New Zealand’s Economic Growth Forecast to Outstrip Australia’s

Westpac says economic growth is likely to be modest in Australia over the coming year, but New Zealand’s will recover to more normal levels.
New Zealand’s Economic Growth Forecast to Outstrip Australia’s
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New Zealand’s economy—which is emerging from what Treasury admits is a “protracted recession”—is set to outperform Australia’s, according to the latest Westpac forecast.

The banks’ senior economist, Satish Ranchhod, has released new research comparing the two trans-Tasman economies and says Australia will be outperformed by its neighbour in the next few years.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.