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Blue Star looks forward from horror accounts

The former owners of Blue Star Group have swallowed a $173 million goodwill write-off and don’t look to be getting much from the sale of assets as the Australasian printing company is broken up. But the future of New Zealand’s largest commercial printer has been secured with the sale of the business to Australian private equity firm Mercury Capital and …

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Day 2: A crash course in Chinese Business

“You have to remember, Beijing has the population of Australia crammed into a space the size of Sydney.” Monday morning in Beijing today brought with it the beginning of the business program here in China. First stop for the day: Mahon Investments to visit David Mahon and Charlie Gao for a briefing. Both have vast experience with China and offered …

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Conditions ripe for rental boom, says Trade Me

The supply of rental properties nationwide continues to outpace demand, Trade Me Property reported today in their analysis of 2012’s final quarter. critical essay definition However, the property listing service suggested some potential home buyers may be driven into the rental market as the supply of properties for sale flattens out. Trade Me Property compares the numbers of properties listed …

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