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Ministers hint at cashflow grants in Budget for SMEs
Economy Free

Ministers hint at cashflow grants in Budget for SMEs

Ministers are considering cashflow replacement grants for small and medium-sized businesses hard-hit by the lockdown required to beat the covid-19 virus.

Pattrick Smellie 21 Apr 2020
Restaurant Brands finds flavour with investors
Listed Companies

Restaurant Brands finds flavour with investors

Kiwis will emerge from lockdown hungry for their favourite fast food, a fact that has not been lost on the investment community.  Shares in Restaurant Brands NZ, owner of KFC in New Zealand, have climbed steadily since lockdown began, up 30 cents yesterday at $11.30, and an in...

Brent Melville 18 Apr 2020
Michael Hill regears for post-covid trading

Michael Hill regears for post-covid trading

Jewellery chain Michael Hill International says it has the balance sheet to trade through the covid–19 crisis and emerge with a new digital focus, although the closing of all stores has forced a considerable slimming down of the business. Trading in all stores was temporarily ...

Dan Brunskill 17 Apr 2020
2degrees to lay off 120 staff, slash costs as covid-19 hits revenue
Infrastructure

2degrees to lay off 120 staff, slash costs as covid-19 hits revenue

Two Degrees Mobile will lay off 120 staff as part of a wider cost-cutting drive to offset the decline in revenue brought on by the covid-19 crisis.The country’s third mobile player said it’s working through a range of initiatives to strip out costs and plans to cut its 1,200-stro...

Paul McBeth 14 Apr 2020