Financial lobby group warns on emerging markets
A leading lobby group for the world's financial institutions is warning investors not to get caught short in emerging markets if rich-country central banks end their stimulus measures.The Institute of...
View ArticleDavos meeting dogged by pessimism
As high-powered chief executives flock to the Swiss resort of Davos, they are loaded down with baggage - not just skis and iPads but concerns about the global economy, public mistrust, disappearing...
View ArticleGrowth tipped for China
China's economy is recovering from a "soft landing", but the big challenge this year will be to prevent overheating while still promoting growth, says the head of China's National Economic Research...
View ArticleNZ loses ground in global tech rankings
New Zealand has slipped six places in the World Economic Forum's ranking of economies based on their ability to benefit from new digital technologies.The Forum has just released its
View ArticleNZ climbs ranks of global competitiveness
New Zealand has been ranked the 18th most competitive country in the world, jumping five places from last year and overtaking Australia.The country performed strongly in many areas - including higher...
View ArticleNZ financial markets 4th best in the world - report
New Zealand's relatively smooth ride through the Global Financial Crisis has left it with one of the most well-functioning financial sectors in the world, according to a major report. The World...
View ArticleGlobal corps should pay more tax - English
Finance Minister Bill English says he wants Google, Apple and Starbucks and other multinationals to pay more tax and hopes the issue will be raised at economic talks this week.English is among 2500...
View ArticleDita De Boni: Key rocks on with trickle-down groupies
It's a meeting so prestigious, Prince Andrew himself is invited to attend.That's Prince Andrew, the man currently under suspicion of liaisons with a teenage "sex slave" arranged by his good friend, a...
View ArticleRichest 62 own equal wealth to poorest half of world
The inequality gulf has widened to 62 of the wealthiest people owning all the wealth of the poorest 3.6 billion people combined.The
View ArticleAnxiety in the air as Davos kicks off
As stock markets around the world took another dive amid concerns over plunging oil prices and China's slowdown, anxiety clouded the air in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where the World Economic...
View ArticleNew Zealand ranks 13th safest for visitors
New Zealand has been named the 13th safest country in the world for holidaymakers to visit.The safety and security rating was one section of a biennial report from the Geneva-based World Economic...
View ArticleThree NZ centres among world's most 'renewable'
New Zealand's two biggest cities have been singled out in a new report highlighting the world's best users of renewable energy.But Auckland Council's sustainability tsar says our cities run the risk of...
View ArticleThe AI apocalypse: are robots really coming for your job?
Middlemen watch out. That's the message from a leading physicist and futurist to thousands of New Zealand's white-collar workers. Michio Kaku is touring NZ for his latest book release entitled 'The...
View ArticleWatch: Universal basic income and the jobs apocalypse
Will robots steal white-collar and blue-collar jobs alike as artificial intelligence becomes smarter? Join us for live panel discussion on whether or not a universal basic income will alleviate the...
View ArticleBryan Gould: This Government will be judged against high expectations
COMMENT: New Zealand is a small country located, as some would have it, "at the end of the world". But we like to think that "we punch above our weight" and actually lead the world in some respects -...
View ArticleLiam Dann: IMF outlook gets gloomier as global risks grow
The mood at the World Economic forum in Davos is looking less optimistic this year. Photo / AP
View ArticlePM Jacinda Ardern gives wide-ranging personal interview to BBC
PM Jacinda Ardern tells the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire she will leave partner Clarke Gayford to go through "the pain and torture" of having to agonise about popping the question himself. Photo / BBC
View ArticlePM Jacinda Ardern: If a minister wants more money they need to prove how it...
PM Jacinda Ardern: "If you're a minister and you want to spend money, you have to prove that you're going to improve intergenerational wellbeing." photo / Mark Mitchell
View ArticleMental health a priority area for NZ Budget, Ardern tells World Economic Forum
Prince William listens as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during the Mental Health Matters panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photo / AP
View ArticleGrace Millane murder: Google executives reassure Prime Minister Jacinda...
British backpacker Grace Millane was on her OE when she was killed in New Zealand in December. Photo / Supplied
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