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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... market as consumers face higher interest rate regimes. The Small Business Survey undertaken by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and St.George Bank showed that business conditions fell slightly from 56.5 in the June quarter to 55.6 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... function is an important one that encourages national training although Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trevor Hendy argues that the councils were bypassing employer groups and competing with them for training subsi ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... and covers about 20 per cent of employees which is a higher proportion that in any countries. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Peter Hendy said that the wage increase would cost employers up to about $2 billion a year ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... crisis continues to occupy the discussions of business and community leaders with the head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Peter Hendy, commenting that the $1 billion called for by Australian Industry Group counterpart, Heather Ridout ...

Increasing SG will cost 57,000 jobs: ACCI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has finally broken its silence regarding all the proposals to increase SG above 9 per cent, saying it will cost tens of thousands of jobs. The ACCI has, however, come out fighting now. "Reckless ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... conveyancing laws and to review consumer protection, privacy and food safety laws. The St.George Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry small business survey reported good growth in sales during the June quarter although profitability remained flat ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... Infrastructure Summit in Brisbane. In Perth, West Australian premier Alan Carpenter will talk to to the West Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied as investors were relieved after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...

Industry groups ecstatic over red tape rationalisation proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... first place, but to just do the regulation better. This is best summed up in a statement from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) that acknowledged that it's about improving not reducing regulation. "The proposals & allow for an improvement ...

Investor confidence survey - business steady, investment strong

... profit growth occurring only at very modest rates. Michael Potter, director economics and taxation, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, commented that, "The survey shows that investment is continuing to grow strongly, which should support the ...

Economy slows slightly

The St.George / Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Business Expectations Survey has indicated a slight deceleration of the Australian economy over the September quarter due to a wages push. Businesses anticipate the rise in wages to ...