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  • Agritech startup Superplum raises $15 million from investors to expand fresh fruits business

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    Judo Bank now predicts the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024 to levels not seen in 16 years - increasing the average mortgage repayment by $300 a month.The bank's chief economic adviser, Warren Hogan, forecast the key interest rate will rise to 5.1 percent by Christmas, from a 12-year high of 4.35 percent. Rate hikes in August, September and November this year would see the Reserve Bank of Australia's key interest rate reach levels last seen in December 2008 during the...

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