Manufacturing declined further in February – PMI

March 12, 2009
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

Last month manufacturing declined to its second lowest level on record, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for February at 38.6....

Misconceptions on jobs summit

March 4, 2009
Economy & Tax, Education & Skills, Skills, Training

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says there are some misconceptions around the outcomes of last week’s jobs summit....

ASEAN FTA places New Zealand in vital trade web

February 27, 2009
Export & Trade

Tonight’s signing of the ASEAN free trade agreement places New Zealand in a good strategic place, says Phil O’Reilly of BusinessNZ....

NZ firms committed to their trainees – Jobs Summit survey

February 24, 2009
Business & Society, Celebrating Business, Education & Skills, Employment Relations, Skills, Training

New Zealand businesses are displaying enormous commitment to their apprentices and trainees, a BusinessNZ survey has found....

Finance insights from Jobs Summit survey

February 24, 2009
Economy & Tax, Education & Skills, Finance, Skills, Training

A BusinessNZ survey suggests the credit crunch may not be as widespread as thought....

New approach to electricity governance recommended

February 23, 2009
Electricity, Energy & Infrastructure, Regulations

A review of the electricity sector recommends a new approach to regulation....

Property rights help jobs and growth

February 20, 2009
Economy & Tax, Law & Legal, Legislation

BusinessNZ supports the principle of including property rights in the Bill of Rights Act....

Service sector has tough start to 2009 – PSI

February 16, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Last month was the worst ever surveyed in the service sector, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 42.7....

New awards good for international business

February 13, 2009
Business & Society, Celebrating Business, Export & Trade

ExportNZ endorses the New Zealand International Business Awards announced by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise today....

Weak production and new orders continues contraction in manufacturing activity – PMI

February 12, 2009
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

Manufacturing activity got off to a poor start in 2009 with continued contraction in the sector, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for January at 42.0....

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