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NZ economy grows as architecture, engineering services pickup ahead of building boom

NZ economy grows as architecture, engineering services pickup ahead of building boom

By Paul McBeth Sept. 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand’s economy grew faster than expected in the second three months of the year as demand for architecture and engineering services picked up ahead of the anticipated construction boom, trumping the impact of drought on agricultur...

19 Sep 2013
NZ economy grows 0.2 percent in 2Q as architecture, engineering offsets drought; kiwi jumps

NZ economy grows 0.2 percent in 2Q as architecture, engineering offsets drought; kiwi jumps

By Paul McBeth Sept. 19 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s economy grew faster than expected in the second three months of the year as expansion in architecture and engineering services offset the impact of the drought which slowed agriculture. The kiwi dollar jumped on the figures...

18 Sep 2013
NZ shares poised for new record after Fed unexpectedly keeps stimulus in place

NZ shares poised for new record after Fed unexpectedly keeps stimulus in place

By Tina Morrison Sept. 19 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s share market is poised to touch a yet another new record today after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly kept its US$85 billion monthly money printing programme to support the US economic recovery. Stocks on Wall Street ral...

18 Sep 2013