‘Business’ Archives
Indian exporters visit New Zealand
Leading exporters of cashews, plastic and chemicals are visiting New Zealand to meet with buyers and importers to explore trade arrangements. The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC) is sending a 10-member delegation to Auckland for business meetings with local [Read More]
NRIs don’t need to report property deals to RBI
India’s federal bank says people of Indian origin (PIOs) and non resident Indians (NRIs) are not required to report property deals in India to the bank. This is likely to encourage further investment by NRIs in India. NRIs and PIOs don’t need to inform the [Read More]
Muslims keen for Eid holiday?
A community organisation in New Zealand is suggesting that allowances should be considered for Muslims to be able to transfer the Christmas public holidays to their religious days. Muslims have to take up to four days’ annual leave to celebrate religious days like [Read More]
Can I wear turban to work?
Your request to wear the turban (and follow other religious practices) “can be reasonably accommodated” by the employer, says NZ Human Rights Commission. Also taking heed of vegetarian staff, the commission says that employers “should try to provide [Read More]
Ethnic women are doubly disadvantaged – activist
While the number of women in leadership roles in businesses is very low in New Zealand, many women face further disadvantage if they are from a minority group, says a women’s rights advocate. The number of females at board level of NZSX top 100 companies is just over [Read More]
Beware of bad credit traps for migrants
Australia Day is the time when thousands of new Australians are welcomed into the country’s dynamic multi-cultural society, but a national credit repairer says the road to financial success in Australia can be a harsh one for new migrants. Busy with starting a new [Read More]
401(K) and IRA – should expats invest in retirement plans?
Many overseas Indians and expats settled in the United States of America face a common dilemma – should they invest in a 401(K) plan or an IRA (Individual Retirement Account). The confusion is more prominent among non-US citizens or those without permanent residence [Read More]
Auckland leaders oppose outsourcing at port
As many as 28 Auckland local board members from 10 boards have joined hands to call for Ports of Auckland to return to good faith bargaining and drop plans to outsource jobs at the port. Ports of Auckland Ltd is a council-owned company. We support its operational [Read More]
Foreign-owned mining projects don’t benefit Australia, economists warn
Mining projects in Australia have limited local content and are foreign owned, with little direct benefit to the Australian economy, economists Peter Sheehan and Bob Gregory warn. Compounding this trend is the shift towards offshore liquefied natural gas mining, which [Read More]
NZ to treble merchandise exports to India by 2015
New Zealand plans to treble merchandise exports to India to NZ$2 billion by 2015 and is working on a strategy that envisages that India will be a core trade, economic and political partner for New Zealand by that year. As part of the strategy, New Zealand also wants to [Read More]
