New Zealand’s current account deficit will remain large as domestic demand rebounds and the government is running a sizeable structural budget deficit. While the New Zealand dollar has recently been among the worst-performing G10 currencies, we expect it to keep weakening against the US dollar over the coming year. That should make New Zealand’s external position more sustainable.
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