Trade

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Eugene Mark, Nanyang Technological University With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine constricting the global supply of edible oils, demand for palm oil has spiked. But as the war continues, supply…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Biswajit Dhar, Jawaharlal Nehru University In April 2022, India and Australia endorsed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), an ’early harvest agreement’, intended to be the first step…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Amitendu Palit, NUS The much-awaited Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India was signed on 2 April 2022. The ECTA is an interim trade deal that…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Yingli Wang, CU and Imtiaz Khan, CMU International supply chains are lengthy, complex and face risks of disruption. There is also public pressure on firms and governments to ensure…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Faizal Yahya, NUS With the global aviation market still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia Pacific region has gone from a world leader in aviation growth to a…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Hiroaki Richard Watanabe, Ritsumeikan University On 1 January 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into effect. RCEP has significant economic importance because it is the first comprehensive…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Rahul Nath Choudhury, ICWA In 2022, India has renewed its interest in free trade agreements (FTAs) with several economies, including the United Kingdom and Australia. India and Australia had…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Shiro Armstrong, ANU and Yose Rizal Damuri, CSIS East Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force in 2022 as the world’s largest free trade agreement. It was…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Editorial Board, ANU Australians head to the polls on 21 May to choose between the incumbent conservative Liberal-National coalition or the opposition Labor Party. The management of the economy…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Tom Westland, ANU Australia’s first national election since the start of the COVID pandemic is now underway. Before the Omicron wave of COVID extinguished the country’s pandemic good luck,…