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  • Climate

NAB CEO talks climate, rates, inflation, jobs & skills on ABC Radio National

NAB CEO Ross McEwan spoke to ABC Radio National this morning to launch new research revealing the economic opportunity in Australia’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2050.

  • 28.07.2022
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  • Climate

Spending $20 trillion differently: Australia’s opportunity in a low emissions world

New research ‘All Systems Go’ by Deloitte Access Economics, commissioned by NAB, reveals the economic opportunity in Australia’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2050.

  • 28.07.2022
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  • Business

Four in ten businesses significantly impacted by labour shortages

New research by NAB reveals almost four in 10 Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) believe labour shortages are having a ‘very significant’ impact on their business.

  • 20.07.2022
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  • Business

Invoice finance keeps the economy moving despite supply chain constraints

Recent NAB data shows the number of customers using invoice financing – which allows businesses to borrow against unpaid customer invoices – has grown by 22% over the past year, a post-Covid high with an average of 1 million invoices being paid each month, helping ease the burden of slower supply chains.

  • 27.06.2022
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  • Business

Businesses call for local manufacturing to crack supply chain issues

New research by NAB reveals that 70% of Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) believe that greater investment in local manufacturing facilities is needed to relieve the country’s ongoing supply chain challenges.

  • 06.06.2022
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  • First home buyers

NAB CEO addresses AFR Banking Summit

NAB CEO Ross McEwan highlighted Australia’s chronic lack of social and affordable housing, and what can be done about it, in a wide-ranging speech on May 31.

  • 31.05.2022
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  • Half Year Results

NAB invests to grow as economy rebounds

Economic conditions have contributed to NAB’s Half Year Results, with NAB recording its fastest business lending growth since the GFC.

  • 05.05.2022
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  • Business

Urban Alley ‘Knox’ on new doors

A Victorian brewery’s expansion plans are part of a trend sweeping across Australian pubs.

  • 05.05.2022
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  • Property

NAB Residential Property Survey Q1 2022

Housing market sentiment buoyed by growing rents as prices slow, but confidence slips as expectations for price growth is scaled back.

  • 21.04.2022
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  • Climate

An ‘Australian-made’ carbon market is key

NAB’s David Gall explains how Australia can make the most of the enormous opportunity to grow our carbon market and boost our economy.

  • 28.03.2022
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  • Climate

Australia’s road to net zero: A conversation with NAB’s David Gall

NAB executive David Gall on how NAB is progressing against its own targets, how it’s upskilling its employees on sustainability, and how it’s empowering its clients to turn the net zero transition into a win-win.

  • 25.03.2022
  • Time to read 11 min read
  • Finance

NAB’s Morning Call podcast attracts 50,000 a week

Since 2016, NAB Head of FX Strategy Ray Attrill and his team have taken it in turns to wake up at 4am to record the NAB Morning Call podcast, which now rates amongst Australia’s best podcasts.

  • 23.03.2022
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  • Business

The return of AFL heralds a boom for bars and pubs

NAB data reveals that Melbournians are expected to spend more than half a million dollars at bars and pubs in and around the MCG over the first four footy games.

  • 15.03.2022
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  • Media Release

NAB CEO says Melbourne needs its vibrancy back

NAB CEO Ross McEwan spoke to media this morning about the importance of getting Australia’s cities firing again.

  • 18.02.2022
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  • Business

Spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well

More than four in 10 people would love to own their own business, according to new NAB research. Meanwhile one in 10 have made that dream a reality.

  • 17.02.2022
  • Time to read 2 min read