NZ Credit: Firms Hurting As Banks Tighten Credit
January 28th, 2010
NZ’s economic recovery is still very patchy: some sectors are quite confident, in others companies are stretched. Many are running into credit difficulties as …
Archive for January, 2010
NZ Defence Policy: Public Get Right To Know About SAS Activities
January 28th, 2010
Changing his tune about media publicity on SAS operations, the PM this week spelt out a new policy on informing the public about action …
Govt Planning: Defining Moment Looms For Govt, And John Key
January 27th, 2010
As it moves into what informed commentators see as a make-or break year, the Govt faces big challenges. Will John Key sail along as …
NZ Trade Policy: Maximising Opportunities For NZ Inc Abroad
January 21st, 2010
Cabinet’s External Relations and Defence Committee had its first look this week at the review of NZ’s offshore posts ordered by Murray McCully. Decisions …
NZ Foreign Policy: McCully Lobbies ForAn EU Partnership
January 21st, 2010
Foreign Minister Murray McCully is heading back to Scandinavia, and Russia. Sweden currently holds the EU Presidency, and McCully is pursuing the process agreed …
NZ Economy: Finding Incentives To Galvanise Productive Sector
January 21st, 2010
The beauty of the Tax Working Group’s proposals for reform is they cut the ground under the feet of those who claim the Govt …
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