Insolvencies still "catching up" from pandemic lows as macroeconomic factors bite

A recent RBA report sheds more light on the factors driving the recent spike in company insolvencies in Australia and presents its outlook for 2025.

The recent increase in company insolvencies in Australia has prompted to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to dedicate a focus topic in its latest Financial Stability Review to examine the characteristics of firms that have recently entered insolvency, the factors that have caused them to become insolvent, and the implications for financial stability. According to the RBA, the share of companies entering insolvency has risen sharply over the past couple of years to be at the top of the range o...

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Authors: Gayle Dickerson, Amanda Coneyworth

Published Date: 01 May 2025