Daily Archives: 25 January 2021

Sustaining our hopes for 2021

Sustaining our hopes for 2021

The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) revised the growth forecast for 2021 to 4.5 per cent, up from the budget’s baseline forecast of 4.25 per cent. According to the MYEFO, 85 per cent of the 1.

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Wool rides on the back of superfines

A quickly-waning supply of superfine Merino wool, in a year when the clip is also much broader due to last year's better rainfall, means buyers are scrambling to fill orders. As the traditional offerings of superfine Merino are expected to peter-out in the next few months,

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European lenders exit Amazon oil trade

European lenders exit Amazon oil trade

Credit Suisse, Dutch lender ING and France's BNP Paribas say they will stop financing the trade in crude oil from Ecuador following pressure from campaigners aiming to protect the Amazon rainforest. The role of European lenders in backing the trade came under scrutiny in August,

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