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Politicians love comparing NZ’s economy to Singapore or Ireland – but it’s simplistic and misleading

  • Written by Angus Dowell, PhD Candidate, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Politicians love comparing NZ’s economy to Singapore or Ireland – but it’s simplistic and misleadingCanva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC

Unveiling Amazon Web Services’ long-awaited NZ$7.5 billion “cloud region” – a cluster of local data centres – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon specifically referenced Ireland and Singapore as “two economies we often look to for inspiration on investment and technology”.

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