BNZ’s new CEO Healy expects benefit from expanding economy, targeted investment

BNZ’s new CEO Healy expects benefit from expanding economy, targeted investment
By Tina Morrison April 17 (BusinessDesk) - Bank of New Zealand’s incoming chief executive Anthony Healy expects the lender to benefit from the nation’s burgeoning economy as he targets investment in higher growth areas such as agri-business. New Zealand’s economy is expected to grow between 2 percent and 4 percent a year out to 2018, Finance Minister Bill English said this week, citing Treasury forecasts. “I’m very optimistic because the economy is picking up, it’s not a narrow base, it’s a very broad-based economic lift,” said Healy, who w...