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Surging demand from China, Russia, and mum and dad investors shows no signs of abating.
African governments and other local actors have a crucial role to play in shaping the activities of Chinese firms.
The pace of US business investment has fallen by about 50% over the past 50 years. Idle capacity, not cautious executives, explains the decline, research suggests.
US tech firms have promised billions of pounds of investment into the UK.
Larry Ellison’s moment in the spotlight has illuminated how extraordinarily exposed the global markets – and Australians’ superannuation – are to the AI boom.
The law requires crowdfunded startups to report back to investors. The reality? Most don’t.
Investing in climate
adaptation is one of the smartest financial opportunities of our time
Australia is awash with cash looking for investment opportunities. So why do small and medium-sized businesses often struggle to access it?
Behind every hospital and railway is a cost-benefit calculation.
Instead of disconnected projects driven by external priorities, a country platform enables governments to set the agenda and direct finance to where it is needed.
Australia struggles to get Indonesia’s attention, and its leverage in Jakarta is limited. Anthony Albanese could begin to change this with one bold move.
More information doesn’t necessarily result in better predictions of stock prices.
High-growth firms, including start-ups known as “gazelles”, boost economic development and employment. AI methods can help identify them.
The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon highlighted Vietnam’s emergence as a key economic player in the region.
A new monthly survey from Macquarie University shows the increase in economic uncertainty has led to a jump in pessimistic views about business prospects.
The losses under Trump’s original tariff plan would have been significant. But even after the latest policy U-turn, the costs to the US will still be high.
The world of liberalised trade that followed the end of the Cold War in 1990 is ending. This could be the United States’ Brexit moment.
Our colossal pool of retirement savings has largely outgrown the investment opportunities available in Australia. Access to overseas markets will be crucial.
On more than half of 80 economic, social and environmental targets, progress has stagnated or is moving backwards. But modelling shows there’s still time to change course.
Top contributors
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Dean of Essex Business School, University of Essex
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Research Director, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow 2012-2016, School of Business, University of Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Senior lecturer, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland