China’s banking heavyweight registered as bank in NZ
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China’s banking heavyweight registered as bank in NZ

The Reserve Bank today announced that it has registered the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to provide banking services in New Zealand.ICBC is incorporated in China and will operate in New Zealand as a branch, the RBNZ said. According to S&P Global, ICBC has about $4.3 tr...

Staff reporters 18 May 2020
PSI at lowest since 2007
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PSI at lowest since 2007

Activity in New Zealand’s services sector ground to a halt during April, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index.A PSI reading below 50.0 indicates it is declining. April marked the lowest level of activity since the survey began in 2007 at 25.9 but BNZ se...

Staff reporters 18 May 2020
PaySauce completes capital raising
Services

PaySauce completes capital raising

PaySauce has completed the final instalment of its $5.8 million capital raising.The payroll software company today issued the remaining 1.65 million shares - two weeks earlier than expected - to bring another $560,000 into the business.Chair Nick Lewis said having an oversubscrib...

Staff reporters 15 May 2020
Freightways arranges extra $50m of funding
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Freightways arranges extra $50m of funding

Freightways has increased its banking facilities by $50 million to ensure the firm can cope with the weaker economy.Chief executive Mark Troughear said some facilities that had been set to mature in 2021 had also been extended by two years.Troughear said the firm had been nimble...

Staff reporters 14 May 2020