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Savvy Australians expecting to earn, save more to counter cost-of-living
NAB data released today reveals that over the next 12 months a quarter of Australians expect to earn more, and three quarters are aiming to save more money, but the rising cost-of-living is causing increasing concern.
- 17.02.2023
- 2 min read
‘Thoughtful spending’ changes the face of household budgets
NAB data released today reveals Australians are still spending but they’re now making deliberate changes in their discretionary purchases to contend with a rising cost of living.
- 06.02.2023
- 1 min read
Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales top $7 billion
Australians spent more than an estimated $7.1 billion across the four-day Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping event, new NAB transaction data shows.
- 30.11.2022
- 1 min read
NAB CEO talks labour shortages, scams and cyber security on 3AW
NAB CEO Ross McEwan spoke to 3AW Mornings Host Neil Mitchell on 16 November 2022.
- 16.11.2022
- 8 min read
Australian businesses still struggling to fill jobs
Australian business owners are yet to see an improvement to the labour shortage issue, and some believe it has got worse, new NAB research shows.
- 16.11.2022
- 2 min read
Businesses support Australian made to ease supply chain pressure
One in two business owners would increase their use of Australian-based suppliers to tackle the country’s ongoing supply chain issues, new NAB research shows.
- 14.11.2022
- 1 min read
Victorians celebrate as the Cup returns to full capacity
- 03.11.2022
- 1 min read
NAB CEO on 2022 Federal Budget
Following the October 2022 Federal Budget NAB Group CEO, Ross McEwan commented on the Government’s commitments.
- 26.10.2022
- 1 min read
NAB CEO on the upcoming Federal Budget
NAB CEO Ross McEwan commented on the economy ahead of the Federal Budget announcement on Tuesday.
- 24.10.2022
- 1 min read
NAB CEO addresses Trans-Tasman Business Circle
NAB CEO Ross McEwan today spoke at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Wellington.
- 18.10.2022
- 10 min read
Grand Final boom for businesses this long weekend
NAB data reveals Victorians are set to spend more than $294 million in restaurants and pubs this week – a 38% increase from 2019 – as the AFL Grand Final returns to Australia’s sporting capital for the first time since the pandemic.
- 22.09.2022
- 1 min read
Ross McEwan op-ed – Jobs & Skills Summit
- 29.08.2022
- 1 min read
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
- 9 min read
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
- 3 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 2 min read