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It’s all about competitive advantage

Why is one karithopita better than the next? The secret lies with Michael Porter

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Best returns

The reduction of official interest rates to 2.50 per cent is an historic event which raises a number of questions: how slow is the economy? asks Mark Bouris

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NAB joins Asian market

NAB’s Asia chief executive, Spiro Pappas, has announced that the National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) has joined ANZ (ASX: ANZ) and Westpac (ASX: WBC) in Asia

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Ugg Australia and Gloria Jeans toy with Greek ventures

HACCI has collected more than five expressions of interest from Australian companies wanting to set up a stall at the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair

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Rate cut could lead to home buying boom

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut official interest rates from 2.75 per cent per annum to 2.50 per cent, bringing an end to the three month hold at 2.75 per cent p.a

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Real rates

The Reserve Bank reduced the official cash rate to 2.5 per cent this week, which is good news for people with a mortgage, says Mark Bouris

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Weigh up your credit card options carefully

Credit card interest rates have come down by just over half of the cuts in the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate

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DIY commentary

A noticeable side effect of low-confidence economies is that businesses start to behave more like spectators than participants, notes Mark Bouris in this week’s column

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Oil and gas tycoon remembered

Greek American George P. Mitchell revolutionised oil exploration and was ranked the 239th richest American in 2012

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Big banks have 75 per cent of all mortgages

The big banks’ share of the mortgage market fell from 79.4 per cent in March to 75.2 per cent in June, according to data from mortgage aggregator AFG

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