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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

The service sector showed stronger expansion to start the year, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 53.6....
The High Court judgment on the Shanghai Pengxin bid for the Crafar farms raises difficult questions that could reduce future confidence to invest by overseas investors, says BusinessNZ....
Manufacturing activity remained in expansion but clear division lines are drawn,with a seasonally adjusted PMI for January at 50.5....
Treasury’s briefing to the incoming Government is well focused on restoring the economy to growth, says BusinessNZ....
BusinessNZ and the Australia NZ Leadership Forum have welcomed the announcement of joint work by the Productivity Commissions of New Zealand and Australia....
The service sector returned to a more subdued level of expansion in December, with the seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 50.6....
Economic directions signalled by the Prime Minister in his first major speech of the year will be welcomed by enterprise, says BusinessNZ – and now they need to be acted on....
Manufacturing activity improved enough over December to be back in positive territory, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for December at 51.9....
It is encouraging to hear the Government’s continued commitment to deliver on the Economic Action Plan....
The Government’s announcement that it is banning industrial gas certified emission reduction units (CERs) from being purchased in NZ will potentially have a serious knock-on effect to the costs felt by businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly....