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NZ dollar advances to week-high as kiwi favoured over Aussie

NZ dollar advances to week-high as kiwi favoured over Aussie

By Tina Morrison Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar touched a week high on strong demand for the local currency after the Reserve Bank of Australia said that nation’s currency was too high. The kiwi rose as high as 83.34 US cents early this morning and was at 83.00...

05 Nov 2013
Govt to shake-up construction sector in bid cut building material costs

Govt to shake-up construction sector in bid cut building material costs

By Paul McBeth Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The government is set to shake-up the construction sector in a bid to bring down the cost of building materials, which it says are “too high”, unveiling a raft of proposals such as rejigging compliance settings, tweaking import anti-dumpin...

05 Nov 2013
Nuplex forecasts lift in 2014 earnings, largely flat markets

Nuplex forecasts lift in 2014 earnings, largely flat markets

Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemicals maker, affirmed guidance for a pickup in earnings this year, while reiterating that markets are expected to remain “largely flat” and the results will turn on trading in Australia and the Europe, Middle East and...

05 Nov 2013