current account deficits

New Zealand’s current account deficit, now running at $27 bln per annum, is increasingly dominated by interest on historical deficits plus repatriated profits to overseas owners. Export growth is the only possible pathway to solve the problem

New Zealand’s current account deficit, now running at $27 bln per annum, is increasingly dominated by interest on historical deficits plus repatriated profits to overseas owners. Export growth is the only possible pathway to solve the problem

Gareth Kiernan critiques the reasoning behind the new Labour Party VSR policy - he has ten reasons why he is not a fan

Gareth Kiernan critiques the reasoning behind the new Labour Party VSR policy - he has ten reasons why he is not a fan

Matt Nolan has seven reasons he disagrees with Lowell Manning on housing affordability

Matt Nolan has seven reasons he disagrees with Lowell Manning on housing affordability

Lowell Manning says the problem with housing stems from the current account deficits and foreign investment in New Zealand

Lowell Manning says the problem with housing stems from the current account deficits and foreign investment in New Zealand

High commodity prices disguise a worrying lack of progress in building exports

High commodity prices disguise a worrying lack of progress in building exports