WITH leading economic indicators providing no indication of stabilisation in global activity over the next six months, surpluses will continue to accumulate in all base metals, according to Westpac economist Richard Franulovich.
RECOGNISING that the Aboriginal community and its special financial needs were often ignored by exiting banking institutions, the Australian Nation-al Credit Union set up a subsidiary aimed squarely at the growing niche market.
BUILDING societies and credit unions must continue to differentiate their products and services or their success will be short-lived, according to KPMG financial services head Peter Nash.
WHAT started as a comfortable posting after years spent in the world’s hot spots, including Chechnya and Bosnia, quickly changed for US Consul General Oscar De Soto following his arrival in Perth.
A WA family company is claiming success in its efforts to clean up Perth’s waterways.Wormall Group of Companies, run by the Wormall family, has secured patents for its water filtration and cleaning systems.
SMALL businesses in the metropolitan area have been embracing the Local Chambers that started three years ago following a split with the WA Chamber of Commerce after a number of members felt the WA organisation was losing touch
RESILENT domestic demand, particularly in residential building activity, should help WA post stronger growth during the next year, despite an increasingly gloomy international outlook.
A WEAK Australian dollar, production costs among the lowest in the world and a stable political climate has made Australian gold companies attractive targets during the past year.
UNEASY and uncertain times around the globe could prove to be a blessing in disguise for WA’s schools and colleges offering English courses to overseas students.
THE share market’s unconvincing showing during the past year has failed to deter further share investments among those caught out by the under-perform-ing sector.
WA ship supplier and food service company Sealanes has been named Family Business Australia’s “Third generation family business of the year” at a ceremony in Melbourne last Saturday.
APACHE Northwest Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of US oil and gas giant Apache Corporation, has been fined $8,000 after pleading guilty in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions to charges of failing to prevent a major oil spill off WA’s north-west coast.
EVEN the recent surge in residential building demand could not stop yet another family building supply business from facing grave financial difficulties.
WA’S exports, dominated by commodities, were hit harder than exports from other parts of Australia during August, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.
FOR many small business owners, putting money into superannuation is a luxury, placed at the end of the queue of priorities. For many of these business people, however, this situation could become a disaster when it comes time to retire.
SALES and employment opportunities are expected to drop off significantly in coming months, according to the September Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey released this week.
WHILE Federal Government tax incentives have offered a lifeline to the plantation industry, many involved are wondering if it is enough to return such investments to the heady days before May this year.
P&O Ports Ltd has expanded its services following the acquisition of Australian ports logistics service provider Smith Bros Terminal Pty Ltd, through its subsidiary P&O Trans Australia, for an undisclosed sum.
THE US retaliation for last month’s terrorist attacks signal costly times ahead for WA exporters and could negate any benefits flowing from the low Australian dollar.
BUSINESS and consumer confidence, already at historic lows is unlikely to be dramatically affected now that the US has started retaliation for the September 11 terrorist attacks.
