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Suncorp NZ boss: Insurers need to sit at table with Govt
Suncorp NZ paid out $107 million in natural hazards claims last financial year.
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Finance
Businesses see inflation subsiding
Survey respondents expect the two-year ahead inflation rate will be 3.07%, down sharply from 3.29% three months ago.
Policy
Landmark US climate bill: the details
After an epic struggle, the US Senate has passed a landmark climate change, tax and healthcare bill that Joe Biden hopes will help the Democrats in the mid-term elections.
Primary Sector
NZ stuck on primary export path
MBIE research shows we're world-class farmers so ... we should stay farming, says MBIE.
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