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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Looks Forward to Another Returning Classic

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TOKYO, Sep 23, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team makes its first trip to Rally New Zealand determined to compete for the top positions when the event's popular gravel roads return to the world stage for round 11 of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship on September 29-October 2.2022 GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRIDKeen to look forward after a disappointing weekend on the rough and rocky roads of Acropolis Rally Greece, the team heads to New Zealand with a lead of 63 points in the manufacturers' championship while Kalle Rovanpera leads the drivers' championship by 53 points and has his best opportunity yet to clinch his first title if he can add eight more points to his advantage.Joining Rovanpera and Elfyn Evans - who make their Rally New Zealand debuts - will be reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier, who finished a close second on his previous visit to New Zealand in 2010 and returns to the team's line-up for the final three rounds of the season. Takamoto Katsuta will be another New Zealand first-timer in his TGR WRT Next Generation entry.Back on the WRC calendar after 10 years away, Rally New Zealand is famed for fast and flowing stages th...

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Fujitsu strengthens security practice with acquisition of leading New Zealand cybersecurity firm InPhySec

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TOKYO, Sep 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand have moved to strengthen their security services capabilities with the acquisition of New Zealand cyber security company InPhySec. This move marks the latest milestone in Fujitsu's global M&A strategy and builds upon services offered by recently acquired firms Versor, oobe, and Enable Professional Services, to empower customers on their digital transformation journeys.Founded in 2015, InPhySec is one of New Zealand's largest providers of security consulting and managed security services. Its comprehensive range of managed security services includes SIEM (security information and event management), as well as cloud; network; and endpoint detection and response services, delivered through its global 24/7 Security Operations Centres across 3 locations. Specialist services are delivered through secret grade server rooms which provide data localization and additional physical security, services of particular importance to the New Zealand government and other regulated industries. InPhySec's secret- and top secret-cleared staff give it a competitive advantage in the New Zeal...

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New Zealand inflation surges to fastest pace in 10 years

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WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG)- New Zealand inflation surged to the fastest pace in 10 years in the third quarter, reinforcing bets that the central bank will keep raising interest rates. The currency rose and bond yields climbed to the highest level in almost three years after data showed the annual inflation rate jumped to 4.9 per cent from 3.3 per cent in the second quarter. Economists had forecast 4.2 per cent. Consumer prices advanced 2.2 per cent from three months earlier, Statistics New Zealand said Monday (Oct 18) in Wellington, exceeding the 1.5 per cent median estimate. Policy makers worldwide are debating whether faster inflation is a temporary phenomenon linked to supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic or something more persistent. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), which seeks to keep inflation around the midpoint of a 1-3 per cent target band, raised its official cash rate on Oct. 6 and signaled more increases are coming. That's despite a coronavirus outbreak that has kept largest city Auckland in lockdown for two months, curbing economic growth. "We can now see annual CPI inflation exceeding 5 per cent by the end of this year," said Mr Mark Smith, senior economist...

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New Zealand expected to raise rates to cool overheating economy

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WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - New Zealand is set to raise interest rates this week, the first advanced economy in the Asia-Pacific to begin normalising policy, as a powerful recovery unhindered by Covid-19 Delta outbreaks shows signs of overheating. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will lift the official cash rate by a quarter percentage point to 0.5 per cent at its review Wednesday in Wellington, according to 13 of 17 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. One economist predicts a half-point increase and three see no change. Markets also expect a hike as concerns mount that labour shortages will unleash wage-push inflation. "It is clear the New Zealand economy no longer requires extreme monetary stimulus," said ANZ Bank New Zealand chief economist Sharon Zollner. "Signs of overheating are evident across the board, and the risks of a boom-bust cycle are high and rising." Governor Adrian Orr unexpectedly ended quantitative easing last month, a sign that the RBNZ was already concerned about the potential for overheating from its stimulus settings. Since then, unemployment has tumbled to 4 per cent and private wage gains have surged to a 13-year high. New Zealand is set to be first to move ...

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Moonstake Collaboration Webinar with Aaron McDonald, CEO of Centrality: “The Future of Proof of Stake and Staking”

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SINGAPORE, Dec 8, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Moonstake will hold a joint webinar with its strategic partner Centrality "The Future of Proof of Stake and Staking" on 13th of December. It will be held from 2PM Singapore time.Moonstake and Centrality entered into a strategic partnership in August this year. Aaron McDonald, CEO of Centrality has joined Moonstake as an advisor and both parties are actively developing for the implementation of CENNZ (Centrality's token) through Moonstake staking platform. This webinar will be the first joint event since the partnership was signed and will also share with you about the progress of the partnership between Centrality and Moonstake.Centrality is the leading FinTech venture platform. It received a research grant from the New Zealand government and is working with the New Zealand government to build a decentralized system through the public-private integrated organization "Digital Identity NZ" together with NZ Tech and Singlesource.Centrality has partnered with industries in various fields such as Amazon (AWS), Microsoft Partner, McDonald's China, and it is expected that cooperation with these companies will trigger many companies to adopt blockc...

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AppsFlyer Launches 19th Global Office in Sydney to Tap on ANZ’s AUD7.79 Billion Mobile Marketing Potential and Thriving Local App Industry

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SYDNEY, Nov 25, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - AppsFlyer, the global attribution and marketing analytics leader, today announced its official expansion into Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) with its first office opening in Sydney - making this its 19th office worldwide. AppsFlyer counts design giant Canva, neobank 86:400, and fitness app Sweat by Kayla among its current roster of ANZ clients. This follows AppsFlyer's recent announcement that Salesforce Ventures has joined its roster of investors in a late stage extension of its AUD287 million Series D round, which was led by General Atlantic earlier this year. The company now exceeds AUD273 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), with over 1,000 employees globally.By launching in ANZ, AppsFlyer hopes to support the region's rapidly growing local app economy by capitalising on the region's mobile marketing spend, which is expected to grow to up to AUD7.79 billion by 2021. According to AppsFlyer's first App Marketing in Australia and New Zealand 2020 report, although domestic apps currently occupy only 4% of the total ANZ app market share - with the US and China dominating at 29% and 12% respectively - growth potential for local apps is s...