Apr 23 - Faced with increasing protectionism and digital disruption in global trade, officials from APEC member economies and the Asia-Pacific business community are preparing bold actions to equip the world's growth engine for change. Next steps for securing and strengthening trade flows in APEC were …
Apr 23 - The Grey district's long-serving mayor Tony Kokshoorn has announced he'll retire from politics next year when his current term ends.
Apr 23 - As Air New Zealand continues to respond to a global issue affecting some of the Rolls-Royce engines that power its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet it expects around 9,000 customers to be affected by re-timed international services this week.
Platforms are ecosystems that deliver seamless and meaningful experiences for the digital generation. The economic and social activities facilitated by platforms offer the ultimate in convenience, and connect participants in two-sided markets. Take Apple for example: app developers on one side and app users on the other, both working together to generate value.
Apr 23 - The onetime FinTech-versus-bank battle shows major signs of easing from competition to cooperation. According to the 2017 World Retail Banking Report, 91 percent of banks and 75 percent of FinTechs expect to partner with one another in the future. APIs (application programming interfaces) are a key enabler in this evolution.
Apr 23 - The secure digital process would allow new customers to open an ASB bank account from anywhere in New Zealand in about 15 minutes and start making transactions the same day without needing to go into a branch. A beta pilot of the app would be available at six of its South Auckland branches from …
Hyundai-Kia America have announced an important development for the future of electric vehicles with the successful trial of a working wireless fast-charging system writes By David Kavermann for Driven.
Initial Coin Offering earned the reputation as a legitimate way of fundraising. In this guide, I will explain the essentials on how to pick the right ICO investments. Read on to find the guidelines.
Apr 23 - Talks of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Commonwealth countries is a waste of politicians' breath, the export industry says. ExportNZ executive director Catherine Beard said a multilateral trade deal between 53 countries was "too ambitious" with "a lot on the dance card" already. Trying to get that …
Students in the first intake of the Introduction to Food Processing Industry programme have just finished their first term at Ara Institute of Canterbury’s Timaru campus.