Safe harbour: NZ attracts ‘increased interest’ from infrastructure investors looking for deals

Safe harbour: NZ attracts ‘increased interest’ from infrastructure investors looking for deals
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is racing to shore up trading relationships and position NZ as a safe harbour for international investors. (Image: Supplied)
Oliver Lewis
New Zealand has attracted an uptick in interest from overseas investors considering infrastructure opportunities in the country in recent months, according to promoter agencies.The Government hosted more than 100 investors, bankers, financiers, construction titans and others at its NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland last month, where Prime Minister Christopher Luxon repeatedly pitched NZ as a safe harbour for global capital.That message has become increasingly pertinent in light of recent moves by United States President Donald Tru...

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