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Do you find the soaring Aussie dollar depressing? Don’t despair. Austrade’s chief economist Tim Harcourt reveals some silver lining for Australian exporters. The Australian dollar is now in the high 80 US cent territory – a level not seen since the 1980s when Bob Hawke was Prime Minister and Warwick Capper was flying…
According to DFAT, approximately one million Australians live overseas. That’s one in 20. With so many of us having a red hot go “over there”, we decided to ask four of our intrepid human exports to reflect on their evolving notions of “home”. Interviews by Paul Ryan and Jodie O’Keeffe. SUZI DAFNIS Pow Wow…
In these pensive days, where a backpacker on a bus could pose more of a threat than a cave-dwelling Taliban, Governments and corporations are hungry for technology that will help secure their people and resources. It has fed a boom in the defence tech sector; a world of cutting-edge machinery and multi-million dollar contracts, and home to some of the world’s keenest strategic and technical minds. Several Australian companies are emerging as genuine players in this highly competitive space. Liz Heynes and Catherine Kerstjens take a look at six on this new front line.
Over $500 million in venture capital was earmarked for China in the first half of 2005 alone. With a shortage of deals and management talent, opportunities abound for both investors and investee companies from abroad. In the third instalment of this four-part series, Paul Waide pulls back the curtain to reveal the complex machinations of China’s vibrant private equity market.
We may no longer refer to the economies of Asia as ‘tigers’, but Singapore (literally ‘Lion City’) is roaring like never before. For Australian companies seduced by the idea of northward expansion, this outward-looking multicultural city-state has emerged as the region’s premier commercial hub and an obvious launch pad to Asia and beyond. By Paul…
As Invest Australia’s Senior Investment Commissioner in the United States, Bob Hunt is responsible for selling Australian investment opportunities to Americans. This influential insider recently visited Australia and, with the recent Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, Anthill sought his opinion on the new playing field and what American investors view as the…
In the game of soccer, we sadly accept that for top players, furthering their careers means living overseas. When they come back, we welcome them. So why do we turn our backs on the best and brightest in the technology industry? Every year, new reports emerge that illustrate the drainage of talented Australians to overseas…
Most Australian entrepreneurs claim to think big from the outset. But you need more than a good idea and a broad Aussie smile to conquer the world. Bi-lateral free trade agreements are tearing down barriers, but exporters must still negotiate the vestiges of international protectionism and the rollercoaster Aussie dollar.
The US-Australia Free Trade agreement has got everyone talking. Like it or loathe it, smart companies are reading the fine print. They are doing their homework, exploring new ways to profit and adjusting their plans to suit. In the area of Intellectual Property (IP), systems are similar, but the rules do vary. Differing interpretations of…
The United States is a mecca for wine importers – which is hardly surprising given that it is the world’s third largest consumer of wine products after France and Italy. However, it is also the world’s fourth largest wine producer, bottling 23,300 hectolitres each year, which is 2,100 hectoliters more than it consumes. In such…
It’s said that in China the economic revolution is most visible on its roads. In recent years, carmakers from Japan, Europe and the US have rushed into this rapidly changing nation. They are part of a boom that saw car sales rise 56 per cent in 2002, making China the world’s fourth biggest car market…
It’s said that in China the economic revolution is most visible on its roads. In recent years, carmakers from Japan, Europe and the US have rushed into this rapidly changing nation. They are part of a boom that saw car sales rise 56 per cent in 2002, making China the world’s fourth biggest car market…
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