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The policy will see Australia join the great ‘geoeconomic game’ reshaping international supply chains. But it won’t be without new risks for doing business.
Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
Ghana’s industries need fewer production constraints and more incentives to compete domestically.
Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?
A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.
Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
The sealing industry has evolved but the EU’s ban on seal imports has contributed to the enduring cultural violence experienced by Canadian sealers.
Smart water management isn’t just good for the earth. It’s good for business.
Transboundary climate risks can cross borders, continents and oceans to affect communities on the other side of the world. Africa’s new roadmap seeks to address this.
From the war in Ukraine and China’s role in the Pacific, to multi-billion-dollar military decisions, New Zealand will face huge challenges during the next term of government.
It is not mere expansion, but the character of the expansion which will guide the five Brics countries on whether they admit new members.
The Productivity Commission seems to be against manufacturing, even the making of batteries using local materials. The new team at the top might help it think more broadly.
Without warning, at 7pm on July 18 1973, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam slashed every single import tariff at once – starting at midnight. It’s the kind of bold political leadership we rarely see today.
Talk of a joint BRICS currency feeds into ‘decline of the dollar’ rhetoric. But it is the economic bloc’s focus on innovation that will reshape the international system.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in EU and International Economic Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Reader in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Bath
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Lecturer in History, University of Exeter
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Aston University
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
