Building momentum – PMI

March 15, 2013
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

NZ’s manufacturing sector continued to show upwards momentum since the start of 2013 with a seasonally adjusted PMI for February at 56.3....

Callaghan Innovation a positive change

March 13, 2013
Business & Society, Manufacturing, Technology & IT

New Crown Entity aiming to increase investment in research to grow more innovative exports should ensure it is focused on business needs....

BusinessNZ welcomes moves to make procurement more accessible to Kiwi manufacturers

March 8, 2013
Capital & Finance, Manufacturing

Plans by the Government to make it easier for local firms to participate in Government tenders are welcome....

Taxing employee allowances – more work needed to get a better approach

March 1, 2013
Economy & Tax, Employment Relations, Regulations, Wages

BusinessNZ is not convinced of the merits of IRD proposals for taxing employee allowances....

Clarity on SOE float welcomed

February 27, 2013
Capital Markets, Consumer Issues, Economy & Tax, Electricity, Energy & Infrastructure

Clarity provided by the Supreme Court's decision on the proposed share offer for Mighty River Power welcomed....

Capital markets report useful but more needs to be done

February 27, 2013
Capital Markets, Economy & Tax

The Government's final report under the Business Growth Agenda lists useful undertakings to enable better access to capital, says BusinessNZ....

Service sector starts on a positive note for 2013 – PSI

February 18, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector showed a pick-up in expansion for the start of 2013, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 52.6....

Wakeup call for NZ business on climate change

February 14, 2013
Climate Change, Emissions, Emissions Trading, Environment, Sustainable Business

CDP Australia and New Zealand Climate Change Report released today, which analyses how NZX 50 and ASX 200 businesses are tackling climate change....

Back in black – PMI

February 14, 2013
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

NZ’s manufacturing sector started 2013 with an encouraging result. The seasonally adjusted PMI for January was 55.2....

Holding pattern – PSI

January 28, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector continues to see its level of expansion slip lower with a seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 51.5....

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