News — Exporter Magazine
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and Government’s Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) have announced a $36 million, 5-year initiative designed to amplify the momentum and economic returns for the fine wool and associated products.- Air New Zealand will be enabling its new Boeing 777-300 aircraft with mobile phone and data capability, with the first aircraft due for delivery in November this year, according to Voxy.com.
Japan’s Panasonic has announced its plan to market solar batteries in China, meaning more fierce competition ahead for China’s domestic enterprises, according to People’s Daily.com.
Google has pulled back another curtain and revealed the size of its lucrative internet ad network in the US. It spans more than 1.5 million advertisers and websites, according to the NZ Herald, citing an Associateed Press (AP).- Airlines’ load factors are still at record or near-record highs due to slower rise in capacity while air freight demand rose 26% during the first quarter, according a report by the Shipping Gazette.
Despite the financial crisis in 2009, the Chinese appetite for luxury goods remains high. While luxury goods sales in Europe, Japan and the United States declined, sales in China rose more than 30%.
British consumers are now price-led and value driven, shopping around to get the best deals, according to the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s (NZTE) website.- Google is introducing a software that puts web content on television to persuade more consumers to use the internet in their living rooms and view advertisements that generate revenue, according to GulfNews.com.
The new tool, Google TV, will work with Intel chips in products by Sony and Logitech International.
- Exports by 4,645 Dubai companies grew 13% in April to BHD16.8 billion (NZ$65.26 billion), compared to exports in April 2009, according GulfNews.com.
Designed to work with over 3000 mobile devices, Mobile Emirates.com has been optimised to ensure that customers on the move can easily and efficiently access the emirates.com website, through their mobile phones.- New Zealand’s world competitive ranking slipped five places to 20th, while Singapore, Hong Kong and the US took the top three places respectively.
- Maersk New Zealand is introducing a new system guaranteeing export space on vessels but for an unspecified fee, according to a report by Stuff.co.nz.
The New Zealand Organic Report – commissioned by OANZ and prepared by the University of Otago – shows the total value of New Zealand’s domestic market for organic products has increased to $315 million, with an additional $170 million contributed by organic exports- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and the Foundation for Research Science and Technology are creating a nationwide network of ‘regional partners’ to help small businesses access information, funding, training and development services.
- From October 1 2010, personal and corporate taxes will be cut, NZ Superannuation, Working for Families and benefit payments will all increase, Finance Minister Bill English announced in the Budget.
Close to 9,000 New Zealand firms had their rating downgraded in the first three months of 2010 while 10,500 firms received a rating upgrade, according to research released today by credit reporting agency Dun & Bradstreet.- New research from the Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences (ISVV) suggests white wines stored in plastic packaging remain fresh for only six months, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
- The French National Assembly has approved a proposal to ban manufacturing, importing and exporting and selling of baby bottles made of BPA-based products, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
