Latest Covid-19 alert levels change to cost economy $240 million – ASB economists

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date February 28, 2021

The bank says the immediate impact of this lockdown will be bigger than the one last month, but the longer term economic effect will not be overly significant.

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