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New tax amendment to strengthen investment ties with Malaysia: Coonan

Senator Helen Coonan, the assistant treasurer and minister for revenue, has today announced the amendment to a double taxation agreement with Malaysia, which will see investment and trade relations between the two countries strengthen. "The signing ...

Short-term overseas visitor arrivals for August dips 0.2% to 391,300: ABS

The number of short-term visitor arrivals saw a decrease of 0.2 per cent to 391,300, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. The bureau said that 83,000 visitors arrived from Oceania and Antartica (which includes New Zealand, with 74,800), 73,600 ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

... the power cuts. Earlier in the day, President Bush announced alleged terrorist 'Hambali' had been captured in south-east Asia and was now in US custody. The president's announcement, along with a slew of solid economic data, helped set the positive tone ...

Moody's rates HSBC Bank Australia

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
Moody's Investors Services has assigned ratings to HSBC Bank Australia Ltd with long-term deposits and senior rated A1 and subordinated debt rated A2. Short-term deposits have been rated Prime-1, and a Bank Financial Strength Rating of D-plus was assigned. ...

Morning market wrap: Asian economies under pressure

East Asian economies are under pressure following North Korea's alleged admission of having a nuclear bomb. Stocks in South Korea and Japan fell by 3.5 per cent and 2% respectively as a consequence of the admission. Tokyo's Nikkei index is at a 20 year ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries up

The All Ordinaries rose by over 0.4% in trading this afternoon as the economy is expected to be buoyed by strong consumer confidence in the wake of the decisive coalition military campaign in Iraq. Telstra has announced growth in its underlying sales ...

ANZ in talks with Thai Military Bank

... number of strategic options in Asia as a natural extension of its involvement in the region. Its history of involvment in East Asia includes investments in PT Panin Bank, Metrobank in the Philippines and a recently announced cooperation agreement with ...