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World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... mitigate climate change and that help countries adapt to the effects of climate change. These projects include eco farming in China, waste management projects in Colombia, and urban transport in India. "UniSuper... has been working with the World Bank ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... conditions confirmed the central bank's view that recent weakness was largely due to bad winter weather. Data also showed that China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.4 per cent in the first three months of the year, higher than the market forecast ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... resource sector is down despite BHP Billiton announcing an upbeat production report. Most investors are hanging out for China's gross domestic product (GDP) numbers, due out later on Wednesday, Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... over the crisis in Ukraine resurfaced. Investors were also awaiting the release this week of first-quarter growth data from China, with analysts tipping a further slowdown in the world's number two economy. Tokyo ended 0.36 per cent lower on Monday ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... strategist Stan Shamu said the threat of civil war in Ukraine and the possibility of poor quarterly economic growth numbers from China this week added to the negative sentiment, only days after the local market hit near six-year highs. "It's really concerning ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... end-2015, it's now fetching more than US$0.94 (though we still have a lot to go until 2015). While some considered yesterday's China news - exports and imports came in lower than expectations - it's good news for China growth. Taken at face value - that ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... Reserve's latest policy meeting showed no support for an early rise in interest rates. While early gains were pared after China said imports and exports fell sharply in March, Hong Kong and Shanghai were lifted on Thursday by hopes of new government ...

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... global markets was just slightly above the all-time low from January 2014, despite many investors expressing concerns over China's economic stability and the situation between Russia and Ukraine. The slightly lower fear level corresponds to the high ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... while Shanghai surged 1.92 per cent, or 39.45 points, to 2,098.28 on hopes Beijing will soon unveil measures to kick-start China's economy after last week's mini-stimulus. WELLINGTON - A sell off of tech and growth stocks pushed the New Zealand share ...

PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... industries not well represented on the ASX," PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe said. "Additionally, with the moderation in China's demand for commodities, and Australian banks trading at historically elevated levels and at a significant premium ...