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2024 saw mixed results for the Japanese economy. Japan has narrowed its trade deficit, and a record number of foreign tourists visited Japan. Japanese business profits look set to hit record highs for a fifth consecutive year and the stock market is at an all-time high. Interest rates are rising, and inflation is within the Bank of Japan’s target range, with the core consumer price index at 2.5%. 

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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of products and systems for use in acute and chronic respiratory care, surgery and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Driven by a strong sense of purpose, we are working to improve patient care and outcomes through inspired and world-leading healthcare solutions. The needs of our customers and their patients drive everything we do. We call this commitment Care by Design. 

ChristchurchNZ is the sustainable economic development agency for the city focused on making Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand a better place to live, work and play. Our purpose as an organisation is to stimulate sustainable economic growth for a prosperous city. 

Russell McVeagh is one of New Zealand’s oldest law firms and has been involved in some of this country's most important developments and legal precedents. Our Auckland, Wellington and South Island offices offer our clients a collaborative, one-firm approach. As a full-service firm, we work tirelessly to support a wide range of clients, drawing on our expertise across the full spectrum of corporate advisory, banking and finance, litigation and disputes, real estate and construction, tax, public law and environmental law matters. We're proud to support New Zealand’s largest organisations as well as major international clients on the most cutting-edge transactions, cases and projects in the market.

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