Finance

Explore the latest finance news by BusinessDesk's team of reporters around New Zealand.
Milford foundation lifts charitable spending
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Milford foundation lifts charitable spending

About $1.5 million of the $4.4m of donations received came from outside Milford Asset Management and its related parties.

Denise McNabb 19 Aug 2022
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Inflation-taming: the costs are becoming more visible
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Cameron Bagrie: Inflation-taming: the costs are becoming more visible

NZ may avoid a recession, according to the Reserve Bank's latest forecasts, but it will be a near-run thing and future growth looks lower than it was pre-covid.

Cameron Bagrie 19 Aug 2022
Kiwibank emphasises the 'Kiwi' as it posts record profit
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Kiwibank emphasises the 'Kiwi' as it posts record profit

Kiwibank grew its business lending by three times the total bank lending growth in the year ended June.

Jenny Ruth 18 Aug 2022
Money printing saved the economy – Reserve Bank
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Money printing saved the economy – Reserve Bank

An RBNZ paper on its money-printing programmes said fighting rampant inflation was preferable to dealing with deflation and economic depression.

Jenny Ruth 18 Aug 2022