The worst effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) are over according to Australian exporters. The DHL Export Barometer has found that w…
The worst effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) are over according to Australian exporters. The DHL Export Barometer has found that w…
Today’s ‘mixed bag’ labour market numbers make interesting reading in light of the latest exporter confidence numbers from the DHL Export …
I recently ventured north to the winter wilderness of Canada and met another Harcourt. Mike Harcourt, a former Mayor of Vancouver, and P…
The World Bank says six percentage points of China’s growth this year will come from “government-influenced expenditure”, with additional st…
‘Panda-monium’ rides again! Australia’s amazing recession-dodging week continued with some new evidence how China’s role in regional trade…
Some of Australia’s leading executives are creating a new lobby to convince export businesses to market themselves overseas, fearing a drop …
We’ve all heard the news. According to the latest national accounts, Australia has skipped a technical recession for now. This is quite an e…
Exporters are suffering as the Australian dollar heads upwards of 81 US cents for the first time in eight months, but import companies are r…
As an “airport economist” you get to have some funny experiences. En route to Papua New Guinea (PNG) recently, I noticed on my Air Ni…
Industry leaders have called on Trade Minister Simon Crean to clarify comments made about the Export Grant Development Scheme, demanding con…
Every year there’s an “X factor” – something unexpected that economists can’t put into our well crafted forecasts. Sure we can pick a tax ch…
The Export Market Development Grant scheme has been given a $50 million boost in the federal budget, after it was feared nearly 2000 busines…
