‘Uncertainty abounds’: Finance minister on trade war challenges

‘Uncertainty abounds’: Finance minister on trade war challenges
Finance Minister Nicola Willis spoke to the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce (Image: NZME)
Rebecca Howard
Most businesses appear to be looking to navigate through the initial uncertainty sparked by the trade war rather than making dramatic changes, said Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Willis told the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce the impacts for NZ are twofold and “uncertainty abounds”.There is the first-order impact for exporters who now face the prospect of higher tariffs being charged for them to export their goods to the US, she said. “I know many exporters are finding it very difficult to see through the noise a...

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