Mint Business Insights With Tony Alexander

Each month, we partner with independent economist Tony Alexander to survey the mood of the national business economy.

Mint Business Insights is the report all Kiwi businesses need in 2023.

About Tony

For many, Tony needs no introduction. As a regular commentator on the state of the national economy, Tony is regularly appearing in media interviews to help make sense of what is happening in our local and global economy.

Tony left his appointment as Chief Economist with BNZ in 2019 to become an independent economist and has made it his purpose to help Kiwis make better decisions for their businesses, investments, home purchases. With all eyes on the economy this year, we partnered with Tony to help our business community prepare for the challenges the shrinking economy will bring.

Key insights from previous reports:

Areas where businesses plan to invest in the next 12 months include strategy development, remuneration and staff training. (March, 2023)

Increased concerns for interest rates following the Reserve Bank raising the official cash rate 0.5% on April 5 rather than the generally expected 0.25%. (April, 2023)

Despite economic concerns, 25% of respondents see a light at the end of the tunnel with expectations that things will be better in 12 month's time. (June, 2023)