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China slowdown will hit Australia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
A Chinese economic slowdown will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, the World Bank says. The bank noted that Australia's growth pace had deteriorated sharply since the first quarter of 2014 as declining prices for key export commodities depressed ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... weakening from the 5.7% rate in the June quarter - going forward. In its latest World Economic Prospects report, the World Bank has bumped up Indian GDP growth to 6.4% and 7.0% in 2015, respectively, from 6.3% and 6.6% it predicted in its June outlook. ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Ahh yes, it's the time of the year again folks...the time when the World Bank WEP) releases its crystal ball's read on the year ahead....and despite the myriad of 'Happy New Year' wishes wished upon us when 2014 became 2015, the WB's crystal ball says ...

Nearly there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... in the arm for the global economy" which would boost the level of GDP by between 0.3% and 0.7% this year. Similarly, World Bank research found that a 10% drop in oil prices would increase oil importing countries' GDP by 0.1 to 0.5 percentage points. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... per cent) to 2,011.36, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 31.24 (0.68 per cent) to 4,593.43. Locally, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will participate in a question and answer session in Sydney. On Thursday, the Australian sharemarket ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... in emerging markets having launched the world's first emerging market growth fund in response to a request from the World Bank in 1986.

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... dineros! Developing countries now have their very own 'go to" bank - one that is not headed by an American like the World Bank or a European like the IMF - a development bank that better knows the intricacies of a developing economy. But far from being ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... Reuters' poll of forecasters conducted two months ago predicted China growth of 7.3% this year and more recently, the World Bank, in its Global Economic Prospects report, sees the economy growing by 7.6% in 2014. This is a long, long way off from the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to fall after heavy losses on Wall Street, partly caused by the World Bank's downgrading of its global growth forecast. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 5,442. ...

World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The World Bank has made its innovative Green Bond available for the first time in Australia, with the issue of $300 million worth of five year fixed rate bonds. UniSuper was the cornerstone investor, putting $100 million in the Kangaroo Green Bond ...