ON THE MONEY: Kiwibank, 2degrees, Cam Wallace and more

ON THE MONEY: Kiwibank, 2degrees, Cam Wallace and more
Victoria Young
Welcome to On the Money, BusinessDesk's weekly column about money and the people making it. Kiwibank's Mary Jo Vergara pictured above. Never waste a crisis At Kiwibank-sponsored drinkies with journos and lobbyists, the bank's chief economist, Jarrod Kerr, had a wee anecdote about how he inducted the newest member of his three-person team, Mary Jo Vergara, back in February – you know, before the covid-19 crisis hit our shores.Said Kerr to Vergara, there's nothing like a good crisis for getting a practica...

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