BUDGET 2017: NZ economic growth seen peaking at 3.8% in 2019

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,...

Rebecca Howard 25 May 2017
EMBARGOED BUDGET 2017:  Govt forecast surpluses narrow on family package, capital spending

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...

Rebecca Howard 25 May 2017
Argosy lifts distributable earnings as portfolio quality improves

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. ...

Rebecca Howard 24 May 2017
Plant & Food Research-Anagenix tie up on the verge of reaping benefits

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...

Rebecca Howard 24 May 2017