Primary Sector
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Primary Sector
Businesses', banks' views on credit availability diverge
Apparently, contradictory views among businesses and banks may all be correct.
Primary Sector
Synlait confident on guidance but not expecting much from A2 Milk
Synlait Milk is expecting some recovery at A2 Milk but not expecting large increases in their production.
Primary Sector
LIC promotes David Chin to CEO
Chin replaces Wayne McNee who left after eight years in the role.
Primary Sector
Bank mortgage lending less frenzied but agri-lending falls
All five largest banks except Westpac increased their lending to business in the September quarter.
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Riley Kennedy
Senior Journalist
Riley Kennedy joined BusinessDesk in 2022 and covers New Zealand’s primary sector, with a focus on the country’s agribusinesses and the broader food and fibre economy. He won the DairyNZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024, and was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022. Riley previously worked as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times and holds a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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