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Seymour argues foreign investment should be as open as trade

‘We need to be the most open, not the most closed,’ the Act Party leader says.

WATCH: Associate Finance Minister David Seymour speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Wed, 26 Feb 2025

Associate Finance Minister and Act Party leader David Seymour is adamant New Zealand needs more foreign investment to lift its woeful productivity rates.

Seymour scoffs at suggestions New Zealand firms can invest sufficient capital in technology and knowhow without foreign help.

He said investment

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Brent Edwards Wed, 26 Feb 2025
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