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The Waikato region's future growth will need to overcome challenges to its two core industries. But opportunities will also come from its 'golden triangle' advantages
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The Waikato region's future growth will need to overcome challenges to its two core industries. But opportunities will also come from its 'golden triangle' advantages
Roger Wallis looks at the recent pressures on directors and how they are to apply the moving and widening standards of good governance 'in the bests interests of the company'
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Roger Wallis looks at the recent pressures on directors and how they are to apply the moving and widening standards of good governance 'in the bests interests of the company'
New Zealand's gateway city is key to the country's food and beverage industries and advanced manufacturing sector, and home to many cutting-edge subsectors, all with ample opportunities
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New Zealand's gateway city is key to the country's food and beverage industries and advanced manufacturing sector, and home to many cutting-edge subsectors, all with ample opportunities
This year’s anniversaries of the 1919 and 1989 student protests in China will highlight the Chinese authorities’ contradictory attitudes toward the two movements. At some point it will have to reckon with its own history
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This year’s anniversaries of the 1919 and 1989 student protests in China will highlight the Chinese authorities’ contradictory attitudes toward the two movements. At some point it will have to reckon with its own history
Deloitte Access Economics delves into the role regions should play in supporting the overall economic success of New Zealand, and how our regions can build their pathways to prosperity
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Deloitte Access Economics delves into the role regions should play in supporting the overall economic success of New Zealand, and how our regions can build their pathways to prosperity
The importance of regional economic growth in driving overall national growth cannot be over-emphasised. It is essential that all regional economies within New Zealand continue to thrive
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The importance of regional economic growth in driving overall national growth cannot be over-emphasised. It is essential that all regional economies within New Zealand continue to thrive
ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley on the RBNZ bank capital proposals, productivity, the OCR arguments and the opportunity cost of traffic delays
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ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley on the RBNZ bank capital proposals, productivity, the OCR arguments and the opportunity cost of traffic delays
Deloitte Access Economics takes a deeper dive into some key regional opportunities as part of their Slice of Heaven series and the key industries: tourism, agribusiness, advanced manufacturing, and food processing
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Deloitte Access Economics takes a deeper dive into some key regional opportunities as part of their Slice of Heaven series and the key industries: tourism, agribusiness, advanced manufacturing, and food processing
Strategic asset-allocation decisions determine most of an investment portfolio’s subsequent return. Investors need to focus more on their portfolio composition and worry less about active or passive positions
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Strategic asset-allocation decisions determine most of an investment portfolio’s subsequent return. Investors need to focus more on their portfolio composition and worry less about active or passive positions
Yu Yongding advocates China going back to expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, alongside its necessary structural adjustment, to keep social wellbeing improving
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Yu Yongding advocates China going back to expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, alongside its necessary structural adjustment, to keep social wellbeing improving
Ann Lee says demonising China as a totalitarian state that threatens to overturn the US-led world order risks damaging the global economy by curtailing trade and fueling intense military competition
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Ann Lee says demonising China as a totalitarian state that threatens to overturn the US-led world order risks damaging the global economy by curtailing trade and fueling intense military competition
Brendon Harre says housing policy failure impacts heavily on the poor. He calls for a fix to the housing crisis from an inequality perspective targeting the RMA and infrastructure financing
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Brendon Harre says housing policy failure impacts heavily on the poor. He calls for a fix to the housing crisis from an inequality perspective targeting the RMA and infrastructure financing
All human interaction, including international trade and monetary policy, is characterised by a mixture of competition and cooperation. Which is best depends on the context, including what the other players are doing
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All human interaction, including international trade and monetary policy, is characterised by a mixture of competition and cooperation. Which is best depends on the context, including what the other players are doing
Risk management tools like forward exchange contracts and limit orders are useful when you have a significant currency transfer planned and want to avoid the volatility of the spot market
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Risk management tools like forward exchange contracts and limit orders are useful when you have a significant currency transfer planned and want to avoid the volatility of the spot market
A shift to clean energy is now feasible owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of renewable energy now rival fossil fuels
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A shift to clean energy is now feasible owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of renewable energy now rival fossil fuels
Digital flows and services are already too big and important to ignore. Governments need to look beyond manufacturing and agriculture when they assess their external balances, competitive positions and setting policy
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Digital flows and services are already too big and important to ignore. Governments need to look beyond manufacturing and agriculture when they assess their external balances, competitive positions and setting policy
No one knows what China’s future holds despite many of faulty predictions of systemic collapse or stagnation. Neither is likely, although they face challenges that are far more serious than many observers seem to think
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No one knows what China’s future holds despite many of faulty predictions of systemic collapse or stagnation. Neither is likely, although they face challenges that are far more serious than many observers seem to think
Another good season ahead for NZ dairy farmers, but winter is coming with demand uncertainties rising – new Rabobank dairy industry report
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Another good season ahead for NZ dairy farmers, but winter is coming with demand uncertainties rising – new Rabobank dairy industry report
National's Revenue Spokesperson Andrew Bayly says the impact of Capital Gains Tax on the commercial property sector has received little focus - and this is a mistake
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National's Revenue Spokesperson Andrew Bayly says the impact of Capital Gains Tax on the commercial property sector has received little focus - and this is a mistake
Milford Asset Management senior analyst Ian Robertson provides some salient tips for investors in long-term bonds
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Milford Asset Management senior analyst Ian Robertson provides some salient tips for investors in long-term bonds
As lifestyles in developing economies improve dramatically, many in the advanced economies are seeing their wellbeing deteriorate. Without fundamental change it is difficult to imagine them having a prosperous future
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As lifestyles in developing economies improve dramatically, many in the advanced economies are seeing their wellbeing deteriorate. Without fundamental change it is difficult to imagine them having a prosperous future
The IMF looks at housing markets in key economies, including the US, Canada, Australia and China. They identify key vulnerabilities and suggest what policy makers everwhere need to prepare for
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The IMF looks at housing markets in key economies, including the US, Canada, Australia and China. They identify key vulnerabilities and suggest what policy makers everwhere need to prepare for
David Norman says the regional fuel tax is helping change how people travel, doing its bit to free up space on Auckland's congested roads
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David Norman says the regional fuel tax is helping change how people travel, doing its bit to free up space on Auckland's congested roads
Foreign banks are becoming easy targets for populist expropriation, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. And as they pull back so are necessary capital flows for development
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Foreign banks are becoming easy targets for populist expropriation, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. And as they pull back so are necessary capital flows for development
The changes China’s economy has undergone are sweeping, unprecedented, and essential. The world would be far better served by understanding them than by trying to prove these achievements are less impressive than they are
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The changes China’s economy has undergone are sweeping, unprecedented, and essential. The world would be far better served by understanding them than by trying to prove these achievements are less impressive than they are