OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2007 Issue 2
Twice a year, the OECD Economic Outlook analyses the major trends and examines the economic policies required to foster high and sustainable growth in member countries. Developments in major non-OECD economies are also evaluated. This issue covers the outlook to end-2009. Together with a wide range of cross-country statistics, the Outlook provides a unique tool to keep abreast of world economic developments. In addition to the themes featured regularly, this issue contains a special chapter entitled Corporate saving and investment: Recent trends and prospects.
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New Zealand
Activity thus far in 2007 has picked up markedly in a context of unprecedented high prices for New Zealand’s major commodity exports, maintaining pressure on resources and inflation. Monetary conditions have been tightened, while domestic risk spreads have widened in conjunction with the international financial-market turbulence. These factors should cause growth to slow over the near term, allowing a moderation of inflation and eventual monetary easing.
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