Analysis: Why would Westpac want to sell its New Zealand business?

By New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 25, 2021

One of the country’s best performing banks has had the “for sale” sign hung in the window, why would Australia’s Westpac want to sell one of its golden eggs? RNZ Business editor Gyles Beckford explains.

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