CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
Note
Joint press conference with
The Hon Pat Conroy MP
Minister for Defence Industry
Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
Subjects: meetings in the US and Korea with counterparts, Australia signs tax treaty with Ukraine, defence spending
Jim Chalmers:
This is a time of great uncertainty in the global economy. This is a global economy which has been resilient so far, but which is still defined by risk. Even in a week where we saw a substantial de‑escalation in the Middle East, we saw the escalation of trade tensions, and that is just another reminder of the extreme volatility and uncertainty and unpredictability that we are all working through ...