Red carpet for foreign investors at Government's March summit

Red carpet for foreign investors at Government's March summit
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrive at Monday's post-Cabinet press conference (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is staking his reputation for strong global networks by announcing a foreign investors summit in Auckland on March 13 and 14.Billed as invite-only and with “around 100 leaders from global investment and construction companies”, the conference is the latest in a flurry of “pro-growth" announcements intended to spur a more robust economic recovery than currently appears likely in 2025.Luxon’s announcement at a post-Cabinet press conference gave no details on participants’ identit...

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