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Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... further growth in output and new orders, though both rose at slower rates. Export sales continued to fall sharply. Supply chains remained under pressure, with respondents highlighting freight delays, border restrictions and logistical issues." " The ...

Kogan Super reports growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... chief executive Ruslan Kogan said. "In the midst of the crisis, our teams mobilised all our resources to ensure our supply chains remained open, our logistics operations continued functions and in-demand products remained available for speedy deliver ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Transitions Commission, are conveners of the initiative. The initiative will focus on opportunities across the five supply chains which together contribute to more than a quarter of Australia's annual greenhouse gas emissions. These supply chains ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... for iron ore prices. While a number of economies have started to re-open and loosen restrictions, disruptions to supply chains could continue to linger until the coronavirus pandemic is totally contained.

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... were experiencing a medium-to-high impact from the global economic slowdown. The impact of COVID-19 on businesses supply chains and operations also remained small, Willis Towers Watson found, with 80% of respondents showing low levels of concern and ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... again, that contribution was because of the 6.2% drop in imports over the March quarter - due to frozen international supply chains and domestic business operations. What mattered big time though is Mighty Mo's rescue packages - more specifically ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... on-shoring of manufacturing. "The crisis has caused a sudden awareness of the vulnerabilities of global, low inventory supply chains and distributed operating models," Hostplus head of ESG Kim Farrant said. "While we have already seen some companies ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... sentiment with the two biggest economies in the world sparring with each other and what it means for emerging economies, supply chains and demand," Craig said. "At a base case, we think trade wars are absolutely terrible, and no one really wins from ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... organisations already begin transformation, such as transitioning to remote working environments and re-thinking supply chains." "Transformations that might have taken a decade have occurred within mere weeks." Loades said leaders need to continue to ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... of globalisation, must rely on new innovative sources to expand gross domestic product. Initiatives to diversify supply chains will be accelerated on the other side of COVID-19, they argued, with companies establishing additional production inputs and ...