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What New Zealand Can Learn From the World’s Most Successful Small Economies
New Zealand often explains its economic shortcomings by pointing to the obvious: we are small, geographically isolated and a long way from major markets. All true. But countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Singapore and Ireland demonstrate that … Continue reading
It’s Immigration Stupid!
As a business advisor, I work with a broad cross-section of businesses. These include tech startups, and those in the manufacturing, retailing, franchising, and construction sectors. With very few exceptions the main issue currently confronting them is finding employees with … Continue reading
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Giant Container Ships at the Heart of Shipping Crisis
In 2006, Maersk stunned the global shipping community with the introduction of Emma Maersk, a container ship that could carry nearly 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units. (TEUs ). Emma Maersk set off an “arms race” with its introduction. Ocean carriers ordered bigger and … Continue reading
