Individual households in Australia, on average, own 83% of all investment dwellings rented to private tenants or resold. They are people who usually have another main source of income.
Many of us barely glance at our own superannuation account balances, so it’s reasonable to predict that only a tiny fraction are likely to go to a super fund annual meeting.
The amount of Australians in mortgage stress is the reason why wages growth and the labour market are such a problem - and a big reason for the RBA not to raise rates any time soon.
Many African countries are still searching for inclusive commercial farming models that can bring in private investment without dispossessing local people.
Many other businesses are already involved in OBOR, albeit with a cautious approach.
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Australia has so far declined China’s offer to formally link the Northern Australia project to OBOR. But it risks losing out on trade and investment if the government doesn’t take a stronger approach.
The populism politics adopted by South Africa’s ruling party, African National Congress, mask a strategy to deflect attention from the party’s policy failures and to hide its many scandals.
Regulations and changing conditions within China’s economy have led many Chinese investors to spend overseas.
Lazlo Balogh
Chinese real estate investors might be more interested in investing in their homeland rather than Australia, given the changing market and regulations.
A large American tax cut could impact investment in Australia.
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