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Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... a big question mark on this. Of greater concern is the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics altogether. Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo announced that the Games will proceed. But if the coronavirus persists heading into July, there'll be a lot of ...

Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... businesses as they get past the initial recovery phase of this unprecedented bushfire crisis..." These were Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's words when he opened the government's wallet wider and announced a number of measures to help ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... key regiona­l industries ravaged by the bushfire disaster," it states. That's on top of the A$2 billion the prime minister announced earlier this year for the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency, making good on his promise that ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... of no focus for me whatsoever. What matters to me is the human cost and meeting whatever cost we need to meet," Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently declared. More fiscal spending towards "rebuilding of bridges, rebuilding of roads and other critical ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... whatsoever. What matters to me is the human cost and meeting whatever cost we need to meet". Sure, sure. This is what Prime Minister declared when he announced the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency with an initial funding of A$2 ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... housing, as Scott Morrison pledges to commit "everything that is needed and more" to the bushfire recovery. "The Prime Minister and Josh Frydenberg will launch the government's national bushfire recovery agency on Monday, to be led by former Australian ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... Kingdom's divorce from the European Union has become less uncertain following the Conservative Party's, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, thumping victory at the December 12 general elections. The Conservatives won 365 seats -- majority of ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... time on his advisory work, including a follow up to the Indian Economic Strategy report which he submitted to the prime minister in 2018. The board thanks him for his contribution and wishes him well for the future," Murray said.

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... (December 13 in Australia) and from there, hopefully, the UK could Brexit once and for all on the 20 January 2020. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that the elections would increase his party's majority, paving the way for Brexit to be done ...

Former Prime Minister joins global investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
Julia Gillard has been appointed to the global leadership council of LeapFrog Investments to provide strategic insight and global networks. Together with Singtel chair Simon Israel and chief executive of Ayala Corporation Jamie Augusto Zobel, Gillard ...