5 blog posts found
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MEI Special Topic: Cardless - Stats NZ’s new official measure of net migration
Posted: 8 Mar 2019Summary Stats NZ’s new official measure of permanent and long-term (PLT) migration indicates that the overall net inflow of PLT migrants is lower over recent years than previously thought. The... -
So you want to be more resilient
Posted: 9 Aug 2018Topic: Biosecurity, Cyber security, Education, Emergency management, Environment, Health, Human capital, Infrastructure, Insurance, Labour force, Living standards framework, Migration, Natural capital, Natural resources, Physical/financial capital, Resilience, Risk management, Skilled workers, Social capital, TradeAuthor:This article is one of a series on the Treasury's Living Standards Framework Get a group of risk practitioners together, and not one of them would contest the statement that we need to be more... -
MEI Special Topic: Key Judgements for the Economic Outlook
Posted: 1 Nov 2016Topic: Budget, Construction, Consumption, Economic forecasting, Economic growth, Economic indicators, Employment, Exports, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Interest rates, Migration, Monetary policy, National accounts, Productivity, Statistics, Tourism, TradeOver the first half of 2016 the economy grew at a faster pace than was expected in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (the Budget Update), as did tax revenue. Forward indicators suggest this... -
The Treasury’s Pacific Engagement
Posted: 14 Oct 2016Topic: Demographic change, Ethnic groups, Income, Living standards framework, Migration, Pacific Islanders, Qualifications, Social conditions, Sustainable developmentAuthor:In this article, Su'a Thomsen shares his views on the Treasury's pacific engagement programme. Treasury's Living Standards Framework recognises that engagement of all New Zealanders in all facets of... -
MEI Special Topic: Implications of Brexit for the New Zealand economy
Posted: 5 Jul 2016Topic: Banks, Central banks, Economic forecasting, Economic growth, Economic impact, Exports, Financial markets, Foreign exchange, Globalisation, Government securities, International agreements, Migration, Monetary policy, Monetary unions, Primary industry, Protectionism, Service industries, Tourism, TradeOn 23 June, the UK voted 52% to 48% in a referendum to leave the EU ("Brexit"). Although the referendum was regarded as binding, it will require parliamentary approval to activate Article 50 of the...