301,778 scams were reported over the last 12 months to December 2023
Fewer than 3% of scams reported to Scamwatch were investment scams – yet at $292 million, they accounted for 61% of all reported losses.
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Lending to agribusiness
Bank lending to agribusiness has risen to a record $104.7b as at September 2022.
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SMEs by industry
There were 2.35 million SMEs in Australia in 2020. The most (almost 400k) SMEs were in the construction industry.