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Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... example in its shift from a mining-led economy. "This is a time when you want governments to be supportive towards immigration, drive a reasonable amount of population growth, and have good demographics. You need economies to refocus. You've got to find ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... tightness in the labour market is having". However, the current financial market volatility, slowing global growth, the immigration wave and Brexit talks could undermine investor, consumer and business confidence, slowing growth and in turn, price pressures. ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... Australia's demographic index ranking is 98 out of 168, a somewhat middling performance with its ageing population helped by immigration. Its institutions appear much higher on the index, ranked 10 out of 168. RBC said they do not provide a "bottleneck ...

Four steps up, four steps down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... softened over 2015, due mainly to lower terms of trade. Combined with increases in the labour supply from strong net immigration, the slowdown has seen an increase in spare capacity and unemployment." "The New Zealand dollar has risen since August, partly ...

RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... growing at an annual rate of around 2.5 percent, supported by low interest rates, construction activity, and high net immigration. However, the growth outlook is now softer than at the time of the June Statement. Rebuild activity in Canterbury appears ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... this. Germany certainly wasn't able to as evidenced by this sub-heading in the Deutsche Bank report, "Germany now immigration country no.1 in the EU." You can thank me later Alexis after your creditors pay up.

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... visa," Robb said. The visa changes reflect months of consultation and it is expected Austrade and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection will continue to consult with stakeholders to explain the investment framework ahead of its launch. ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... via the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, which was temporarily suspended last week. Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection statistics show that $3.255 billion has been invested in complying investments between November 2012 ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... billion to the Budget, and the closure of nine detention centres. To better manage services at Australia's borders, immigration and customs operational responsibilities will be consolidated into a single border control agency, the Australian Border Force. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... poorly-received US jobs data. The Swiss stock market and franc held up after a shock vote in favour of Switzerland restricting immigration with the European Union. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.30 per cent at 6,591.55 points. Frankfurt's ...