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Day 3: Oh, you don’t speak English

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 …

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Toll anticipates $19M for tax avoidance penalties

Toll Holdings has revealed a possible cost of $19 million from its battle with the Inland Revenue Department over the use of optional convertible notes to shuffle trans-Tasman income. But the company has yet to include provisioning in its accounts for the possible loss of its tax dispute as a key Court of Appeal decision is still pending on the …

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Diligent shares rise on news of strong revenue growth

The share price of Diligent Board Member Services rose as much as 2 percent after the provider of software for company directors posted record sales in 2012. Diligent said fourth-quarter new sales of US$6.4 million (NZ$7.6 million) took annual new sales to US$26.3 million, a 66 percent increase over the previous year. The Asia-Pacific region experienced exceptional growth in the …

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