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| | | ... company tax," noting the 30% company tax rate which comprises 18.5% of government revenue is significantly higher than the OECD revenue average of 8%. "A competitive tax system would be characterised by a company tax rate closer to 20%, lower income ... |
| | | | ... Roberts. William Blair's chief economist, Olga Bitel, was also filled with optimism, saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising on China's economic transition... We are talking about medical services, pharmaceuticals, tourism ... |
| | | | ... insolvency in the face unless they adopt measures that address an imbalance between assets and liabilities. This is the view of OECD director financial and enterprise affairs, and special adviser to the secretary-general for financial markets, Adrian ... |
| | | | ... to fall into another recession when its third quarter growth is released) and emerging markets. In its latest report, the OECD again downgraded its global growth forecasts - down to 2.9% this year from the 3.0% it predicted two months ago from 3.1% in ... |
| | | | ... yield; pension plans and insurance companies. The fund will invest in sectors such as utilities, energy and transport in OECD countries. "The target size, which is double that of IDF II, reflects the strength of the infrastructure debt asset class as ... |
| | | | ... are cheap or not," Robertson said. The fund has a focus on capital protection and correspondingly only invests in mature, OECD markets. That lessens the likelihood of political blow-ups which can impact assets. "The biggest risks to infrastructure in ... |
| | | | ... that the US is onto a sustainable recovery and is ready to become the engine of world growth once more." A reason echoed by OECD chief economist Catherine Mann six days later - I repeat, six days later - when she told Reuters that, ""Raising interest ... |
| | | | ... leading insurers and two foundation QIC clients," according to QIC's statement. QGIF will focus on infrastructure assets in OECD countries, particularly Australia. "I'm delighted by the level of support and fund commitments that QGIF has been able to ... |
| | | | ... taking out insurance adds further pressure to Commonwealth budgets." Bragg added Australia's tax mix is the converse of the OECD average. He said Australia is heavily reliant on personal and company taxes, whereas the average OECD nation has a higher ... |
| | | | ... activity as commodity-producing sectors were adversely affected, despite some offset from currency depreciation." Also read the OECD's latest thoughts on pension funds here. |
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