‘We are through the worst’: Freightways

‘We are through the worst’: Freightways
Freightways chief executive Mark Troughear. (Image: Supplied)
Graham Skellern
“Surely, we are past the worst of it.” That’s the reaction about the state of the national economy from the bosses of two bellwether sharemarket stocks.Following the shock of the 0.9% fall in gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the June quarter, BusinessDesk asked Freightways chief executive Mark Troughear and Mainfreight managing director Don Braid whether the economy had reached the bottom.“If you are asking for a gut feeling, I think we are through the worst of it. It’s been a slow and steady grind...

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