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Joyce says lifting R&D spend, skilled workers, exports are key focus this term
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says his top priorities for the next three years are to lift private sector spending on research and development, alleviate a shortage of engineers and ICT workers, and keep New Zealand on t...
Dotcom loses bid to keep assets from Hollywood studios
By Paul McBeth Oct. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has lost his bid to keep the value and nature of his unfrozen assets hidden from Hollywood studios that are suing him over alleged copyright breaches. The Court of Appeal today turned down Dotcom's app...
NZ consumer confidence slips to 12-month low in October
By Paul McBeth Oct. 20 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumer confidence fell to a 12-month low in October as households felt less cheery about the future, with economic growth coming off the boil. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell 4.3 points to 123.4 in Octo...
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