John McKinnon: NZ China Council Chair on the slowing of China's investment in New Zealand
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
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Show Notes
Several factors are behind a flat-lining in investment from China.
New research by the New Zealand China Council and NZIER has found Chinese investment grew steadily between 2014 and 2019, but has stalled since then.
China now ranks as our 12th largest source of foreign investment.
Council Chair John McKinnon told Mike Hosking there's a number of reasons why the investment has stalled.
He says Covid, a slow down in the Chinese economy, and changes to the regulatory environment in both countries have contributed, and it's not worrying.
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