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Willis teases new RBNZ governor after GDP drop
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says a new Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor will be announced “very shortly” as she comes under growing pressure to tackle NZ’s economic woes.Economists are calling on the RBNZ to cut the official cash rate (OCR) more aggressively after yesterda...
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Fish-hooks snag Nash's US foreign investor pitch
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Dire economy opens door for 50bps cut in October
The New Zealand economy contracted 0.9% in the June quarter.
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