Sustainable finance

Economy

A weaker yuan spells pain for NZ exporters

China’s buying power is key for NZ given it took $21 billion of its merchandise.

Rebecca Howard 03 Nov 2023

Govt ponders intervention into flood insurance market

Any government intervention into residential insurance needs to avoid blunting market.

Matt Martel and Paul McBeth 18 Oct 2023

Reserve Bank stress test shows more bank capital is unnecessary

The costs of the additional capital the banks must hold could result in higher interest rates and lower economic growth.

Jenny Ruth 01 Nov 2022

Energy

Evnex expands EV charging business into Australia

Australia's rapidly growing EV market is proving to be fertile ground for NZ smart-charger manufacturer Evnex, which only sold its first unit there last month.

Dan Brunskill 01 Nov 2022

Infrastructure

Govt reaches post-quake anchor project deal in Chch

Oliver Lewis 03 Dec 2021

Paul McBeth

South Island correspondent

Paul leads BusinessDesk's South Island coverage, based in Queenstown. He joined the business in its first year in 2008. In that time, he's covered monetary policy, the collapse of the country’s mezzanine finance sector, restructuring of the telecommunications sector and financial markets law. Through BusinessDesk, he's been published in the Dominion Post, NZ Herald, the Independent Business Weekly and the Listener. You can follow him on Twitter @pbmcbeth or connect with him on LinkedIn here.

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