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Aust current account deficit expected to narrow in June qtr

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
... GDP.\" Gorey said the bank expected this year\'s June quarter to come in at around 5.6% of GDP, thanks to a big recovery in rural export volumes. \"(However) trade deficits have continued to be largish as the Australian economy has continued to outpace ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2004
... earnings season hits its peak with more than 15 major companies reporting results. The main ones include: PBL, Fairfax, Rural Press, AGL, Tabcorp, CSL Mayne, Toll, Paperlinx Burns Philp and Village Roadshow unveiling full year earnings, while Adelaide ...

Elders Rural Bank posts fifth straight annual profit rise

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
The Elders Rural Bank today reported its fifth consecutive increase in annual profit as its customer base continues to expand. The rural bank, a joint venture between Futuris Corp and Bendigo Bank posted a net profit of $21.8 million for the year to ...

Chief executive Hawker shuffles the deck at IAG

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
... executive of 17 years, Rick Jackson. Australian commercial insurance, including fire, commercial property, commercial motor and rural insurance, workers compensation and public liability will be led by Mario Pirone as chief executive officer, CGU Insurance. ...

IAG reveals new internal structure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
... commercial insurance, sold predominately through intermediaries, such as Fire & ISR, commercial property, commercial motor and rural insurance, workers\' compensation, public liability and professional indemnity. It will be led by Mario Pirone as chief ...

Aust trade gap steady in May at $1.84 billion - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
... imports of consumer goods - made cheaper because of the relatively strong Australian dollar - helped outweigh an 11% jump in rural exports. Australian dollar commodity prices prices rose in the month, boosting the return to exporters. Overall, exports ...

Aust trade gap narrows in April as farm exports recover - ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
... deficit fell 8.9% to $1.8 billion, allowing for seasonal influences. Exports rose six per cent, led by a 13% increase in rural goods, including a 30% jump in wheat exports. Imports rose 4% in the month.

Trade deficit rises to almost $2 billion in March - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
... billion, defying economists' expectations of a fall to about $1.5 billion. Exports rose just 1% after a 5% cent fall in rural exports, which had been recovering as the drought broke. And imports increased 3%, driven by a 5% rise in consumer goods - especially ...

Regional banks look to business lending, wealth management: KPMG

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... improved cost management and rising fee income. Banks surveyed were Suncorp Metway, Adelaide Bank, Bank of Queensland, Elders Rural Bank and Bendigo Bank and St George Bank, whose inclusion continued to be monitored as it dominated the survey, KPMG said. ...

Vaile says trade figures take pressure off interest rates

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... Statistics figures showed the trade deficit narrowed to $1.72 billion in February, from a revised $1.87 billion in January. Rural exports dipped 1%, largely due to a 35% drop in meat exports, while exports of other goods fell 6%. But imports of consumable ...