ANZ bank upbeat on Pacific outlook

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Updated February 8, 2010 08:43:35

The ANZ Bank's Asia-Pacific head says he is optimisitic about the Pacific's ability to repond to the global economic crisis and sees a positive outlook for most regional nations. The ANZ is the biggest bank in the region employing more than 2,000 Pacific Islanders in 12 countries.

Alex Thursby is ANZ's Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe and America. He has just returned to Australia after visiting Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speaker: Alex Thursby, the ANZ Bank's Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe and America

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