Next steps in stately passage to India
Exporters relaxed on FTA front as ministers schedule new round of visits to Delhi.
NZ carving out new free trade deal with UAE
GCC talks ongoing, but meantime McClay eyes one-on-one deal with Gulf state by end of the year.
Global warming may chill farm financials
Fears banks could use climate stress testing exercise as a reason to turn off the taps.
Bank inquiry takes NZ down risky road, expert says
Top banking academic warns that dictating to banks could drive them to abandon rural sector.
A look inside the banking books
Banks are getting it in the neck from farmers, and a parliamentary inquiry looms. But how much blame do the banks deserve, asks Nigel Stirling.
Federated Farmers guns for rural banking in submission
Farming lobby lays it on the line for Parliamentary Select Committee.
Stress showing up in non-dairy loans
Troubled agricultural loans outside the dairy sector hit their highest level since early 2012, Reserve Bank reports.
Banks brace for agri climate losses
Climate stress testing on biggest banks reveals particular vulnerability of farm loans.
ANALYSIS: Threats and opportunities as US flexes trade muscle
Any sanctions against Chinese banks could force a reckoning for NZ on its trading partnerships, writes Nigel Stirling.
Beef wary of EU’s new forestry rules
Seeking assurance deforestation regs won’t erode FTA gains.