Economic Weekly: Hoping for a big GDP present from Statistics NZ
- To end what has been yet another tumultuous year, we are hoping for some good Christmas cheer in the form of a decent rebound in GDP for the September quarter when the figures are released on Thursday
- And we are hopeful that the December quarter, which we are in the last gasp of, will also prove to be strong – together cementing a strong finish to 2025 after a rocky 18 months for the economy
- In great news to Cantabrians, we released our Regional Scoreboard last week
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Mark Smith
Senior Economist
Mark joined ASB in 2017, with over 20 years of public and private sector experience working as an economist in New Zealand and the UK.
His resume includes lengthy stints at ANZ and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and he has also worked at the Bank of England, HM Treasury and the New Zealand Transport Agency. Mark's areas of specialisation include interest rate strategy, macro-economic analysis and urban economics.
Born and bred in the Waikato, Mark studied at Waikato University where he graduated with a Master of Social Sciences, majoring in Economics.
Mark's key strengths are the ability to use his extensive experience, inquisitive nature, analytical ability, creativity and pragmatism to dig a little deeper and to deliver common sense solutions to tackle complex problems.
When not at work Mark likes to travel, keep fit and spend time with his friends and family.
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