GERMANY SUCCUMBING TO WEAKNESS IN THE EUROZONE? Preliminary data from the German Federal Statistics Office showed the economy to have contracted by as much as 0.5% in the December quarter, potentially signalling that the German economy joined a majority of other Eurozone nations in entering technical recession in 2012. Annual growth slowed to 0.7% in 2012 (from 3% in 2011) as the …

T he New Zealand dollar rose on indications that the economy is finally gaining momentum without setting off inflation and after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated quantitative easing to stimulate the US economy would continue throughout 2013. The kiwi was at 83.94 US cents at 5.25pm, from 83.94 US cents at 8am and 84.02 US cents at 5pm …

Today was an early start! Our driver arranged to collect Fran and I from the hotel at 7:30am to begin our program. symptoms of diabetes First up on the agenda was a meeting with Derek Low, head of Beca’s operations in China. Beca, a New Zealand engineering firm, operates a number of offices throughout Asia. Derek spoke to us predominantly about Beca’s …