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The Reserve Bank's funding for lending programme kicks off next week.
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Foreign currency exchange dives but major banks stick with it
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Westpac hit with A$1.3 billion fine for Austrac scandal
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Kiwibank to pay out $5.2m to 48,000 Kiwis after 'system failure'
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