Megatrends are long-term overarching global and domestic forces that have significant implications for business, economy, society, and the personal lives of people. These forces have the potential to alter the types of goods and services New Zealand has a comparative advantage in trading, and who we trade with.
New Zealand’s export performance has been an enduring good news story. Incredibly, the expansion to the trade surplus during 2020 has more than offset the reduction of foreign visitor spending to date.
A potential New Zealand-Cook Islands travel bubble is a perpetual mirage on the horizon for kiwi travellers. The bubble would not just be a boon for kiwi sunseekers, but it could also be a $200m+ form of ‘soft aid’ that is a saviour of the Cook Islands economy.
GOOD NEWS STORY: New Zealand’s trade surplus is sitting at record levels. What’s more, the expansion to the trade surplus has more than offset reduced international visitor spending.
The outlook for Māori-owned farms is “surprisingly strong”, despite the worldwide impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was what I told Stuff's Susan Edmunds in a recent interview.
Not all industries suffered under lockdown. In this article, I want to reflect on the success of our agricultural exports over the past couple of months.
The economic impacts of coronavirus are already being felt in our regions. With this context in mind, it is important to recap some of the key channels through which regional economies are being affected.
MPI recently released a bullish set of primary sector export forecasts. But forget MPI’s headline – the big […]