centres consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

Data centres consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

Road-user charges can pay for more than just road maintenance – NZ could lead the way

Road-user charges can pay for more than just road maintenance – NZ could lead the way

Ian Bremmer expects the next wave of technological innovation to favour closed, consolidated political systems

Ian Bremmer expects the next wave of technological innovation to favour closed, consolidated political systems

Academics say 'global best practice' in helping small businesses survive the effects of a roiled economic environment is to partner them with Government programs and universities

Academics say 'global best practice' in helping small businesses survive the effects of a roiled economic environment is to partner them with Government programs and universities

AI is peeling back the layers of ‘low-value’ work – NZ may be well placed to adapt

AI is peeling back the layers of ‘low-value’ work – NZ may be well placed to adapt

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate

It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain

It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain

Banning contactless and credit card surcharges won’t help – open banking reform is what’s needed

Banning contactless and credit card surcharges won’t help – open banking reform is what’s needed

Nancy Qian highlights the economic, social, and political risks raised by China's collapsing fertility rates

Nancy Qian highlights the economic, social, and political risks raised by China's collapsing fertility rates

Given global demand for oil could peak soon, Jen Purdie says NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up

Given global demand for oil could peak soon, Jen Purdie says NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up

Jay L. Zagorsky outlines concerns about corporates using AI to offer customers different prices for the same product

Jay L. Zagorsky outlines concerns about corporates using AI to offer customers different prices for the same product