Tag: trade

President Xi comes to Davos

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The timing of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s debut appearance at the annual global gabfest that is the annual World Economic Forum in the once barely-known Swiss ski resort of...

PM Lee sings a familiar song

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
In many ways the contrast between the vast resource-rich Australia and geographically tiny and resource-free Singapore could not be more stark. And yet the two countries are becoming ever...

Ciobo’s hypocrisy in Hong Kong

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The Turnbull Government’s lack of a clear China policy came under the spotlight last week when Trade and Investment Minster Steve Ciobo visited Hong Kong in an effort to...

Smart IP the key to market success

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Whether your company is building a business in the domestic Australian market or preparing to sell products and services offshore, getting the intellectual property framework in place from the...

Brexit good and bad for Aussie tech

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
While the UK’s decision to vote against its own economic self-interest to exit the European Union has buffeted Australian markets, recent decisions in the trade and technology sphere leave...

Trade in services deal still distant

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Companies looking to sell innovative services on the world stage will remain heavily reliant on bilateral trade deals for the foreseeable future with international agreements on trade in services...

Trade deals a mile wide, inch deep

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Scott Morrison’s first budget will throw almost $2 million to enhance its new “Open for Business” Free Trade Agreement portal, a move it hopes will start plugging the gaps...

It’s springtime in China for the PM

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Australian businesses will get a close look at some of China’s biggest technology companies including Huawei Technologies, Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com as part of the Australia Week in China...

IP issues loom in ChAFTA upside

Posted on   |  by James Riley
While Australia’s newly-appointed Special Envoy for Trade is singing the upside of ChAFTA for local services firms, he concedes IP issues remain a tricky issue for tech. But Andrew...