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Stephen Jacobi: APEC comes to Auckland
Opinion piece by Stephen Jacobi on the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting in Auckland on 12 February 2014. Source: NZ Herald
Senior Chinese delegation expected at APEC meetings
As Auckland prepares to welcome the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting this week, a senior Chinese delegation will also attend to explore opportunities for trade and investment with New Zealand.
Business leaders prepare for ABAC meeting
Leading New Zealand businesses are joining with the Government to welcome more than 250 business leaders at a meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council in Auckland this week.
Cheers to 2013 – PSI
2013 represented a solid story of growth for New Zealand’s services sector, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 57.5.
Positive approach heading into Xmas – PSI
New Zealand’s services sector experienced a positive and solid level of expansion heading into Xmas, with a PSI for November at 56.3.
Absenteeism costs $1.3 billion
An estimated 6.1 million days of work absences cost the New Zealand economy approximately $1.3 billion last year, according to the first Wellness in the Workplace survey to be conducted here.
Outstanding October – PSI
New Zealand’s services sector continued to push higher in terms of expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 58.2.
NZ Made food and drink the big winners at People’s Choice Awards
The overall winners of the Buy NZ Made People’s Choice Awards, in association with TSB Bank have been announced at SKYCITY Auckland this evening.
Standards system improvements on the right track
BusinessNZ says many of the changes to New Zealand’s system of standards proposed today by the Government are on the right track, but it will be important that the standard setting process remains demonstrably independent of government and regulatory control.
Spring step – PSI
New Zealand’s services sector showed increased levels of expansion during September, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for September at 55.6.
International business event coming to Auckland
A meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) will be held in Auckland next year, it was announced at the APEC meetings underway in Bali today.