The SME Stream

The new Reserve Bank Governor will deliver her first Monetary Policy Statement today.
The central bank's expected to keep the OCR unchanged at 2.25%.
It's likely to show when inflation should start easing, and when the economy should recover from last year's downturn.
BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones told Mike Hosking today’s announcement will likely see them swap out the mild easing bias the bank had in November and replace it with a mild tightening bias.
He says they believe the Reserve Bank will probably want to signal a hike by around December this year.
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The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong says the party wants to replace super with a new support system
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Freightways Chief Executive, Mark Troughear, says the new border tax is unfairly applied and talks about the company's efforts to address this issue with the government.
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We'll learn today, where the new Reserve Bank Governor sees the OCR heading.
The central bank's expected to keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25 percent.
Governor Anna Breman will be releasing her first Monetary Policy Statement since taking charge 11 weeks ago.
It's likely to show when inflation should start easing, and when the economy should recover from last year's downturn.
Economists expect the OCR will rise again late this year and early next year.
Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold shares his thoughts with Ryan.
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The business events sector's working to bump up our international multi-day conferences, which are currently lagging behind domestic bookings.
A Business Events Industry Aotearoa report shows events contributed $925 million to the economy last year.
Multi-day conferences generated approximately 1.5-million visitor nights for accommodation, nationwide.
BusinessNZ Advocacy Director Catherine Beard told Ryan Bridge if you want to attract events you have to have good venues that are big enough to take big conferences – like the new International Conference Centre in Auckland.
She says it’s a bit like stadium shows for major music acts – if you don’t have the events and can’t draw the crowds, you’re going to miss out.
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