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Asia growth to transform business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... focused on mature developed markets but another centred on the high growth markets. For Australia which sends 80% of its exports to Asia these are huge opportunities, said Dr Gupta. And as Asia countries themselves grow, this will also be good for Australia. ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... minister to call for "decisive steps" to tame the currency's rapid rise amid worries that a strong yen will hammer Japanese exports. Tokyo closed 1.90 per cent, or 165.09 points, higher at, 8,843.98, while Sydney jumped 2.73 per cent, or 113.1 points ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... makes up 70% of the US economy - from 0.4% to 0.7%. And, despite the global growth slowdown in the second quarter, US exports increased by 3.6%. Further, the Commerce Department jacked up business investment higher to show an annualised growth rate of ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... banking system is strong and the envy of many other developed nations. Its economic foundations are sound, with strong exports, low unemployment and rising incomes. The market has confirmed its positive view of Australia's relative economic strength ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... for the currency. The domestic unit touched its intraday low after Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed net exports would detract 0.5 percentage points from growth in the June quarter measure of gross domestic product (GDP). The Australian ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Mining plays way above its weight in how much export revenue it brings in but as an employer it was a minnow. And because exports make up about 20% of Australia's GDP, admittedly a large figure by global standards, mining's contribution is often misunderstood ...

Ideas count and Australia is up to 69,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... countries with the most patents are usually the ones who will soon lead the world with new inventions, new businesses and then exports. According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation, during the past decade there were 6.1 million patents registered ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... on ABS data, Australia's five biggest export markets are now in Asia: China accounted for 26.4% of the country's total exports in FY2010/11; Japan, 19.1%; South Korea, 9.2%; India, 6.4%; Taiwan, 3.7%. During the past fiscal year, the United States accounted ...

China demand for Australian resources to fall: JP Morgan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... pressure would be reduced by weaker commodity prices caused by a weaker global economy, she wrote. About 22% of Australia's exports went to China last year, Ulrich said, with iron ore the biggest followed by coal, copper and natural gas. Ulrich said ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... debt crisis sees Latin America shape up to an attractive investment outlook. Generally regarded for its dependency on exports, Brazil in particular is coming more into the investor eye. The nation will soon be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics ...