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Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... helps to identify specific health "priorities" in a country. The first 18 countries to join the initiative are: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Solomon ...

Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... investments into alternatives such as real estate. India has become increasingly attractive to Asian sovereign investors, while Brazil, Russia and China have lost their attractiveness amid weaker performance and political instability. In comparison to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... 8.2% in the 12 months to April. This compares with a 3.2% increase in the year to March and expectations for a 2.3% fall. Brazil inflation Still high inflation continues to douse hopes for increased policy accommodation from the Banco Central do Brasil ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... April and May's positive annual inflation readings follow 15 straight months of deflation that started in January 2015. Brazil GDP Though better than market expectations for a 0.8% decline, Brazil's economy continues to contract, down by 0.3% in the ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... and although Q1 is small in terms of dividend payments a large increase from India was not enough to offset big cuts in Brazil. Emerging market dividends fell 16.9% on an underlying basis.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... "after it has had time to further analyse the inflation trends in the June quarter and the March quarter national accounts". Brazil retail sales It's been a commonly accepted observation that the Olympics boost the economy of the host country. With less ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
In June next year the gross value of Australia's annual farm production is expected to pass $60 billion for the first time, a reflection of improved prospects in livestock and cropping industries. But a lack of consultant coverage means the opportunity ...

Ghosts of emerging markets past not worth the risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... there, we simply cannot find companies which pass our quality test," said Bell. "More recently we've seen countries such as Brazil and Russia... we've seen how the impact of lower oil prices has decimated the Russian economy... how corruption in Brazil ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Brazil unemployment The unemployment rate in Latin America's biggest economy jumped to 8.2% in February from 7.6% in the previous month. This is slightly higher than expectations for a rise to 8.1% but is the highest since May 2009. Hardly surprising ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... Europe also performed well, while the UK lagged. China saw its first annual decline in dividends, while India surpassed Brazil as the third largest payer in the emerging markets. There was strong Australian underlying growth of 14.8%. "Banks did very ...