A typical street business in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
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When it comes to doing business in Indonesia, some Australian businesses have a lot to learn.
Australia should be helping its premium wine industry, not hindering it through tax.
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The reputation of Australia’s winemarkers is at risk because of the way taxes and subsidies distort the industry.
The Chinese Australia free trade agreement won’t necessarily lead to a flood of Chinese workers.
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The free trade agreement between Australia and China won’t mean an influx of Chinese workers, but rather an increase in Chinese investment which could be key to some Australian industries.
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Norway, Switzerland, Canada and a WTO-only trade relationship are are the obvious options for the UK post-Brexit.
Disputed: Taiping Island, in the South China Sea.
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Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
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The international court ruling against China's expansion in the South China Sea puts Australia in a tricky situation.
Australia must start the job of ensuring Indonesian investment flows south.
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Much of the increased co-operation between Australia and Indonesia must begin by strengthening supply and value chains and investment ties between the two countries.
Trump talks trade and U.S. economic independence in Monessen, Pennsylvania.
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Trump’s claims about free trade and the Trans-Pacific Partnership generally don’t hold water.
Barnaby Joyce of the Nationals and Senator Nick Xenophon and his team may have more influence post election.
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Business Briefing: Hanson, NXT and The Nationals, bad for business?
The Conversation 14,8 MB (download)
The newly elected Senate crossbenchers and a stronger Nationals representation could mean bad news for trade deals but good news for local industry.
A drowning deal.
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The controversial trade agreement between the EU and United States could well fall apart, only for the UK to pick up its pieces.
Boris Johnson led the Leave campaign. Now Brexit might have positive implications for UK trade.
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Australia could stand to benefit from trade with a newly liberated UK.
Time for Australia to make new friends in Europe.
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Given Australia’s strong and enduring ties with both the UK and the EU, the shockwaves from Brexit will be felt in Australia soon enough.
A progressive tag team to save the TPP?
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Leading progressives including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have been very vocal in opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Here’s why they should get on board.
Trading up?
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A landmark trade deal between the US and Europe has been left floundering. So what has killed progress?
Is it too soon to dig the TPP’s grave?
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We’ve been examining the ins and outs of TPP and the rise of the anti-trade right for months. Here’s a roundup of some of our coverage.
‘If Steve McQueen can do it …“
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Conservative MP David Davies has been telling anti-TTIP activists that a leave vote is how they can torpedo the deal.
Rouhani and Renzi meet in Rome.
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The most difficult aspect of trade in “post-sanctions” Tehran, is how to navigate the sanctions still in place.
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The bilateral deals struck over the years between Switzerland and the EU have been suggested as alternatives for the UK if it votes to leave in the referendum.
In the EU’s shadow?
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Brexit would be the beginning of the process of Britain’s economic transformation – giving it the potential to be better off.
Steady on guys.
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Brexit would weaken the UK’s gravitational pull when it comes to trading power and make it more reliant on its ‘special relationship’ with the US.
Gove, multiplied.
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The single market is a complicated beast. It won’t be that easy for the UK to get the post-Brexit deal it wants.