16 October 2024
Jodie Bruning
[FYI request #28425 email]
Dear Jodie,
Thank you for your request for information made to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea
Matua under the Official Information Act 1982 on 18 September, 2024.
In your request you sought:
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Please advise names of all consultancy firms who have provided advice/information/strategy
direction to staff and the governing Board, and produced content including white papers,
online content and press releases to establish and support the CBDC campaign from
conception through to the current date: '‘We're progressing our digital cash work through 4
stages. We're currently in stage 2.’
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Please advise expenditure per year on consultancy firms including Accenture who have
provided advice/information/strategy direction and produced content including white
papers, online content and press releases to establish and support the CBDC campaign from
conception through to current date.
Response
RBNZ has identified two consultancy firms whose engagement is in scope of your request. RBNZ’s
per year expenditure on these engagements is set out in the table below.
Vendor
FY2022/23
FY2023/24
Accenture NZ Limited
$121,157
$483,653
The One Picture Group Limited T/A Gravitas OPG
$157,422
$38,441
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this decision by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ref #21765470 v1.0
Yours sincerely
Government and Industry Relations
Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua