Venkat Raman – venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz New Zealand and India have spent almost ten years speaking about the need to get closer on economic cooperation and bilateral trade but statistics prove that the desire is yet to become reality. While China has become our largest trading partner within this period, two-way merchandise exports and imports between New Zealand and India remains modest…
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Cameron Bagrie – The vibe from my recent trip to Asia has not inspired confidence regarding the region’s near-term growth prospects, but we still believe in the positive medium-term story. Risks and challenges are clear. Although the domestic economy is still chugging along well, it reinforces that the risk profile for the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is still skewed lower.…
Read MoreMoney, money everywhere but not a penny in the till Luke Parker – The ability to generate cash flow in the infant stages of a new start-up can be a deciding factor as to whether a business survives or fails. With roughly a quarter of Kiwi businesses failing within the first three years, it is important to have a good…
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Venkat Raman – India is on the threshold of exciting developments with the federal government in New Delhi implementing a series of radical reforms that would not only achieve sustainable development but also seek, establish and foster foreign partnerships, a senior diplomat has said. Speaking at the ‘Make in India’ Seminar organised by the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC)…
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Venkat Raman – Qualified Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) would have a unique opportunity of continuing their membership here as the Institute opens a new Chapter in New Zealand. Chandan Ohri, Partner, Head of IT Consultancy and India Market Leader at KPMG New Zealand has been appointed to the post of Chairman of the new…
Read MoreMichael Gordon- The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion showed that business confidence improved in late 2015, although it remains below the peak seen in 2014 when the economy was humming along at around a 4% annual growth pace. Indicators of pricing pressures also picked up compared to September, although they did not suggest…
Read MoreInvestors in shares and businesses exposed to mineral commodity prices have started the year on a bad note with some major price declines – record New Year falls in share prices in fact. The MSCI measure of global equities is almost officially into a 20% decline bear market from the peak last May and last month, the Dow Jones shed…
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Cameron Bagrie – The vibe from my recent trip to Asia has not inspired confidence regarding the region’s near-term growth prospects, but we still believe in the positive medium-term story. Risks and challenges are clear. Although the domestic economy is still chugging along well, it reinforces that the risk profile for the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is still skewed lower.…
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Money, money everywhere but not a penny in the till Luke Parker – The ability to generate cash flow in the infant stages of a new start-up can be a deciding factor as to whether a business survives or fails. With roughly a quarter of Kiwi businesses failing within the first three years, it is important to have a good…
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Two New Zealanders receive State PBD Award The Uttar Pradesh government is keen to engage more seriously with the Indian Diaspora and seek Foreign Direct Investment State Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said. Speaking at the ‘UP Pravasi Divas,’ a regional conference held in Agra on January 4, 2016, he said that his government would soon develop policies and programmes to…
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