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Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
All things macro ...
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Simon Robertson: All things macro ...

Talking about your macro trades at cocktail parties is top shelf.

Simon Robertson 16 Aug 2025
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What to do about the entrepreneurship drain
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Peter Griffin: What to do about the entrepreneurship drain

NZ can’t control Australia’s salaries, but it can control the friction.

Peter Griffin 13 Aug 2025
Investment thriller: ‘Return of the IMF’
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David Chaplin: Investment thriller: ‘Return of the IMF’

Whether NZ complies with global best practice and licences custody could be moot.

David Chaplin 12 Aug 2025