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Power sell off approved by NSW govt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... infrastructure projects, potentially including a second Sydney Harbour rail crossing. A major split within the coalition forced Premier Mike Baird to exempt country-based Essential Energy from the sale, with the Nationals vehemently opposed to it being ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... December. Similarly, why do expectations for stimulus remain in China? According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences "Premier Li Keqiang said there won't be strong stimulus, but he didn't say there won't be any stimulus".... and in the eurozone? ...

La Trobe registers for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... improving access to finance in each economy." The Shanghai FTZ was launched last September with the backing of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and is the first free-trade zone in mainland China. Last month Westpac received approval to set-up a sub-branch ...

Port of Newcastle leased for $1.75bn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... consortium is comprised of Australia's Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants, a Chinese state-owned corporation. NSW Premier Mike Baird said the $340 million of the proceeds would go towards the "revitalisation" of the Newcastle CBD. The remaining ...

Baird premiership represents infra opportunity: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has welcomed Mike Baird's rise to the role of New South Wales premier, saying it represents a "major opportunity" to progress infrastructure projects in the state. ISA, which lobbies on behalf of five of Australia's largest ...

Would Baird premiership mean 'poles and wires' sale?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
If Mike Baird becomes the new Premier of New South Wales, the privatisation of the state's electricity distribution infrastructure - the 'poles and wires' - may be back on the agenda. The sale of infrastructure assets would provide significant investment ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... also due out. Meanwhile, the APPEA oil and gas conference continues for the second of its four-day run. West Australian Premier Colin Barnett, Woodside chairman Michael Chaney, Woodside vice president Rob Cole, and Chevron Australia managing director ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said it "never occurred" to him to disclose to New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell that he stood to earn a $10 to $20 million commission if Australian Water Holdings (AWH) won its bid to participate ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Talkin' bout rolling out more stimulus measures, there's almost universal consensus that China would... especially after Premier Li's declaration that, "Our economy had a stable start this year and there are some positive developments in the economy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... sagged five cents to $3.14 after reporting a 67 per cent slump in half year profit. Among the better performers, retailer Premier Investments had jumped 41 cents to $8.46 after its half year profit rose by 12 per cent. Internet provider TPG also reported ...