INTOUCH : Bronwyn Hall of Chevron New Zealand

Global economic outlook hangs in balance between geopolitical headwinds and AI boost

Management Editorial Team May 29, 2026

The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook. The forum says that nearly nine in 10

AI, productivity and the leadership challenge: Turning adoption into economic impact

Management Commercial May 20, 2026

The latest Productivity Propelled report, commissioned by 2degrees and prepared by Deloitte Access Economics, provides one of the first New Zealand-specific datasets linking AI adoption to firm-level productivity.

CER’s future lies beyond the bilateral relationship

Management Editorial Team May 14, 2026

The Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations agreement remains one of the most successful trade agreements in the world, but its next phase will look very different, according to a recent NZIER Insight.