Economic analysis

Australia’s workforce has two priceless assets – great skills and an urge to innovate. This year’s Benchmark Report provides the evidence. It shows how Australia stacks up globally in terms of scienti ...

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This week, long-awaited data on Australia’s international economic footprint was released. Australian Foreign Affiliates Trade 2018-19 details the location and economic characteristics of majority Au ...

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This blog examines five, world-leading Australian industries: our energy and resources sector; agriculture and premium food; international tourism; international education; and lastly our financial ma ...

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The COVID 2019 pandemic has accelerated digital disruption in the global retail sector. Customers across the world responded to the pandemic by avoiding crowded shopping precincts and observing lockdo ...

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Austrade’s Benchmark Report 2020 suggests four major reasons why Australia is a safe, low-risk place to invest in and do business. Each of these reasons is supported by charts and graphs that benchmar ...

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Austrade has released its Why Australia Benchmark Report 2020 (BMR). Now in its 20th year, the report provides a wide range of economic and financial data that demonstrates why there is no better part ...

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Australia was one of the top 10 global destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) from 2017–2019, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2020.

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Australia’s competitiveness – a key metric for international investors – remains stable, according to an annual survey compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD). Based in Switzerland, ...

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According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Australia’s GDP will perform better in 2020 than was feared just two months ago.

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The cost of living for expatriates has fallen sharply in Australia's largest cities, according to Mercer's 2020 Cost of Living Survey.

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