States (the Kiwi one in particular)

[Bill Cochrane]

Doug
All is proceeding relatively splendidly - growth looks like averaging
about 3% pa, unemployment is at 5.6% (lowest in 12 years), rural NZ is
booming (nz $ is at about 43cents US) and while the Labour/Alliance
government isnt going to establish a socialist utopia real soon they
aren't doing to bad. We also have probably the funniest finance minister
in the OECD - Cullen is a hoot
I can dig out facts and figures should anyone care
Cheers
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
[mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
Sent: Wednesday, 21 February 2001 5:31 a.m.
To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
Subject: Re: States (the Kiwi one in particular)

Rob Schaap wrote:


>One hears the whisper from across the Tasman that Deputy Primeminister
Jim
>Anderton is in the process of establishing a government-funded people's
>bank (only 12 years after BNZ was privatised) - as an arm of the Post
>Office (already with outlets across the country) - and as a reaction to
>'the colonisation of the NZ finance sector'.

How is NZ doing these days? Last time I looked, which was a few years
ago, it was not doing well. Still?

Doug