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Government announces tweaks to employer wage subsidy.
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One said economic damage could be far greater than Global Financial Crisis.
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S&P: China now a bright spot as US outlook darkens
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Employers told: 'Do your utmost to avoid redundancy'
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Peter Lyons: Govt rescue package is too cumbersome and slow
Comment: Immediate mortgage and business debt breaks would be a better approach.
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Reserve Bank beginning GFC-era $30b spending spree
The RBNZ will begin a quantitative easing programme for the first time in NZ's history
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"The programme aims to provide further support to the economy."
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Local hospitality businesses remain open in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus crisis: Thousands of job cuts coming
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Spark closes three stores, Vodafone NZ hit by India lockdown
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NZ retains 'ample' spending room: Moody's
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NZ Super Fund plunges $9 billion during coronavirus
Fund maintains the best strategy is to keep buying, despite large fall in its size.
Brian Fallow: A bungy cord for a virus-hit economy
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Reserve Bank quarantines cash for hygiene, has two years supply
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