BUDGET 2017: NZ economic growth seen peaking at 3.8% in 2019
By Rebecca Howard May 25 (BusinessDesk) - (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s economic growth is tipped to peak in 2019, boosted by ongoing population growth, investment, and a new family incomes package announced in Finance Minister Steven Joyce’s maiden budget. Growth, however,...
EMBARGOED BUDGET 2017: Govt forecast surpluses narrow on family package, capital spending
By Rebecca Howard May 25 (BusinessDesk) - (BusinessDesk) – The government now expects a wider surplus in the year to June than it previously forecast but then tipped narrower surpluses over the forecast period in its latest budget as a new family incomes package and infrastruc...
Argosy lifts distributable earnings as portfolio quality improves
By Rebecca Howard May 25 (BusinessDesk) -- Argosy Property lifted distributable earnings 4.6 percent as it continued to lift the quality of its portfolio through the divestment of lower quality, non-core assets and after benefiting from the surrender of a lease agreement. ...
Plant & Food Research-Anagenix tie up on the verge of reaping benefits
By Rebecca Howard May 24 (BusinessDesk) - Crown research institute Plant & Food Research is about the reap the benefits from its first commercial partnership - the Innovation Cell - a venture aimed at bringing together science and marketing expertise to rapidly develop, protot...