Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

Economic diplomacy brief: Who’s our biggest partner, Asian business capability, Globalisation 2.0
Economic diplomacy brief: Who’s our biggest partner, Asian business capability, Globalisation 2.0
Buying friends The debate over Australia’s most valuable economic partners hit fever pitch this month with new arguments over old measuring sticks for an increasingly contested…
Beware the infrastructure debt trap
Beware the infrastructure debt trap
Much has been written about the massive infrastructure investments needed to sustain Asia’s growth performance. The Asian Development Bank estimates that the region’s…
Economic diplomacy brief: Supply chains in the robotic age, China’s foreign investment and more
Economic diplomacy brief: Supply chains in the robotic age, China’s foreign investment and more
Unchained The release of a new study on Australia’s offshore investment has triggered an interesting divide between former trade minister Craig Emerson and his old advisers on…
Economic diplomacy brief: Thailand’s recovery plan, RCEP, CEOs cool on China
Economic diplomacy brief: Thailand’s recovery plan, RCEP, CEOs cool on China
Go east young khun As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the big question hanging over the party is to what extent this…
Economic diplomacy brief: TPP post-Trump, China backs coal, Austrade shake-up
Economic diplomacy brief: TPP post-Trump, China backs coal, Austrade shake-up
Time for RCEP to step up Donald Trump’s abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal has left his Australian allies with the awkward choice. They can either play…
Indonesia considers trade options post TPP
Indonesia considers trade options post TPP
US President elect Donald Trump's confirmation he intends to pull out of the TPP has led to confusion and uncertainty across the region. For its part, Indonesia is still…