NZ Economic Output: Productivity Commission A Winning Move?
March 31st, 2010
Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says NZ will be the winner in gaining a Productivity Commission. He notes “productivity growth is fundamental to …
Archive for March, 2010
NZ Trade: Trans Pacific FTA Gaining Momentum
March 26th, 2010
What started as a 2001 FTA with Singapore is set to become a powerful “new generation” regional FTA the US has made a top …
NZ Economy:2010 Global Recovery Will Be Stronger
March 26th, 2010
OECD chief Angel Gurria says global economic recovery will be stronger than previously estimated this year, helped by robust growth in China and India. …
NZ Energy Requirements: No Chance To Hit Renewable Energy Target
March 24th, 2010
NZ’s top professional engineers say it’s a pipedream to think the country can have 90% renewable energy by 2025. IPENZ, the Institution of Professional …
Business Value: Guard Your Reputation From Online Damage
March 19th, 2010
The 2009 “Managing Reputation” survey, by Senate Communications and Baseline Consultancy shows social media was instrumental in creating reputational damage for NZ organisations in …
NZ Employment: Employers Set To Hire Staff
March 19th, 2010
Manpower’s Employment Outlook Survey shows overall employment optimism across NZ continues to improve. But hiring intentions for the next three months have softened somewhat …
Business Investment: Sort Red tape Or Lose International Investment
March 17th, 2010
International investors could bypass NZ if problems with the Financial Advisers Act are not sorted out. Colin McKinnon, Executive Director of the NZ Private …
Corporate Trust: Trust in Business Rises Globally
March 12th, 2010
You would have thought perceptions of business and the financial sector took a hammering during the Global Financial Crisis. But the 2010 Edelman Trust …
NZ Wages: Bigger Trans Tasman Wage Gap Bad For Business
March 12th, 2010
A new survey by accounting firm Grant Thornton show the wage gap with Aust is set to widen, and may herald the start of …
NZ Economy: Economic Recovery Not Going To Be Pretty
March 10th, 2010
The public library is going through a major revamp. The library of the future is a modern multi purpose building, complete with multi media …
Interest Rates: Mid Year Target Still Likely For Interest Rate Rise
March 5th, 2010
Analysts JP Morgan now think the Reserve Bank is going to hold off its tightening till July, with a 50bp hike. Previously, JP Morgan …
NZ Productivity: Catching Up With Australia – Everyone Must Help
March 5th, 2010
Andrew Gawith a director of Gareth Morgan Investments has been looking at the vexing problem of how to improve NZ’s economic position in relation …
Advertising Trend: Technology Sparks Advertising Revolution
March 3rd, 2010
Businesses now have the ability to reach potential customers anytime, anywhere, and to target only the most promising prospects. This is changing how buyers …
