US sanctions target Iran bank subsidiary
The US has imposed sanctions on the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat, saying it helped finance "proliferators of weapons of mass destruction".The Treasury Department named the...
AAP -
Saturday November 7, 2009, 7:23 am
Slight rise in overseas tourist numbers
A rise in the number of Malaysian visitors to Australia has propped up short-term arrival numbers for September.The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday reported a 0.5 per cent increase in...
AAP -
Friday November 6, 2009, 12:47 pm
China, East Asian Growth Upgraded
This is good news for Australia: China will grow faster next year than many forecasters think, according to the World Bank, and this will drag up growth levels elsewhere in the Asian region. As...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:11 am
Telstra: Still talking
Naturally Telstra's chairman and chief executive were called upon by shareholders at yesterday's AGM in Sydney to fight the federal government's plans to force a break up of the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:07 am
Playing the waiting game
I still remember the early morning phone call in June from my chief of staff.
"Eliza, the Chinalco deal is dead, and Rio has signed an iron ore merger deal with BHP....when can you be at...
ABC Business News -
Thursday October 29, 2009, 4:06 pm
Asia's Rebound Expanding
Last week it was China confirming solid growth in the third quarter, the week before it was Singapore pointing out that its economy was seeing the same positive forces. Australia has avoided the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday October 27, 2009, 8:34 am
Brazil's Vale Takes Aim At BHP and Rio
Brazilian mining giant, Vale (also known as CVRD) is to step up its iron ore challenge to BHP Billiton and Rio in the fast growing Asian market, especially China. Vale is the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday October 23, 2009, 8:29 am
Telstra Says No, Sort Of
It sounded like the Telstra of old, under the former management of Sol Trujillo. It said Friday it was opposed to the federal government's proposal to split it, and has called for the senate...
Australasian Investment Review -
Monday October 12, 2009, 8:42 am
