Article – BusinessDesk Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and its 11 counterparts in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact have agreed to avoid unfair currency manipulation as part of a regionwide push for greater cooperation, adopting …
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Opinion – Professor Jane Kelsey The global economy imploded in 2008 and confirmed a stark reality. Entire nations and billions of people are captives of an unstable and amoral economic system powered by finance , insurance and real estate FIRE. [1] New Zealand included.
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Column – Gordon Campbell There are two dimensions to the security measures announced yesterday: (a) the deployment of New Zealand forces in training roles inside Iraq, and (b) the expansion of SIS powers to monitor and intercept any budding jihadis here at home.
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Column – iPredict iPredicts 7000 registered traders continue to believe Winston Peters NZ First party will hold the balance of power after the election and allow National to govern. There has been a small gain to Act and the Conservatives over the last week and a …
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Column – Gordon Campbell During Prime Minister John Keys current visit to China, Key and Chinese premier Li Keqiang agreed to a deal that enables direct trading on the Chinese Foreign Exchange between the NZ dollar and the Chinese renimbi (aka yuan).
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Column – Gordon Campbell Let’s hope Prime Minister John Key looks and listens during this weeks overseas trip to Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Brazil. Theres so much he could learn. In Brazil, Key could benefit from seeing the steps this economic powerhouse is taking …
Gordon Campbell on what John Key’s trip to Latin America Read More »
Press Release – Grain and Seed Trade Assn New Zealands annual seed harvest is about to hit overdrive, and if last years official trade figures are any indication, theres a surprising amount of money riding on the next few weeks.
High Value Harvest Underway Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The CTU strongly supports taking initiatives to bring down the exchange rate, says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg reacting to the proposal from the Green Party this morning.
New ideas to manage the exchange rate welcomed Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk June 14 (BusinessDesk) – Leaked drafts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have reignited the debate over loss of national sovereignty in free-trade pacts, with opponents claiming the TPP as a sell-out to global corporate interests and advocates dismissing …
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Article – BusinessDesk May 4 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand should support the creation of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, but bottom lines should include the right to negotiate fair pharmaceutical prices through Pharmac and to regulate in the public interest.
Pharmac and ‘public interest’ bottom line for TPP: Goff Read More »
Press Release – iPredict Bashar al-Assad will survive the month as President of Syria, trading by the 6000 traders on New Zealand’s online prediction market, iPredict, suggests. Contracts predicting whether or not he will survive in March, April and May have been launched …
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