Weekly Digest – 13 December 2023
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Mid-sized businesses ‘driven and primed for action’ in 2024 – survey
Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of mid-sized businesses expected revenue to improve over the next year, along with economic conditions (65 percent) according to a recent MYOB survey of decision-makers in mid-sized businesses.
“We’re out of our lane” as world economy shifts, says Bagrie
Shifts in the international economic climate present challenges as well as opportunities for regional New Zealand, independent economist Cameron Bagrie says.
NZ is past the worst, but has a slow climb ahead, says ASB
Strong migration and spending have provided a boost to the New Zealand economy which, according to the latest ASB Quarterly Economic Forecast, is now on an upward trajectory. But the pick-up in momentum will be gradual, says ASB.
Cost of living crisis: ‘People up at night worrying’ as retirement savings dry up
The Retirement Commissioner is joining budget advisors in raising alarm over a steep rise in people withdrawing their savings from KiwiSaver as they struggle with rising prices and paying the mortgage.
IRD calls for $2b of Covid business loans to be paid back
More than 10,000 businesses have defaulted on $177 million of loans given out as part of the previous government’s Covid-19 support package. Two years on from the pandemic, IRD is now calling for 129,000 customers to start paying back $2.3 billion of Small Business Cashflow loans.
House prices slowly inching higher
The downturn in the housing market appears to be at an end, but the recovery is expected to be slow. CoreLogic’s national House Price Index (HPI) posted the first rise in property values since March 2022, up 0.4 percent in October and 0.1 percent over the past three months.
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