What's at stake: Invest New Zealand will need to offer investors incentives to boost foreign direct investment into the country, says establishment board chair Rob Morrison. He also says high-quality investment will take about two to three years to achieve.
The background: The Government set up Invest New Zealand on July 1 as a separate entity from its former home within NZTE, to boost our FDI, which is low compared with other countries. It’s also reforming the Overseas Investment Act and has tweaked visa settings.
The players: Invest New Zealand, Rob Morrison, the Government, NZTE, Active Investor Plus.
New Zealand’s new investment attraction agency, Invest New Zealand, came into being on July 1 this year with a clear purpose – to materially increase the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country.
Still to be answered is how the autonomous Crown entity will actually achieve
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What's at stake: Invest New Zealand will need to offer investors incentives to boost foreign direct investment into the country, says establishment board chair Rob Morrison. He also says high-quality investment will take about two to three years to achieve.
The background: The Government set up Invest New Zealand on July 1 as a separate entity from its former home within NZTE, to boost our FDI, which is low compared with other countries. It’s also reforming the Overseas Investment Act and has tweaked visa settings.
The players: Invest New Zealand, Rob Morrison, the Government, NZTE, Active Investor Plus.
