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APEC will seek to exorcise the failures of WTO Cancun

Next week's meeting of heads of states and ministers at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, will focus on multilateral trade and security issues and will aim to further enhance business facilitation among the 21 ...

OECD urges governments to improve job opportunities to the marginalised

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that governments must do more to improve the job opportunities for women, older workers, people with disabilities and the low-skilled. In the latest OECD Employment Outlook report ...

Australia's current unemployment rate compares favourably with OECD average

... (ABS), is far lower than the standardised unemployment rate of 7.2% (July 2003) for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The OECD average for the Euro area is worse, at a standardised 8.9%, which is 0.5 percentage ...

OECD predicts continued economic recovery

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced recently in a report published by its chief economist Jean-Philippe Cotis that a US economic recovery is unfolding whilst in Japan, growth has surprised on the upside, but in ...

Slow to moderate economic growth for the OECD

The latest composite leading indicators released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predict slow to moderate economic growth ahead in the 30-nation OECD, which includes Australia. According to the OECD, May data indicate ...

Global bonds sell-off from their unsustainable levels: ICAP

... growth for an extended period as witnessed in the early 1990s' recessions in a number of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) economies and seen in Japan for much of the past decade. The resultant reduction in new investment and ...

Healthcare expenditure at record highs: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said current spending on health care amongst its member states - including Australia - is at a record high, with the bulk of that spending largely due to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals ...

OECD enhances international consumer protection activities

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that consumers across the world will enjoy greater protection due to the OECD Council's adoption of the Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

... rates to be at 2.75% in 2003 and 3.75% in 2004. The average yearly growth rates for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in 2003 are predicted to be 2% and 3.25% in 2004. The US GDP growth rate for 2003 is forecast ...

Transparency the key to corporate governance: Costello

... increased emphasis on corporate governance in the post HIH environment. In a speech to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris on April 28, Costello said the challenge was to create adequate freedoms for entrepreneurial ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA | 12:25PM

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:30PM

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:21PM

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI | 12:13PM

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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