Insights
Changing the monetary guards
Adrian Orr has his work cut out. He will migrate the Reserve Bank towards a changed operating model while having to maintain its credibility for keeping prices relatively stable.
Month: March 2018
National Business Review
The Reserve Bank in Wonderland
With its new Policy Targets Agreement, the Reserve Bank has arrived in Wonderland. It looks as if it has a new employment target. But it is (thankfully) subject to interpretation.
Insights
A question of optics
Few countries run as much on informal relationships as New Zealand. But that makes it even more important to adhere to good governance practices.
Insights
Trump and other hypocrites
When discussing free trade, most governments sit in their own glasshouses. Trump’s protectionism deserves a response. But it should be an even greater commitment to free trade, not retaliation.
National Business Review
Stop predicting the future (and go back to work)
Good policy can help to give people the flexibility and adaptability to succeed in changing circumstances.
Insights
Accidental success is not a strategy
If David Seymour follows his own instincts, his party would easily be more appealing than a party relying on protest votes.