The sharp Kiwi economist who’s done some of the best analytics in the New Zealand/China economic relationship is contemplating a switch to running a business. NZ INC. hopes Shamubeel Eaqub stays engaged in the China space. There’s plenty of contentious issues on the table right now that could do with indepth analysis. Businessdesk earlier reported: Outspoken economist Shamubeel Eaqub is …

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and also the 70th anniversary of Korea’s division into North and South. Last month the World Journalists Conference was held throughout South Korea under the theme ‘the 70th anniversary of the division of Korea: Thinking about unification on the Korean Peninsula’. Na Kyung-won, Chairperson of the Foreign …

The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 2.4 percent drop against the greenback this week after a slump in milk powder prices this week fuelled calls for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates more aggressively to prop up the country’s biggest export sector. The kiwi fell to 65.37 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 71.29 cents on Friday …