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Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008

... require - schools, air conditioning, roads, hospitals and even sporting stadiums." This transformation is driving up per capita metals consumption which in most countries is already growing faster that per capita GDP, said Albanese. The real problem ...

EMs too fast, too furious for sub-prime

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008

... major growth areas lie in commodities and consumers, says Mobius. "Consumers in emerging markets are now wealthier per capita. Their income has gone up, so it's a sector you want to be exposed to in emerging markets. Economic growth is expected to be ...

China on shaky platform

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007

... Found China's position as a net creditor was characterised by large amounts of foreign assets despite exhibiting low per capita incomes and limited capital. China's foreign assets in 2006 accounted for 25 per cent of its GDP, in contrast to most countries ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC | THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007

... story is still very much in tact," Dali said. The demographics story, he said, is still improving with increased GDP per capita, rising wealth of the middle class, and a massive migration from rural areas into the cities and urban areas, further supporting ...

Demography is destiny: IGR

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007

... the big challenge is national economic performance as more older people and fewer younger people of working age means per capita economic output will decline, meaning we will have to find ways to boost labour productivity through better job flexibility ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007

... Federal Treasury has released a report saying that Australian spending on infrastructure has fallen so much so that on a per capita basis it now ranks 16 out of 22 countries in the study. Infrastructure investment rose from 3.2 per cent of GDP in 1987 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007

... plateau and that another positive sign was the slight lift over the last six months from a long-term decline in R&D per capita. The report notes that full-time ICT employment accounts for nearly 5.5 per cent of such employment in Australia which is apparently ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006

... 2000. China's economy has gone from being the 10th largest in 1991 to the 4th largest today over which time the GDP per capita has more than quadrupled. The Chinese growth model has been characterized by open-ended investment spending, environmental ...

Mobile age drives up demand for storage: Abacus

... Zealand where the market lags well behind the US. "It is a growing but immature market. The usage of storage space per capita in Australia and New Zealand is 1 sq ft compared with 5 sq ft in the US." Research firm Aegis gives the fund a "recommended" ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006

... Australian System of National Accounts released yesterday showed that while GDP increased by 2.8 per cent in 2005-06, GDP per capita increased by 1.5 per cent. The household savings ratio, which has been on a downward spiral for three decades and negative ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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