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China on shaky platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... their development model and make improvements to her social security system in order to put the country's economic development on a more solid base," he said. The report recommends opening up domestic financial markets, decreasing restrictions on local ...

Retirement on hold for longer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... to re-visit the issue. His comments follow the release earlier this year of a report by the Committee for Economic Development (CEDA), which was authored by Mercer partner David Knox, which proposed raising our retirement age to 67 years. The report ...

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... Warren Gelfand, senior consultant to Shaw Stockbroking and a regular visitor to India. This new attitude to economic development is also impacting the next generation of Indians. "The young Indian you see is very much geared for growth," said Chaini. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... Ltd, Mirvac Group, Babcock and Brown Communities Ltd, Brambles Ltd and AV Jennings Ltd. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia holds day two of its conference on climate change. Australian stocks ended one per cent lower on Thursday, weighed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... due out and the Manpower-Melbourne Institute employment report for November is released. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia publishes its report on climate change. In equities, Qantas Airways Ltd and BlueScope Steel Ltd hold their annual ...

Pension age too low: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... increase our pension age to 67 years, says a report released by the private sector think tank, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). The report, written by Dr David Knox, a partner at Mercer who was previously the Foundation Professor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... and ANZ Banking Group Ltd publishes its job advertisement data for September. In Sydney, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) hosts an event entitled Best Practice in Employment Engagement. The Australian sharemarket continued its ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... politics, the NSW Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water Phil Koperberg will speak at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia function on `Water, Climate Change and the Environment - Overcoming the Challenges Ahead' Australian stocks ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure's renovation rescue

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... infrastructure will increase by 14 per cent to $37.2 billion. This is more aligned with the Committee for Economic Development of Australia's projections on what is needed to address Australia's infrastructure investment backlog and to lift capacity ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... today. In other news, Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan will address a lunch of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia - the topic being the future of telecommunications in Australia. The Australian stock market closed weaker ...