Economic Data
Central Banker Report Cards 2026
Global Finance presents its yearly Central Banker Report Cards.
New Zealand
Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.
Click Here
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Oliver Gloe, Latham Group
Oliver Gloe discusses Latham Group’s growth strategy, AI adoption, and navigating market cycles.
New Zealand
Includes historical data for New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade,...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Central Banker Report Cards 2024: Asia-Pacific
Australia Michele Bullock: Too Early To Say Reserve Bank of Australia veteran Michele Bullock took the helm as the bank’s...
News
New Zealand Calls For Greater Climate Disclosures
New Zealand is the first sovereign state to approve a law requiring financial institutions, insurance companies and asset managers to disclose climate change risks.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
New CPTPP Chips Away At U.S. Prestige
U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership prompted the other 11 nations that were party to the agreement to forge ahead in a new pact without the U.S.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporates Rush To Decipher Landmark Trade Agreement
Management | Trade Negotiations
Corporations’ business decisions depend on regulatory certainty, but as the passing of TPP legislation faces various hurdles, corporate decision-making processes will need to remain flexible.
Awards
Global Finance Names The Safest Banks In Australasia 2015
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in Australasia in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue. Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings—from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
New Zealand Walloped By Slowdown In Chinese Economy
Milestones | New Zealand
In June, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its key cash interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.25%, the first time the central bank has cut rates cut since 2011, citing a combination of deflationary pressure, plunging commodity prices and a slowdown in key export markets like China.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Banking
BEST BANKS 2014: ASIA-PACIFIC
Developing Asia will grow by 6.2% this year and 6.5% next, according to Asian Development Bank estimates, up slightly from 6.1% in 2013. Despite the uptick in overall growth, banks around the region continue to face challenging landscapes.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover: The Global Trade Backlash
Multinational corporations lobbied hard for preferential agreements under proposed Asian and European trade pacts. But the result may be more than they bargained for.