New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND: RBNZ opts for major rate cut
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut its benchmark interest rate from 5.0% to 3.5% today.
New ZealandNEW ZEALAND: Key tightens government's policy focus
Prime Minister John Key met with ministers and senior officials yesterday to discuss the economy.
New ZealandFIJI/NEW ZEALAND: Expulsions worsen relations chill
Wellington is in no hurry to send another diplomat to Fiji, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray...
New ZealandNEW ZEALAND: Recovery will follow rising deficits
The current account deficit worsened to 8.6% of GDP for the year ended September, Statistics New...
New ZealandNEW ZEALAND: RBNZ makes substantial rate cut
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut its official cash rate by 150 basis points today.
New ZealandPACIFIC: Global slowdown weighs on Pacific Islands
While their isolation and lack of development offer some insulation against the financial crisis,...
PacificNEW ZEALAND: Key takes power amid recession
John Key was sworn in as the new prime minister on November 19. In a decisive shift to the...
New ZealandASIA: Governments respond as crisis bites
Beijing yesterday announced a stimulus package of around 4,000 billion renminbi (586 billion...
Asia
