Economy further challenged by 2017 Budget

Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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The Treasurer falls short of what Australia needs to sustain growth in the long-term. Moreover, in spite of a somewhat popular view that this was a “labour budget”, the artificial distinction between good and bad debt and several of the provisions around social welfare provide fertile grounds for Australia’s hidden disease, inequality, to blossom. Overview […]

Collaboration with Yokohama National University

Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Yokohama National University (YNU) met with Griffith’s Business School during a two day delegation visit led by Professor Hiroshi Morita, Dean of the College of Business Administration. The visit to Griffith’s Nathan campus on 8 & 9 March 2016 saw discussions focus on collaborative opportunities. Griffith’s Professor Fabrizio Carmignani, Head of the Department of Accounting, […]

China economy to slow, hurting Australia: IMF

News articles
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Helen Westerman, The Conversation and Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation A crackdown on cheap credit in China is expected to help reduce the rate of China’s real GDP growth from 7.4% last year to 6.8% this year and further weaken demand for Australian commodities, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund. A slow-down […]