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U.K.'s Brexit contingency plan
In its 75-page plan for Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May's government said on Thursday that it will prepare contingency measures to avert economic chaos if the discussions collapsed.
In its 75-page plan for Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May's government said on Thursday that it will prepare contingency measures to avert economic chaos if the discussions collapsed.
COMMENT: NZ sharemarket is lagging in terms of size, liquidity and the ability to attract new listings.
Trade Minister Todd McClay will request that talks on a Mexican free trade deal be placed on the agenda when he meets his counterpart in Mexico.
WATCH: Investors need to be prepared for the inevitable moment Donald Trump says or does something that has a serious market impact.
In at least some of these calls, according to some accounts, the American leader lived up to his reputation for straight-talking and bombastic rhetoric.
The expected roll-out of Ultra Fast Broadband in Morrinsville may be 18 months ahead of the original schedule - but it's not soon enough for local businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air
COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.
Bill English has identified disruption of the international system of open trade as the biggest threat to New Zealand's economic prosperity right now.
COMMENT: Donald Trump's economy plan though highly flawed, will probably not crash the economy, and might steal a lot of the left's thunder.
Tourism spending in the Bay of Plenty has increased a huge 44 per cent in just five years, hitting $802 million last year.
COMMENT: Trump's escalating threats against Mexico have led to calls for a guerrilla struggle of national resistance from across the political spectrum.
EDITORIAL: Immigrants have always provided an easy target for populist politicians.
Lincoln Tan poses questions on the Immigration challenges facing NZ.
COMMENT: Dow Jones index has set record highs, Trump hit the ground running and elections loom in Europe and NZ.
A new report from the New Zealand Initiative suggests immigrants cover the increase cost of infrastructure.
America's withdrawal from the TPP has come as a huge blow to many countries, but now China may be able to use it to its own advantage.
These are the high points from Labour and Greens' State of the Nation speeches this afternoon.
Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed the UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final three months of 2016.
COMMENT: Is the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership the death of open economies or just a setback, Brian Fallow writes.
The S&P/NZX50 Index rose 22.4 points, or 0.3 per cent, to close at 7,113.32 today.
Costs have soared in the past 12 months undermining efforts to address New Zealand's affordability with increased housing supply.
Consumer prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two-and-a-half years as petrol got more expensive and house prices increased.
The New Zealand government's accounts recorded a smaller-than-forecast deficit in the first five months of the fiscal year.
Wall Street rose, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 20,000 for the first time.
Trade Minister Todd McClay is starting to look at options for TPP but opponents say it is time for a major shift in thinking.
Wall Street rose amid better-than-expected corporate earnings including from DuPont.
The minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour on April 1, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse says.
The New Zealand economy is back in top gear and firing on all cylinders, but housing affordability will take years to resolve, HSBC says.
New Zealand's top 30 cooperatives contribute more than $42.3 billion per annum to the economy in revenue.
The average student is in $21,000 of debt, which will take them more than eight years to pay off.