Oil shocks donβt just hurt drivers; they disrupt entire economies
When petrol prices surge, the national conversation usually focuses on motorists. But the real economic risk isnβt the family car, itβs the systems that keep the country moving.
When petrol prices surge, the national conversation usually focuses on motorists. But the real economic risk isnβt the family car, itβs the systems that keep the country moving.
New Zealandβs economic direction takes centre stage at theΒ New Zealand Economics Forum 2026, themedΒ Big Choices for a Small Nation.
The immediate future creates a complex risk environment in which to do business, says RiskNZ's chairman Geraint Bermingham.
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