Media Appearances
Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
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NZ Herald - Wage subsidies and tax support help on the cards in covid-19 package
- Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said customers financially affected by the virus, particularly small- to medium-sized businesses, should contact their bank.
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NZ Herald - NZ dollar falls amid heightened oil, coronavirus volatility
- “Each bank will have their own credit policies and approach to providing assistance. It’s important for affected customers to talk to their bank as soon as possible. That gives banks the best chance of offering assistance.”
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Interest.co.nz - Reserve Bank and bank lobby group issue joint statement saying New Zealand banks are ready to respond to the impacts of coronavirus, tell financially affected customers to contact their banks
- RBNZ and bank lobby group NZBA have issued a joint statement in response to mounting concerns about the health and economic impacts of the global coronavirus outbreak.
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Banking sector prepared for responding to COVID-19
- New Zealand banks are ready to respond to the impacts of coronavirus, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and New Zealand Bankers’ Association say. The COVID-19 outbreak has the potential to impact the operations of New Zealand’s banking sector by affecting banks’ staff, their funding and their customers. The Reserve Bank has asked all banks... Read more »
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Interest.co.nz - Finance Minister Grant Robertson urges banks to keep lending to even their more ‘challenging’ dairy farming customers
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association is urging those affected by coronavirus to talk to their banks.
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Rural News Group - Help for debt-stricken farmers
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont says there is a recognition it’s in everyone’s best interest for a farmer to have up-to-date business and financial plans.
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Interest.co.nz - Finance Minister Grant Robertson says New Zealand is in a strong position to respond to the impacts of coronavirus
- Bank lobby group the New Zealand Bankers’ Association says businesses and individuals financially affected by coronavirus should talk to their bank.
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Stuff - Indebted farmers offered $6000 to receive financial advice
- “It’s not a concern about any significant uplift in farmers in distress. No bank wants to see any business fail. To put it into perspective, there are about 52,000 farms and there are fewer than 10 mortgagee sales a year,” Beaumont said.
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