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Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... of negotiations. Covering countries in control of 40% of the world's GDP, the agreement will strip thousands of trade tariffs in the region and set common labour, environmental and legal standards among signatories. Once it passes through each country's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Zealand sharemarket's benchmark index dropped, with Fletcher Building being among retreating stocks after the budget waived tariffs on imported building products. The NZX 50 fell 18.4 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,194.96.

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... the government announced plans to reduce the payroll tax, auction infrastructure projects and a reduction in electricity tariffs this year. All good...except for inflation. It's on the up and up again. After declining to a low of 4.86% back in May 2012 ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... will eventually be able to enter Indonesia tariff free, up from 56 %. Another 5 % of Australian exports will benefit from tariffs no greater than 5 %, while 99% of Indonesia's current merchandise exports into this country are now duty free. Hailing it ...

IFM mandate heats up Poland

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Polska holds a portfolio of integrated regulated district heating networks and co-generation plants with regulated heat tariffs and will soon be the largest heat providers in three of the four largest Polish cities following the privatisation of an 85% ...

Euro solar attracting Australian investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... with regards to commitment to renewable energy in the Australian market, with strong political resistance, resistance on tariffs, and consistent uncertainty at the domestic rebate level. All of which has been driving investors our way," he said. Currently ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Spoiling for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... House of Congress yesterday voted 348 to 79 passing legislation that would allow American businesses to asked for punitive tariffs imposed on Chinese imports deemed underprice because of the undervalued yuan. Tell me, which Chinese import is not underpriced ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... today - it wants to bolster its economy by increasing exports and reducing demand for imports. At one stroke of a pen, tariffs on over 20,000 goods imported into America were raised to record levels. Many economists have argued that the sharp decline ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... a trade row between the US and China could escalate and hurt the global recovery. The US has decided to impose import tariffs on Chinese-made tyres, with Beijing consequently lodging a complaint against the US move at the World Trade Organisation. Trading ...