Published Friday, 13 June, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Premier
The Honourable Anna Bligh
PREMIER PITCHES QUEENSLAND INVESTMENT TO THE BIG APPLE
NEW YORK: Queensland’s investment opportunities will be on the menu for New York’s financial community when Premier Anna Bligh speaks at a lunch in the Big Apple today.
The lunch to be held at Newscorp Offices will be attended by representatives from organisations such as Deutsche Bank, Standard & Poors, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, NewsCorp, AIG, Barclays, Alinda and AIG.
“These are the type of institutional investors from prime global institutions that purchase Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) bonds as well as central banks, securities houses, fund and assets managers, large global investment banks and private equity managers,” Ms Bligh said.
“It is an excellent and timely opportunity to assure our friends in corporate America that the Queensland economy remains in great shape.
“In the face of worldwide credit crises the Smart State is a strong, reliable investment destination.
“As keynote speaker, I will provide an overview of the recent State Budget and relay my Government’s expectation of continued economic growth occurring in Queensland.
“Our State is in a commanding investment position, with a resources boom in full swing and a massive infrastructure program underway.”
Ms Bligh said the USA was Queensland’s sixth largest merchandise export market, with total merchandise exports valued at $A1.6 billion and Queensland’s largest source of merchandise imports, with total merchandise imports valued at $A4 billion last financial year.
She said that today’s lunch will be jointly hosted by the American-Australian Association Limited and QTC, in conjunction with Deutsche Bank and will be sponsored by News Corporation.
“I would like to thank our partners in organising this luncheon and our sponsors, Newscorp who continue to expand investments and links in Queensland and Australia.
“Deutsche Bank has been very active as part of the Queensland Government’s network of managers for QTC Bonds.
“I also congratulate our friends at the American-Australian Association on 60 years of building and improving trade and investment relationships and friendships between the US and Australia.”
13 June, 2008
Contact: Premier’s office 3224 4500
The lunch to be held at Newscorp Offices will be attended by representatives from organisations such as Deutsche Bank, Standard & Poors, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, NewsCorp, AIG, Barclays, Alinda and AIG.
“These are the type of institutional investors from prime global institutions that purchase Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) bonds as well as central banks, securities houses, fund and assets managers, large global investment banks and private equity managers,” Ms Bligh said.
“It is an excellent and timely opportunity to assure our friends in corporate America that the Queensland economy remains in great shape.
“In the face of worldwide credit crises the Smart State is a strong, reliable investment destination.
“As keynote speaker, I will provide an overview of the recent State Budget and relay my Government’s expectation of continued economic growth occurring in Queensland.
“Our State is in a commanding investment position, with a resources boom in full swing and a massive infrastructure program underway.”
Ms Bligh said the USA was Queensland’s sixth largest merchandise export market, with total merchandise exports valued at $A1.6 billion and Queensland’s largest source of merchandise imports, with total merchandise imports valued at $A4 billion last financial year.
She said that today’s lunch will be jointly hosted by the American-Australian Association Limited and QTC, in conjunction with Deutsche Bank and will be sponsored by News Corporation.
“I would like to thank our partners in organising this luncheon and our sponsors, Newscorp who continue to expand investments and links in Queensland and Australia.
“Deutsche Bank has been very active as part of the Queensland Government’s network of managers for QTC Bonds.
“I also congratulate our friends at the American-Australian Association on 60 years of building and improving trade and investment relationships and friendships between the US and Australia.”
13 June, 2008
Contact: Premier’s office 3224 4500