SYDNEY: Australia’s new conservative government said it will make a one-off A$8.8bil (US$8.5bil) grant to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to strengthen its finances, a day after it announced plans to lift the national debt ceiling by more than two thirds.
Treasurer Joe Hockey said the cash injection would enhance the central bank’s capacity to conduct monetary policy and foreign exchange operations.
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