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Farmer confidence falls across Australia: Rabobank

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
A strong Australian dollar and volatile commodity prices have dented local farmers' confidence in the rural economy, a survey has revealed. The bulk of farmers are also unconvinced the federal government's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United ...

Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
... solid domestic demand and strong business sentiment. Exports should recover in the year ahead, led by a recovery in the rural sector. Further "modest" increases in interest rates were expected by Westpac in 2004. While growth in the Australian housing ...

Farmers should get more tax breaks: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
... while the merger of properties should be encouraged as a way of increasing efforts to save the environment. Compiled for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, the report canvassed current tax policy and how useful it was to farmers ...

Rentenbank launches A$400 million June 2011 bond issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... existing September 2009 Kangaroo bond. Rentenbank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, was established to promote German agriculture and rural areas through its role as the country's central lending agency.

Current account improves marginally in Q4

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
Australia's current account deficit improved marginally in the three months to December after a recovery in rural exports. But the deficit of $12.01 billion, from an upwardly revised $12.09 billion in September, was substantially above market expectations ...

Summer crop up 32%: ABARE

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... 2003/04 summer crop production would rise by 32% to 3.8 million tonnes on the back of heavy summer rain, Australia's chief rural commodities forecaster ABARE said today. ABARE's February crop report said summer crop production would be one million tonnes ...

December trade balance widens to $2.55 billion: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... World Cup. The ABS said travel services dropped 12% in December, allowing for seasonal influences, while exports of non-rural goods dipped two per cent. The ABS said the trade deficit for the three months to December narrowed to $5.98 billion, an improvement ...

Trade deficit widens in November, expected to narrow ahead

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2004
... November but economists expect it to narrow in the months ahead as an end to the drought begins to show up in the nation's rural export receipts. The Australian balance of goods and services was a deficit of $1.727 billion, seasonally adjusted, in November ...

GDP up 1.4 percent in December quarter

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
... for the first time in nine quarters, as the global economy recovered during the latter stages of 2003. Also, Australia's rural exports rebounded from drought during the period. -

ANZ announces formal agreement with Chinese credit union

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd has formalised its alliance with Chinese financial group Shanghai Rural Credit Cooperatives Union (SRCCU). ANZ will focus on specific areas like credit card products and services, risk management and human resource training. The ...