The post-war liberal trading system isn’t simply fraying. It is being deliberately replaced, and Brussels is doing the replacing. In globalisation’s previous chapter, the prevailing logic was that trade should… read more →
The global halal economy, estimated at $40 trillion, is among the fastest-growing sectors of the international economy. The sector’s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3% is underpinned by a… read more →
India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) show a clear shift in the country’s trading strategy. India is pursuing trade deals not for geopolitical signalling or for aspirational market access. Instead,… read more →
Export Finance Australia (EFA), Australia’s export credit agency, announced this week its intention to support two Australian rare earth mining companies in developing projects in Brazil. The EFA signed two… read more →
Australia announced this month that it would establish a working group to progress the adoption of the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) and start drafting amendments to enshrine… read more →
25 member countries have used the Universal Postal Union’s emergency communication system to alert of a suspension in services, said the agency. They join a range of other countries, including… read more →
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues become more important in investment and policy choices, the global regulatory environment for sustainability is both expanding and transforming. This chapter of our… read more →
The facility will be used to fund green energy and strategic infrastructure projects in South and Southeast Asia, increasing access to capital in a historically underfunded area. South and Southeast… read more →
It’s been a crucial but relatively stable week in the world of general elections, against the growing tide of anti-incumbency which dominated and almost defined 2024. On Monday, 28 April,… read more →
ANZ, the Australian bank, has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Project Guardian. Project Guardian is a collaborative initiative to explore the potential of tokenised real-world assets in financial markets.
