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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

Envirostep – a business environmental assessment tool launched today by Commerce Minister Simon Power – comes at an opportune time for business....
New Zealand businesses are showing self-reliance in the face of the economic downturn....
The World Economic Forum’s Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 ranks countries on services, policies and institutions that help foster open trade....
ExportNZ welcomes the recent announcement that the Government is extending its short-term trade credit insurance guarantee for exporters by $100 million....
The service sector remains in the shadows, but activity doesn’t appear to be getting any darker, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 46.2....
Although manufacturing activity experienced a slightly larger decrease in activity in May, the sector generally remains in a tight band of performance since the start of the year, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 42.7....
The latest report on local authorities’ administration of the Resource Management Act shows the need for streamlining of the Act’s processes, says BusinessNZ....
BusinessNZ has welcomed the appointment of a working group to review the Holidays Act 2003....
ExportNZ is welcoming greater trade access to Malaysia following the conclusion of the Malaysia – New Zealand free trade agreement negotiations....
The 2009 Budget is noteworthy for reining in growth in Government spending, according to BusinessNZ....