Bill English’s Budget promises wafer-thin fiscal surplus. Finsia gender research shows there’s room for better deal for women working in the financial services sector. And BNZ launches new industry group for women to (hopefully) do just that. Read more »
The 2012/13 Budget has met the Government’s commitment to fiscal discipline by paring back the fiscal deficit over the next two years (it’s down to -$8.4 billion in 2011/12) to deliver surplus in 2014/15. But it will be thin one ($197 million), according to Budget Day projections, and Finance Minister Bill English said getting there would be tough slog. Read more »
Ethnic businesspeople in New Zealand are leading the way in doing business with some of New Zealand’s key export markets, according to the ANZ’s 2012 Privately-owned Business Barometer, survey of 4000 businesses across the country. Read more »
A new Asia New Zealand Foundation report, “Getting to Know Indian Businesses“, underscores the importance of New Zealand managers investing time and effort in understanding India’s business culture. Read more »
The wellbeing of the workforce powering New Zealand’s economy matters more than ever, as a new report finds just how strained the workforce has become. By Julie Cressey of Telus
CEO of The Trusts, Allan Pollard’s key advice for aspiring CEOs is, first, to never stop learning, and second, to aim to be a jack of all trades, rather than
The wide-spread adoption of generative AI by New Zealand organisations could leave them damned by association in the case of crisis, new research shows. The new research, published in Business