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Business confidence bounces back
Confidence is up in June, but still in negative territory.
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Policy
Mandatory climate reporting on track
Around 200 financial organisations and companies must disclose their climate risks.
Opinion
Peter Griffin: China is worlds away for our tech exporters
Language, banking and data protection laws all stand in the way of NZ firms.
Finance
NZ bank margins stay high as recession bites
NZ banks continue to report historically high net interest margins.
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