UPfront: Lingering tea break legacy?

After undertaking major economic reforms in the late 1980s and early ’90s, New Zealand was catapulted to high international ranking on measures of economic freedom, but slippage since then is inhibiting growth, according to recent report released by the NZ Business Roundtable.

Losing Sight of the Lodestar of Economic Freedom blames slower economic growth on failure to persist with efforts to increase economic freedom, weak constitutional attitude and social welfare policies that are incompatible with fast growth.

Author Wolfgang Kasper gives Australia better report card for its more complete and consistent reforms.

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 Two new directors at Rabobank

Chartered accountant and experienced director Laurissa Cooney and Rabobank New Zealand CEO Todd Charteris have been appointed to the board of Rabobank New Zealand. The bank’s chair, Chris Black says

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Share with considerable care

A 2024 privacy survey found that 70% of people were likely to consider changing service providers in response to poor privacy and security practices. By Privacy Commissioner, Michael Webster.  There

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