New Zealand

  • Nov 10, 2008
  • 1 min read

NEW ZEALAND: National beats Labour at the polls

John Key's opposition National Party beat Prime Minister Helen Clark's Labour Party in Saturday's...

New Zealand
  • Nov 6, 2008
  • 2 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Unemployment rises as election looms

The unemployment rate rose 0.3 of a percentage point to 4.2% in the September quarter, Statistics...

New Zealand
  • Oct 27, 2008
  • 6 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Large rate cut foreshadows future cuts

The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate by 1.0% from 7.5% to 6.5% on October 23, citing...

New Zealand
  • Oct 23, 2008
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NEW ZEALAND: Rate cut is likely to be followed by more

The Reserve Bank today cut the official cash rate by 100 basis points from 7.5% to 6.5%.

New Zealand
  • Sep 26, 2008
  • 2 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Economy is now in recession

GDP contracted by 0.2%, seasonally adjusted, in the second quarter, Statistics New Zealand said...

New Zealand
  • Sep 23, 2008
  • 7 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Labour faces tough election

There is a high probability that the opposition National Party will win, which has possible...

New Zealand
  • Sep 11, 2008
  • 1 min read

NEW ZEALAND: RBNZ cuts rates again

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 7.5% today.

New Zealand
  • Aug 28, 2008
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Plurilateral deals proliferate

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ten-country South-east Asian regional...

International