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08 August 2019

OCR will fall further: economists react to shock cut

The Official Cash Rate could drop to 0.75% or even lower this year, economists say, after the Reserve Bank slashed the OCR by an unprecedented 50 basis points.

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08 August 2019

Prospa raises $45 million for NZ funding

Australian non-bank SME lender Prospa, led in New Zealand by Adrienne Church, has raised a $45 million lending facility for New Zealand loans.

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07 August 2019

ASB lifts annual profit 8% but says underlying growth was subdued

ASB Bank’s chief executive says she’s more focused on forward business conditions than on resting on the laurels of producing an 8 percent annual profit increase at the same time as the Australian parent reported an 8 percent fall in earnings.

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