Tag: IMF

AI’s economic gains to outweigh its climate toll: IMF

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence technologies will boost global output by 0.5 per cent a year to 2030, far outweighing the costs of rising carbon emissions from the power-hungry data centres running...

Treasury secretary shoots down NRF inflation fears

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy on Wednesday quelled fears the Albanese government’s $45 billion in off budget spending would add to aggregate demand, saying he does not think the funds...

IMF warning on off-budget industry billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s plan to pump billions into industry development, housing and transform the electricity grid needs to be “phased appropriately”, while further off-budget vehicles should be avoided, the...