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Agricultural investors create $10 million VC fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... ingenuity and adaptability of our primary producers. Our state accounts for more than 27% of the nation's total food and fibre exports and we employ more than 190,000 people across the supply chain," Pulford said. The new fund is currently accepting ...

Chinese demand requires improved industry practices

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... Australia - and the fact that service industries are typically more labour-intensive than mining - growth in services exports to China offers the potential for broad-based economic gains, ACFS said. China claims nearly 25% of Australia's two-way trade ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... to August following a sharp 19.7% dive in the previous month. Domestic orders fell by 9.7% year-on-year in August while exports declined by 7.3%. UK trade balance The surprisingly positive run of data after Brexit continues. The UK trade deficit narrowed ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... Government capital expenditure growth was revised higher to 2.6% (from 2.3%) and added 0.1 percentage points to growth. Net exports subtracted 0.3 percentage points off June quarter GDP growth as exports fell (down 1.5%) by more than imports (down 0.1%) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... 112.8 from 112.1 in June while the lagging index declined to 112.9 from 113.9. Malaysia trade balance A sharper decline exports relative to imports reduced Malaysia's trade surplus to its lowest level since October 2014. The country's surplus fell to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... According to AiG, "Comments from manufacturers in August indicate patchy conditions, with lower ordering activity and exports for the month. Input prices continue to climb and some weakness in the mining and agricultural (dairy) industries are flowing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... becoming less reliant on external trade. Despite the widening trade gap and 15 straight months of year-on-year contraction in exports, the Philippine economy expanded by a stronger than expected 7.0% in the year to the June quarter from 6.8% in the first ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... (above 50) in US manufacturing activity. The latest survey also found growth in total new orders slowed in August despite exports increasing at their fastest rate in nearly two years. It also found that employment in the manufacturing industry grew at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... Public investment increased by 2.3% (contributing 0.1 percentage points) while government consumption went up by 0.2%. Net exports subtracted 0.3 percentage points off second quarter GDP with exports dropping by 1.5% and imports falling by 0.1% over ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... that US import prices (in year-on-year terms) have been in the negative territory. As with import prices, the price of US exports have also been below zero for a while - one month short of a full two years. Export prices fell by 3.0% in the year to July ...