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Finance minister says yes, yes, yes to RBNZ transparency reform
Willis says she doesn't think system is broken, but needs incremental improvements.
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Smaller lenders eye prudential requirements in RBNZ review
NBDTA proposed a total capital ratio of 10.5% of risk-weighted assets.
Primary Sector
Why NZ's US tariff rates could rise on a whim
NZ's trade surplus with the US is likely to go up. Donald Trump won't like that.
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Pattrick Smellie
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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