Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 71 - 80 of 483 results for "Economic recovery"

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
The CSIRO has published a roadmap to economic recovery finding innovation in Australia's waste management space could triple job creation. The National Circular Economy Roadmap suggested the key strategy for creating jobs and reclaiming billions ...

Boards suffer from disconnect between risk, strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... to inform the strategic decisions they make," Nyssen said. "With the increasing potential for an Australian economic recovery in 2021, now is the time to build on the lessons learnt from 2020, and build cultures which are comfortable with taking and ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... people receiving the JobKeeper Payment. This has been partly offset by additional policy decisions to support the economic recovery and secure access to vaccines." The following year will see the deficit reduced to 5.3% of GDP (less than the 5.6% ratio ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... Philip Lowe was forced to remind the Standing Committee on Economics that the RBA is not solely responsible for economic recovery and the federal government also needs to pitch in. Lowe explained that while the economy is recovering better than initially ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... In the central scenario, GDP is expected to grow by ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... the increasing momentum in China's - the biggest iron ore consumer (69.1% of total world iron imports) - economic recovery. China's success in containing the virus post-haste and subsequent lifting of restrictions on social interaction and business ...

Chief economist update: A wonderful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... into the workforce with 178,000 jobs added in October. "Today's job numbers confirm that Australia's economic recovery is gaining momentum," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. Frydenberg was, of course, referring to the wonderful set of labour market ...

Findex appoints chief growth officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... that we're already specialised in and begin to offer our services to new industries as the region gears up for economic recovery." Prior to his role at Aon, Carey was executive vice president at Combined Insurance, a division of Chubb, managing director ...

Hastings founder launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... Export Terminal). "We support the widely held belief that infrastructure will be a significant driver of our economic recovery. As well as infrastructure project construction being accelerated by government, we are also seeing a surge in investment opportunities. ...

IOOF unfazed by poor MLC result

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... federal budget, combined with an expected more complete reopening of domestic state borders, provide a bridge to economic recovery as support is reduced." McEwan said a strong balance sheet remains critical to the bank so it can support customers while ...