The biggest expansion in more than a decade.

Blackstone has been in talks with banks for a A$5.5 billion loan to be raised at the holding company level.

In July 2024, accommodation in short term rentals reached 232 thousand, an increase of +20 thousand compared to July 2023.

The bank also made progress in reducing risk, with a non-performing exposure (NPE) ratio of 2.4 per cent, excluding NPEs covered by the APS agreement.

The prices of products in supermarkets are recorded to have decreased by an average of 1.08 percent compared to August 2023.

The Merger is expected to be completed in early September 2024.

Authorities are ramping up a push to reduce mortgage costs after the central bank encouraged such support last year and banks responded with a rare rate cut on outstanding mortgages of first homes.