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Australia’s Imperative: Forging Prosperous Ties with Southeast Asia
In a surprising turn of events the much-anticipated free trade agreement negotiations between Australia and the European Union have reached a standstill. With both sides pointing fingers, the question that
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The Australia EU Free Trade Agreement Hits a Roadblock; What Now?
In a surprising turn of events the much-anticipated free trade agreement negotiations between Australia and the European Union have reached a standstill. With both sides pointing fingers, the question that
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Shipping Sunshine Series – The Australian Climate Case: Net Zero Emissions by 2050?
According to the Net Zero Australia (NZAu) project, Australia will require an estimated 40 times the current total generation capacity of its national electricity market (NEM) to achieve Net Zero
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Shipping Sunshine Series – Hydrogen Strategies for Government and Businesses: Where Are We? (Part II)
Climate change and net-zero commitments continue to drive the unprecedented political and business momentum for green hydrogen across the globe. Since Japan launched the world’s first national hydrogen strategy in 2017, we
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Why did Australia sign onto the US’ Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)?
On 23 May 2022, the #USA launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which includes Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand and Brunei.
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A Focus on Building Economic Ties with India
Reduction of trade barriers with India presents an opportunity for Australia to diversify its trading relationships, simplify trading processes and make the Australian economy more competitive. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation
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Unlocking and Capturing Trade and Investment Opportunities between Australia and East Africa
There are many reasons to be optimistic about Africa’s long-term prospects. Global firms sitting up and taking notice at what is happening in East Africa, for example, is a testament to
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Shipping Sunshine Series – Setting the Scene (Part 1)
Hydrogen is a colourless, odourless gas. So what exactly is green hydrogen? What are the geopolitical implications of a net-zero hydrogen economy? Which countries are poised to win the global
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Why Sustainable Trade Finance Matters, Especially Now
Environmental, Social, Governance investment is not breaking news but in recent years there has been significant market momentum in sustainable investing with the growth trend expected to continue.
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Business strategies for getting ahead of inflation
Australian businesses, like many commercial enterprises globally, are experiencing severe multi-year destabilisation on many fronts. Aside from the ‘usual’ competitive dynamics, the broader challenges include Covid (from 2020) with the
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Could Australia’s sanctions against Russia affect my business?
Many countries around the globe stand united against Russian President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine with numerous rounds of sanctions, military and financial aid and humanitarian support. From 25 February 2022 Australia
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Why it’s time for Australian businesses to walk the talk on climate action
By Viresh Vallabhbhai and Genevieve Neilson, Professionals in International Trade Policy Committee The COP 26 Summit is about to begin. Both governments and businesses are firming up on their climate
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Announcing New Board Members for 2019
Newly elected Board Members for 2019. We hope to meet all of our members at the events and look to forging new partnerships in the year to come. We welcome
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How Digital Technologies are Changing the Way we Work
One way to trace human history is to follow the evolution of work. First came the artisan, who labored over one pair of shoes at a time, basically an ad
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