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Australia Diversifying Its Economy to Ward off the Effects of Covid-19

Catherine Birch, Senior Economist, ANZ Research

22-Apr-20 08:45

Australia Diversifying Its Economy to Ward off the Effects of Covid-19

Australia has managed to keep infection rates down by closing its borders early but the continuous 28 years of growth has now ended. The government has responded by announcing the most aggressive stimulus last seen in WWII. So we speak to Catherine Birch, Senior Economist, at ANZ Research to find out if this is enough and what other plans the Australian government has to cushion itself from falling commodity prices.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Wong Shou Ning


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