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  • 27 Jul 2022
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific
    • Timor-Leste
    • Asean
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Trade
    • Pacific Islands

    Economic diplomacy: The Pacific beats ASEAN for nervous investors

    Greg Earl
    Abe Shinzo’s passing and the Timor oil spy case dismissal reveal new thinking about what national security means.
  • 23 Sep 2021
    • China's Economy
    • Chinese Trade
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific
    • China

    Can the China model be accommodated in the CPTPP?

    Naoise McDonagh
    A rules-based trading system is the bare minimum that Beijing must agree to if it wants to talk accession.
  • 30 Apr 2021
    • Trade
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific
    • India
    • Taiwan
    • Technology

    Taiwan: Renewing a southbound vision

    Kannan R. Nair
    Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.
  • 22 Feb 2021
    • Global Economy
    • The Trans-Pacific Partnership
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Expanding the CPTPP: A form guide to prospective members

    Jeffrey Wilson , Hayley Channer
    South Korea? Britain? China? Which country would you bet on to be the next big winner?
  • 24 Apr 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Asean
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Economic diplomacy: ASEAN trade, BRI deals and ageing Asia

    Greg Earl
    The unwieldy sounding AANZFTA is a surprise hit with Australian business.
  • 7 Sep 2017
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Is an Asia Pacific free market feasible?

    Alan Oxley
    Trade agreements are no longer just about reducing tariffs.
  • 24 Aug 2017
    • Asia
    • Australia's Trade
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Economic diplomacy brief: Who’s our biggest partner, Asian business capability, Globalisation 2.0

    Greg Earl
    A different angle on the US vs China economic partner debate, why private companies do better in Asia, and the new version of globalisation as per McKinsey's.
  • 14 Jun 2017
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Beware the infrastructure debt trap

    Robert Wihtol
    Geopolitical and economic rivalries can see projects of questionable value get pushed through without proper assessment of financial and economic viability.
  • 4 May 2017
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Economic diplomacy brief: Supply chains in the robotic age, China’s foreign investment and more

    Greg Earl
    This week's column examines some different views on global supply chains in the age of robotics, new figures on Chinese investment in Australia, and some unusual criticism of One Belt One Road from China's elite.
  • 23 Feb 2017
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Economic diplomacy brief: Thailand’s recovery plan, RCEP, CEOs cool on China

    Greg Earl
    Thailand's plan to make up for a decade of lost development.
  • 26 Jan 2017
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Economic diplomacy brief: TPP post-Trump, China backs coal, Austrade shake-up

    Greg Earl
    With mixed enthusiasm for a US-less TPP, it's all eyes on the promised Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with the 16 countries involved to meet in Japan next month.
  • 30 Nov 2016
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Indonesia considers trade options post TPP

    Retno Maruti
    The Indonesian government is also trying to increase trade diplomacy with partner countries through bilateral agreements.

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