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Business Is Looking Forward to a Mostly Merry Christmas
Oct 12, 2016Australian business attitudes are upbeat as we head into the year-end holiday trading period. According to Dun & Bradstreet’s September Business Expectations Survey, companies are anticipating increased sales, profits, employee ...
Tags: business, Dun&Bradstreet, merry Christmas
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Business Confidence Rebounds Post-Election
Aug 8, 2016Business expectations for sales, profits and employment have bounced back for the three-month period to 31 December 2016, according to Dun & Bradstreet’s July Australian Business Expectations Survey. The surprising turn of events ...
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Business Sentiment Continues to Fall
Apr 11, 2016The results from Dun & Bradstreet’s March Business Expectations Survey have highlighted a second consecutive decline in expectations, with businesses issuing subdued forecasts for the three-month period to June 2016, despite reporting ...
Tags: Dun&Bradstreet's March Business Expectations Survey, BEI
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Business Optimism Wanes as Results Fail to Meet Expectations
Dec 3, 2015Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Business Expectations Survey indicates a fairly subdued outlook for the first quarter of 2016, as results continue to fall short of expectations. As the new year approaches, businesses are reporting lowered ...
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Businesses Are Paying Their Invoices at The Fastest Rate on Record
Jun 18, 2015Despite an Australian economy growing at a moderate 2.3 per cent according to March quarter figures released by the ABS this month, the latest data on trade payments reveals that businesses are paying their invoices at the fastest rate on ...
Tags: Australian economy, payment times
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This Year's Gradually Improving Business Outlook Looks Set to Continue Into 2015
Nov 5, 2014This year’s gradually improving business outlook looks set to continue into 2015, with the latest survey of Australian firms revealing that an increasing number expect to lift their sales and profits, sell their goods and services at ...
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The Company Will Hire Staff in The Months Ahead Has Increased
Apr 3, 2014The number of businesses indicating they will hire staff in the months ahead has increased for a third consecutive quarter, supporting a view that underlying economic conditions are stable and that confidence is sound in spite of recent ...
Tags: Service, Employment
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The Capital Investment Index for Q2 2014 Rose to 10.1 Points
Mar 7, 2014Twice as many businesses intend to increase their levels of capital investment in the months ahead compared to those which will reduce their spending, with Australia’s record low borrowing costs and steady levels of confidence about ...
Tags: Economic Growth, logistics
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Company Profit Expectations Have Reached Their Highest Level Since 2003
Nov 6, 2013Company profit expectations have reached their highest level since 2003, with Australian businesses anticipating a jump in takings in the New Year on the back of stronger sales and firming selling prices. Continuing initial positive ...
Tags: Business Earnings, economy
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Australian Businesses Are Failing to Pay Their Bills on Time More Often Than Not
Oct 25, 2013Australian businesses are failing to pay their bills on time more often than not, with 60 per cent of invoices settled beyond the standard 30-day payment period. Dun & Bradstreet ' s latest Trade Payments Analysis shows that this high ...
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Business Expectations for The Final Quarter of The Year Have Fallen Flat in a Sign
Sep 4, 2013Business expectations for the final quarter of the year have fallen flat in a sign that the economy's long-awaited revival will not occur in 2013. The outlook for the remainder of the year suggests that businesses do not view the ...
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Business Confidence Levels Are Showing Signs of Stabilising
Aug 6, 2013Business confidence levels are showing signs of stabilising, with the year-end outlook for profits, sales, employment and capital investment beginning to level out. After declining through much of the year, initial expectations for the ...
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Manufacturing and Service Surveys Showed Increased Expansion in July
Aug 6, 2013Manufacturing and service surveys showed increased expansion in July while business expectations rose, evidence that China’s economic slowdown may be stabilizing, Bloomberg reported. The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ ...
Tags: economic Slowdown
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International Buyers From Countries Having a FTA with Colombia
Aug 2, 2013International buyers from countries having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia, accounted for business expectations worth US$ 73.9 million at Colombiamoda 2013. The amount corresponds to 76 percent of the total US$ 97 million ...
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Colombiamoda 2013 Is Estimated to Have Generated US$ 250 Million Business
Jul 26, 2013Colombiamoda 2013, held in Medellin combined with the Textiles 2 fair and the Fashion for the World exhibition, is estimated to have generated US$ 250 million business, according to the organizers. Colombiamoda closed with US$ 186 ...
Tags: Colombiamoda, Textiles