Net foreign assets at Saudi Arabia’s central bank fell $US6 billion in the space of a month, as the government drew on reserves to cover budget deficits induced by low oil prices.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/walls-street-saudi-arabia-foreign-assets-fall-us6-billion-month-nr-p-193713

NBR’s political commentators are squaring off over the merits of a potential snap election being held later this year.

Rob Hosking, NBR’s political editor, says Prime Minister John Key should call an early election, rather than wait until next spring.

Political commentator and NBR columnist Matthew Hooton believes waiting until next year would be a better bet for the government.

Read/watch more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/hosking-vs-hooton-snap-election-or-let-labour-decay-grow-jw-p-193787

Kiwi startup RipeTime is raising capital to commercialise technology it says will revolutionise quality control of the global fruit supply chain.

Read/watch more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/kiwi-startup-ripetime-seeks-capital-targets-food-wastage-db-p-193781

Calls for the government to start spending more money in an effort to help the Reserve Bank meet its inflation mandate are getting much louder.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/government-under-more-pressure-loosen-purse-strings-jw-p-193794

Electricity lines company Vector [NZX: VCT] won’t be drawn on the likely impact of new technologies on the businesses of the major electricity retailers as it continues as a leader in their introduction.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/vector-mum-likely-impact-major-retailers-new-technologies-jr-p-193799

Increased public hostility to immigration has been dressed up as a way of dampening demand in Auckland for housing.

But new overseas evidence shows immigrants add more to an economy than is realised.

Read More ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/editor-insight-migrant-scaremongering-will-damage-economy-long-run-ng

State-owned air traffic controller Airways New Zealand has signed a "very significant" deal with the US Federal Aviation Administration to use New Zealand-developed technology to pre-screen potential recruits for the demanding roles required of air traffic managers.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/faa-buys-kiwi-screening-technology-train-us-air-traffic-controllers-b-193699

The Auckland mayoral race is well under way with the four ”true blue” candidates of the 17 in total each doing their best to distinguish one from the other.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/editor-insight-meet-pimbys-politicians-my-back-yard-ng

The public usage of autonomous or driver-less vehicles took a further step in Singapore this week, with the introduction of a taxi being used in a limited public trial.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/car-torque-singapore-introduces-driver-less-taxi-trial-co

Fly Buys customers will no longer receive Airpoints dollars starting in October because Loyalty NZ and Air New Zealand [NZX: AIR] have decided to part ways.

Read more ($): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/flybuys-and-air-new-zealand-split-ways-cg-p-193709