yes. australia can't survive without a strong nz economy to keep them afloat. > new zealand's economy has been ranked 33rd out of 37 in an international comparison of which have done best in 2024. > top of the economist's list of oecd economies was spain, followed by ireland, denmark, greece and italy. > economies were ranked on gdp, stockmarket performance, core inflation, unemployment and government deficits. > new zealand was ahead of only finland, latvia, turkey and estonia. > gdp down 1% from last quarter, and 2% from 6 months ago. > largest recession since 1991 (excluding lockdowns)   /537162/nz-back-in-recession-but-ec onomists-expect-greater-reserve-ban k-interest-rate-cuts
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