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MEI Special Topic: 2018 HYEFU Business Talks
Posted: 25 Jan 2019Topic: Agriculture, Business cycles, Economic forecasting, Government regulation, Industry, Infrastructure, Labour forceDuring the final week of October and early November, officials from the Treasury met with a range of businesses and organisations around the country to discuss the outlook for the economy. The... -
MEI Special Topic: March 2017 Business Talks
Posted: 4 Apr 2017Topic: Competition (business), Consumption, Economic conditions, Industry, Investment, Labour force, Pay, Prices, Primary industry, Regional development, Service industriesIn the second week of March, Treasury officials met with around 20 businesses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to discuss the outlook for the economy. The information gathered will be used to... -
Dividends from Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Genesis Energy: part 2 of 3
Posted: 15 Jun 2016Topic: Capital, Electricity, Financial markets, Government shareholding, Industry, Investment, Prices, Risk management, Shares, State owned enterprises, TaxationAuthor:In part 1, I showed that the dividends from the three electricity companies had significantly increased around the time that 49% of their shares were sold to investors, and the companies were listed... -
Dividends from Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Genesis Energy: part 1 of 3
Posted: 14 Jun 2016Topic: Capital, Electricity, Financial markets, Government shareholding, Industry, Investment, Shares, State owned enterprisesAuthor:There was some public discussion earlier this year of dividends from the majority government-owned electricity companies Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Genesis Energy. In this article I will...