Search Blog Led by Chief Economist Mark Thirlwell, the Economics at Austrade team are responsible for analysing the major trends and events in the Australian and international economies that help shape Austrade’s operating environment.
Australian Economy | International Trade | International Investment Funding Australia’s current account deficit21 Sep 2017Mark Thirlwell The current account deficit for 2016-17 dropped to just $29.5 billion, down from more than $74 billion in FY 2016. Read article... Australian Economy | International Trade | E-Commerce E-commerce and Australian business20 Sep 2017Mark Thirlwell While Australian businesses are taking advantage of the digital economy, the rate of adoption is perhaps not yet as widespread as might be assumed based purely on some of the breathless talk about the ... Read article... Australian Economy | International Trade An update on Australian businesses’ export propensity19 Sep 2017Mark Thirlwell Each year we take a look at the ABS report on the Selected Characteristics of Australian Businesses, which provides us with some numbers on the share of Australian firms that sell overseas. Read article... Trade Winds Trade Winds11 Sep 2017Divya Skene This week’s readings focus on growth challenges for mid-size businesses, and the impact of technological change in developing Australia’s business services sector. Read article... Trade Winds Trade Winds5 Sep 2017Divya Skene This week’s readings focus on artificial intelligence, blockchain, edutech and cryptocurrencies. Read article... International Investment Overseas investment of Australian companies4 Sep 2017Edmund Tang Investing overseas can help Australian multi-national companies remain competitive and innovative in a rapidly changing international trade and investment environment. Read article... Trade Winds Trade Winds29 Aug 2017Divya Skene This week’s readings include a financial year assessment of Australia’s tourism exports, and a CSIRO blog on the future of food exports. Read article... Australian Economy | Visitor Economy Tourism success: Inbound tourist number exceeded 8.5 million in 2016-17 and expenditure reached A$40 billion23 Aug 2017Edmund Tang There were 8.5 million short-term international visitor arrivals to Australia for the year ending June 2017. Read article... Trade Winds Trade Winds21 Aug 2017Divya Skene This week two reports were released highlighting the benefits of inward investment from two large investment sources – US and China. The list of readings also includes a summary of Asialink’s latest ... Read article... Trade Winds Trade Winds14 Aug 2017Divya Skene This week’s readings focus on policies to lift Australian productivity, and maintain regional leadership as a digital nation. Read article... Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > Refine by Keyword Search Filter by Blogger Christina Goodman Divya Skene Edmund Tang Mark Thirlwell Tim Quinn Filter by Category AIBS 2015 AIBS 2016 ASEAN Australian Economy Benchmark Report Chinese Economy Diaspora E-Commerce FDI GDP Global Value Chains Indian economy International Economy International Investment International Trade Japanese Economy Korean Economy Managed Funds Productivity Trade Winds US Economy Visitor Economy World Economy Filter by Month September 2017August 2017July 2017June 2017May 2017April 2017March 2017February 2017January 2017December 2016November 2016October 2016September 2016August 2016July 2016June 2016May 2016April 2016March 2016February 2016January 2016December 2015November 2015October 2015September 2015August 2015July 2015June 2015May 2015April 2015March 2015February 2015January 2015December 2014November 2014October 2014