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Newstalk ZB: Mike Hosking recommends Roger Partridge's article on Reserve Bank capital review

On Newstalk ZB, Mike Hosking recommended Roger Partridge's the New Zealand Herald article on bank capital requirements, explaining the context of Adrian Orr's policy requiring banks to hold significant reserves - which banks argued contributed to higher mortgage costs. Hosking outlined Partridge's criticism that the Reserve Bank Board's government-ordered review of these requirements was done improperly and essentially solved nothing. Listen below.