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NAB commits to $1bn of lending to boost First Nations businesses

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... to increase its target. "There is a little bit of dislocation in the country right now, following the failure of the referendum," he said. "We feel that this is an important point for us to announce an ambition for First Nations businesses, October is ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... people. Prominent Yes and No campaigners have taken centre stage since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the referendum earlier in the year. Nevertheless, the economic backdrop in which the partisan tug-of-war has unfolded has faced scrutiny ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
June 23 marks the fourth year anniversary of Brexit - the day a referendum was held (and Britons voted in favour of) the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU). The uncertainty (horror) of it all sent Sterling's effective exchange rate diving ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... consumers - these are big enough numbers to intimidate," Johnston said. AIOFP members will receive a Consumer Adviser Referendum kit containing information about issues that the association says are responsible for costing consumers money and lowering ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... effective exchange rate is currently at the same level as Mark found it (notwithstanding the sharp depreciation post-Brexit referendum); the FTSE-100 index has gained by 18.4% since July 2013 to date; and, the unemployment rate has dropped from 7.7% ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... the other side, "Brexiteers dismiss this is another "Project Fear", like the prophesies of doom before the June 2016 referendum which turned out to be too gloomy. They concede that there could be bumps in the road. But they also claim that no-deal would ...

Chief economist update: The greatest challenge of our time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... Australian tenners at 1.48% are at record lows; the UK's has fallen to 0.9% - still above the 0.5% low after the Brexit referendum in 2016 but way down from the GFC low of 2.95%. Meanwhile, Euro bond yields are minus 0.17% - they dropped to 2.9% ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... arguments on both sides of the divide. May could resign as PM or she could be ousted and replaced. Or another Brexit referendum could be held. But I dare say, the debates, discussions and arguments would remain the same. Going beyond the politics of ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... investments with them. About £800 billion ($1.4 trillion) of assets has moved out of the UK to Europe since the Brexit referendum took place more than two years ago, EY's Brexit Tracker found, but flagged this figure would be higher. This is fairly ...

Chief economist update: disUnited Kingdom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... former UK Prime Minister is the root and cause of all this when in February 2016, he announced the 23 June 2016 Brexit referendum, fresh from the Conservative Party's victory in the 7 May 2015 general elections, that gave him confidence enough that ...
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