Australia and South Korea have signed a bilateral trade agreement – commonly called a Free Trade Agreement. Meat exporters and agricultural producers have the most to gain from the new free trade agreement between South Korea and Australia, but the federal government has foreshadowed pain for auto manufacturing. The...

In Beijing yesterday the leaders of Prime Minister David Cameron’s trade mission to China were given a sneak preview of one of the marketing world’s most fascinating and revealing studies. Millward Brown, the global research firm, has today published its definitive annual BrandZ list of China’s most valuable brands...

Hockey’s GrainCorp decision opens competition can of worms When Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey quashed the acquisition of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midland on national interest grounds, his stated reasons were based on competition. Despite it being five years since the single desk for wheat exports was abolished, according to...

Australian trade with Indonesia: what’s really at stake? Indonesia has a population ten times as big as that of Australia, but its per capita income is only one-tenth of Australia’s, so what’s really at risk if the trade relationship between the two countries breaks down? The recent spat over...

To me, much of the argument about whether or not markets are efficient misses the point. There are conditions, it seems, under which markets seem to do a great job of managing risk, keeping the cost of capital reasonable, and allocating capital to its most productive use, and there...

Australian espionage and the history of foreign intervention in Indonesia Indonesia’s response to the spying imbroglio last week – when president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recalled his ambassador and suspended security co-operation with Australia – reflects a political history of constant foreign intervention in Indonesian affairs that few Australians are...

Netflix Australia launch could be imminent Australians rejoice: Netflix is rethinking its avoidance of Australia, according to media reports, and could launch here as soon as next year. Initially concerned about poor internet infrastructure, Netflix could be considering delivering content outside its traditional offerings – including through internet-connected gaming...

Having  successfully placed AUD  1Mil  in 2013 our Australian client  has re mandated BoxRED/Merkin.  Our client is an Australian company bringing an integration of new and innovative online wagering and social gaming products to the Australian market. BoxRED are to identify and facilitate the introduction of  global investors and/or strategic investors...

China is willing to complete a free trade agreement with Australia as soon as possible, China’s Ministry of Commerce has said at a ministry press conference this week. “Both sides have relatively large differences in investment, agriculture and services, but have been trying to find ways to move the...

Will the top growth industry over the next five to 10 be the delivery of parcels and food that have been ordered online. To date Australia has lagged the developed world in online shopping and for most retailers online is less than 5 per cent of turnover. It is...