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Big business delegation heads to India
Primary Sector Analysis

Big business delegation heads to India

NZ will send one of its largest business delegations to India next week.

Dileepa Fonseka 22 Aug 2023
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ASB expects the economy to be ‘largely flat’
Economy

ASB expects the economy to be ‘largely flat’

Picture the economy as a skipping stone with shallow decreases and increases.

Staff reporters 22 Aug 2023
Infant formula export volume halves in July
Primary Sector

Infant formula export volume halves in July

Imports from Korea have been quietly increasing.

Staff reporters 21 Aug 2023
Just how big a problem is China’s slowdown?
Economy

Just how big a problem is China’s slowdown?

Just under 30% of what NZ exports goes to China. 



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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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