11 Jan 2022
Kip-to-currency?
One of Asia’s tiny communist nations is looking at blockchain to fuel an economic boom.
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21 Dec 2021
Economic diplomacy: Retro shopping beats the supply chain crisis
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
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
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
From Chinese iPhones to university classrooms, trade in services is being redefined. -
4 Nov 2021
Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, sanctions, and Telstra Pacific
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
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
New research shows Australia may be an export diversification role model. -
12 Aug 2021
Economic diplomacy: Burning down the house
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
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
Australian investors are pulling out of China just as the country has become the largest recipient of FDI. -
17 May 2021
London and Hong Kong: Financial centres in parallel peril
Once mighty, two beacons of the modern global economy are shrouded by political clouds. -
6 May 2021
Economic diplomacy: Patent politics and trade deal twists
President Biden moves to suspend vaccine patents, RCEP ramps up, IA-CEPA gets a lesson and US dollar reserves tank. -
12 Apr 2021
Covid recovery, in Australia and the world
Drawing from his new Lowy Institute Paper, John Edwards looks at the fallout of the pandemic and where things are going. -
25 Mar 2021
Economic diplomacy: Deploying soft power and the future of trade
Not-so-negative globalism, the not-so-predictable future of supply chains, and maybe not much change on China. -
11 Mar 2021
Economic diplomacy: The business of coups and China’s Quad response
Companies are finding themselves torn between conscience and keeping the lights on when it comes to Myanmar. -
25 Feb 2021
Why Aussie exporters won’t be toasting China or the US
Wine exporters suffer a sour drop. Could a clever sales pitch deliver a new special vintage? -
22 Feb 2021
Expanding the CPTPP: A form guide to prospective members
South Korea? Britain? China? Which country would you bet on to be the next big winner? -
11 Feb 2021
Covid’s long reach upsets the economic pecking order
China’s economy could overtake the US faster than expected but there are also implications for Australia closer to home. -
8 Feb 2021
What APEC has to offer in 2021
No panacea, certainly, but a newly engaged United States might see APEC as just the right forum to work with the region. -
8 Dec 2020
Women, peace and security are not only wartime issues
The cost of domestic violence has only grown during Covid lockdowns – in rich and poor nations alike. -
4 Dec 2020
Jim Wolfensohn’s knowledge bank
Impatient and ambitious, as World Bank president the Australian-turned-American tackled a global “cancer of corruption”. -
3 Dec 2020
As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms
Picking winners? In this case, one sort of export interest seems to have suffered due to support for another. -
1 Dec 2020
What RCEP can tell us about geopolitics in Asia
China-US rivalry tends to overshadow assessments. But this major accomplishment came with ASEAN at the centre. -
19 Nov 2020
Economic diplomacy: Navigating Asia’s trade tangle and a NSW “step-up”
Plus, revisiting assumptions that China would be reluctant to interfere with South China Sea trade routes. -
17 Nov 2020
RCEP revives the art of the deal
A regional agreement might actually be a small step towards something even greater. -
5 Nov 2020
Economic diplomacy: A headless WTO, selling the Asian farm
The US blocks a consensus candidate at WTO, Australian businesses offloading in Asia and the Ant float banned. -
22 Oct 2020
Economic diplomacy: Japanese investment takes a Toll
While a disastrous foray by Japan Post grabs headlines, China shrinks as a share of the global economy. -
22 Oct 2020
The International Monetary Fund and capital flows
Bridging free-market doctrine and the need for intervention in emerging economies is still a stretch at the IMF. -
13 Oct 2020
The many trails of Ant Group
Plans to list the company at the centre of China’s financial and payments network could spark a geopolitical firestorm. -
8 Oct 2020
Economic diplomacy: Federal budget hits and misses
A slight but surprising rise in aid spending and a rosy take on China are inside the covers of the 2020–21 budget. -
7 Oct 2020
Global trade policy at a lull, but for how long?
With economies and trade meetings cut down by Covid‑19, and political uncertainty in the air, we’re at a standstill. -
24 Sep 2020
Economic diplomacy: A snapshot of overseas investment trends
New data sheds light on how Australian businesses have (and haven’t) shifted their foreign engagements. -
10 Sep 2020
Economic diplomacy: Borders, barriers and obstacles
Reshoring incentives gather steam, India’s RCEP regrets sink in, and Indonesia’s stimulus spending gets stuck. -
27 Aug 2020
Economic diplomacy: Spilled milk and foreign wages
The government blocks a sale to a Chinese dairy firm, overseas remittances stay afloat, and ministers talk frameworks. -
24 Aug 2020
Europe’s big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia
Hundreds of billions will be devoted to Covid-19 economic recovery, and with it comes a huge investment opportunity. -
13 Aug 2020
Economic diplomacy: A call to syringes, not arms
Australia looks to navigate a recession, global business faces routine disruptions, and war is cheaper than a pandemic. -
30 Jul 2020
Pacific islands: The cost to tomorrow of the crisis today
The brunt of the Covid-19 recession will be borne by developing nations, where youth populations are dominant. -
24 Jul 2020
The world can still prosper from free trade
Trade negotiators must think that theirs is an unhappy lot. But they keep trying – as they should. -
16 Jul 2020
Economic diplomacy: Covid recovery, from Singapore to the EU
A shaky result for Singapore’s PAP, a jump start for global trade and a clear message for Australia's universities. -
2 Jul 2020
Economic diplomacy: Diversification dilemmas
China, India and Australia are all dealing with the costs and risks of reshoring. -
18 Jun 2020
Economic diplomacy: Positive globalism and American exceptionalism
Australia strikes an upbeat attitude to global engagement, while a strong US dollar masks a retreating US. -
16 Jun 2020
The geopolitical consequences of a pandemic
A global system in flux – from the US to Hong Kong, in politics as much as the economy – ultimately needs leadership. -
5 Jun 2020
COVIDcast: World economy in flux
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. -
4 Jun 2020
Economic diplomacy: Asian investment, super tension & the WTO hot seat
World trade could be set to fall as much as 30% this year. Who is going to be in charge of fixing the problem? -
22 May 2020
COVIDcast Episode 12: Pandemic, emerging markets, and US dollar
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world. -
21 May 2020
Economic diplomacy: Mood shift afoot
Stung by the barley and meat export disputes with China, easy talk about diversifying export markets now gets real. -
7 May 2020
Economic diplomacy: Lifting the doona on a post-pandemic world
Australia can boast success in containing the virus. But its economy may still shrink more than other G20 nations. -
1 May 2020
COVIDcast Episode 9: Covid‑19 and the oil price collapse
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. -
28 Apr 2020
New Zealand: Running the marathon
Having started well, there’s a lot to happen yet. And so far this race is not a team event, internationally.