By Jonathan Underhill July 31 (BusinessDesk) – Blis Technologies, the NZX-listed biotech company, said sales will rise as much as 75 percent, helped by demand in Europe, North America and in New Zealand. Sales in the year ending March 31, 2016, are expected to “comfortably exceed $4.5 million,” chief executive Barry Richardson told shareholders at their annual meeting. Blis would likely report  “a …

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler says some market commentators are predicting further declines in interest rates that would only make sense for an economy in recession, although some easing is likely to be needed to maintain New Zealand’s economic growth. Wheeler gave a balanced view of the economy in a speech to an ExportNZ/Tauranga Chamber of Commerce meeting. While repeating …

New Zealand has been a hot topic for international TPP discussion as negotiation’s end draws near. ForeignPolicy.com has a tidy summary of what’s standing in the way of TPP as negotiations head toward their final stages, with coverage of Canada’s standoff with the United States and New Zealand over dairy. Here are the Remaining Hurdles to Obama’s Massive Asia Trade …