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Figures show Covid-19 hitting economy harder than expected

Friday 12 February 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Economy, National

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Figures show Covid-19 hitting economy harder than expected
The finance ministry team going over final details with Minister Mark Brown before the Economic Response Plan announcement last year. From left, Lafala Turepu, economic policy officer; Garth Henderson, Financial Secretary; Natalie Cooke, former director, economic planning division. MFAI/21021110

Border closures in place to keep Covid-19 out of the country are taking a worse toll on the economy than forecasted, according to government’s latest figures.

Border closures in place to keep Covid-19 out of the country are taking a worse toll on the economy than forecasted, according to government’s latest figures.


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