12 May 2023 Taming international capital flows Stephen Grenville Emerging economies have borne the brunt of “easy money” economics, but past wisdom is catching up.
10 May 2023 Malaysia’s Anwar seeks Asian Monetary Fund and “dedollarisation” Shankaran Nambiar By reviving an old idea, Malaysia’s PM hopes to be in the driver’s seat for regional economic leadership.
10 May 2023 Biden’s quiet economic revolution Nick Bisley The guiding hand of the state is back as geopolitics rules.
9 May 2023 “Play defence” in any collective response to China’s economic coercion Victor Ferguson , Viking Bohman The cost of fighting back is unlikely to be spread evenly across any coalition, which risks undermining the effort.
3 May 2023 International debt: Time for a global restructuring framework Stephen Grenville In domestic bankruptcy, a specialised institution settles creditors. Why can’t this be the case for emerging economies?
2 May 2023 What price will Laos need to pay to be saved, and will China pay it? Mariza Cooray The debt-burdened Southeast Asian nation offers China a chance to recast its reputation.
27 Apr 2023 Shaky foundations for the New Development Bank Filipe Porto , Genevieve Donnellon-May A new president for BRICS groupings finance arm must steer geopolitical storms from outside – as well as within.
13 Apr 2023 Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling Greg Earl US-China tensions are disrupting economic links for other countries as new forecasts of slow growth make change harder.
2 Mar 2023 Economic diplomacy: Arming up for war and trade Greg Earl Sovereign capability is the government’s answer to an old political trade-off in the face of geoeconomic fragmentation.
16 Feb 2023 Economic diplomacy: Banking on Asia is hard to escape Greg Earl Australian banks are stepping back from Asia just as the government pushes for business to diversify away from China.
15 Dec 2022 Economic diplomacy: From pollie crises to polycrisis Greg Earl There are political bunfights, strategic challenges and wicked problems, but let’s not “overcrisify” the world.
14 Dec 2022 Why the cryptocurrency ecosystem is a house of cards Roland Bouffanais , Sun Sun Lim The tumultuous picture surrounding cryptocurrencies this year has been sobering – a contagion of negative effects.
1 Dec 2022 Economic diplomacy: Scoring goals outside the stadium Greg Earl Shifting geopolitics and economics make picking the diplomatic champion from the Qatar World Cup more challenging.
17 Nov 2022 Economic diplomacy: Charging up old ties with Jakarta Greg Earl Australia has stepped up a trade diversification push despite the first moves towards reconciliation with China.
3 Nov 2022 Economic diplomacy: Searching for APEC Greg Earl APEC faces some new competition as Australia considers the sovereign risks involved in reducing domestic gas prices.
20 Oct 2022 Economic diplomacy: The IMF faces a US$ reality check Greg Earl The Bretton Woods institutions may face existential challenges from the decoupling of the United States and China.
23 Sep 2022 Six reasons to be cautious about Australia establishing a DFI Jenny Gordon As soon as public money is on the table, there will be a line of players looking to “clip the ticket”.
15 Sep 2022 Digital finance makes international cooperation even more important Jenny Gordon In a world without physical cash, differing standards for digital currencies risk creating exclusionary trade blocs.
5 Sep 2022 Web3 is coming – with national security implications, too Sasha Fegan A new internet for the people and by the people is on the horizon. But decentralised power has its own problems.
11 Aug 2022 Economic diplomacy: No free lunches for national security Greg Earl New foreign investment rules, nuisance tariffs and supply chains are all under scrutiny by the Productivity Commission.
26 Jul 2022 “Silver lining”: Covid‑19 accelerates progress on financial inclusion Clay O’Brien Access to financial services can be a key to poverty reduction and increased digitisation during lockdowns has helped.
26 Jul 2022 Under pressure: Chinese international graduates in a new China Angela Lehmann Uncertainly about Covid, high unemployment rates and shifting workforce expectations challenge China’s youth in 2022.
26 Jul 2022 ASEAN and pandemic recovery: Economy before strategic rivalry Tiara Putri Indira Dewanti Southeast Asia needs international support to rebuild from Covid. But help should not come with strings attached.
26 Jul 2022 Capital flows to emerging economies Stephen Grenville The International Monetary Fund’s “free-market” view is questioned by economists, who argue for policy intervention.
30 Jun 2022 Economic diplomacy: Names trump numbers in the new BRI debt battle Greg Earl As G7 leaders talk up infrastructure spending, Australia’s Pacific family members contemplate how much they can take.
1 Jun 2022 Don’t saddle Pacific Islands with disaster debt Luke Fletcher It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden on nations suffering more extreme weather events.
21 Apr 2022 Economic diplomacy: After Ukraine, the IMF ponders the future Greg Earl A decoupling world will still need an old-style cooperative rescue service to repair the economic minefields.
24 Mar 2022 Economic diplomacy: Cryptocurrency (quietly) joins a new world order Greg Earl From Bitcoin to the greenback, beyond Ukraine a battle is also underway in global finance.
10 Mar 2022 Economic diplomacy: Building back better with frenemies after Ukraine Greg Earl Foreign policy concepts are subtly infiltrating Australia’s federal election campaign in the shadow of an invasion.
4 Mar 2022 Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict Tim Harcourt It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious.
3 Mar 2022 Sanctions bite – but how dangerously? Roland Rajah As long as Russian energy revenues continue to flow, Moscow will retain a critical financial lifeline.
1 Mar 2022 Will cryptocurrency allow Russia to bust sanctions? JJ Rose Despite the transparency of blockchain-based finance, Moscow is working the dark reaches of the web to move money.
24 Feb 2022 Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending Greg Earl Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government.
10 Feb 2022 Economic diplomacy: Mission critical as Australia’s own BRI gains pace Greg Earl Australia’s new embrace of South Korea in minerals, defence, and trade is well-timed as the country catches up to Japan.
10 Feb 2022 US monetary policy: the ripple effect Stephen Grenville A new book probes the inner workings – and functional failures – of America’s enigmatic central banking system.
27 Jan 2022 Will the EU step up to secure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade? Peter Draper , Naoise McDonagh The rivalry with China is systemic and heft is needed to anchor market-orientated trade.
18 Jan 2022 Bang for buck: Getting the most out of Pacific Islander remittances Jessica Collins Cash sent by family abroad is essential for local economies but doesn’t come cheap.
14 Jan 2022 Australia should build its green infrastructure presence James Bowen The region is taking an increasingly dim view of efforts seeking to protect the fossil fuel trade.
12 Jan 2022 History lessons from “The Great Crash”? Stephen Grenville Optimists always get more airplay than spoilsports predicting an end to the good times. But hindsight tells all.
11 Jan 2022 Kip-to-currency? Helen Clark One of Asia’s tiny communist nations is looking at blockchain to fuel an economic boom.
21 Dec 2021 Economic diplomacy: Retro shopping beats the supply chain crisis Greg Earl WWW Santa beware. The gift trade is still subject to the old-school padded tromp of shoe leather.
16 Dec 2021 Common prosperity meets the Belt and Road Henry Storey Xi’s emphasis on the “real-economy” could also engender a qualitative shift in the types of investments Beijing makes.
3 Dec 2021 Twenty years of BRICS Stephen Grenville As analysis by acronym, it has been a stunning success. But for reorganising global economic governance?
2 Dec 2021 Economic diplomacy: Free trade vs economic resilience Greg Earl From Chinese iPhones to university classrooms, trade in services is being redefined.
4 Nov 2021 Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, sanctions, and Telstra Pacific Greg Earl From ports to productivity, the pandemic has only exposed longstanding economic resilience issues in Australia.
21 Oct 2021 Economic diplomacy: Los Angeles port pips China as Christmas grinch Greg Earl Amid an emerging global trade supply chain crisis, Australian economic policy advisers are more reserved about risks.
7 Oct 2021 Economic diplomacy: Japan’s new PM joins the (supply) chain gang Greg Earl New research shows Australia may be an export diversification role model.
12 Aug 2021 Economic diplomacy: Burning down the house Greg Earl Climate change is the new frontier for economic thinking in international relations.
29 Jul 2021 Economic diplomacy: Going for gold in 20 years and counting Greg Earl Brisbane will host the Olympics in 2032 but the starter’s gun has already sounded in the cost versus benefits contest.
3 Jun 2021 Economic diplomacy: Under the doona, Australian investors dump China Greg Earl Australian investors are pulling out of China just as the country has become the largest recipient of FDI.