17 Mar 2023
China ore bust?
Prof James Laurenceson |
The story is Australia is diversifying trade across Asia. The reality is reliance on China is as strong as ever.
Trade
19 Jul 2022
Supply chain’s bumpy ride
Vinh Thai | Asia Society Australia Supply Chain Fellow and Associate Professor, RMIT University
Ongoing turbulence in global trade is causing disruptions on a number of levels. Digitisation can help.
19 Aug 2021
Supply chains: shifting sands
Bansi Madhavani | Senior Economist, ANZ
Diversified supply chains may have increased manufacturing in regions outside China. But it still dominates global trade.
30 Jul 2021
Building resilience in Fiji tourism
Sharon Klyne | bluenotes contributor
Critical tourism infrastructure is being built in Fiji to support the post-pandemic recovery.
04 Jun 2021
Opportunity in Asia but Australia’s trade competitiveness a challenge
Bryan Clark | Director, International Chamber of Commerce Australia
Businesses and governments alike must focus on trade and diversification to engage and thrive internationally post-COVID.
24 May 2021
Foreign bank activity: healthy economic conditions
John Elias & Jeremy Blackshaw | Partner and Foreign Bank Tracker Lead Partner & International Managing Partner, MinterEllison
Confidence in Australia’s economy as an attractive investment destination is clear in foreign bank activity data.
26 Apr 2021
Shifting corridors – can banks keep up?
Martin Smith | Head of Markets Analysis, East & Partners
Supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic offer unprecedented opportunities and threats.
23 Apr 2021
Post-pandemic trade in Asia: cheer and concern
Dhiraj Nim & Sanjay Mathur | Foreign Exchange Strategist & Chief Economist Southeast Asia + India, ANZ
Are Asia’s financial markets adequately prepared for the eventual ‘re-opening trade’ of a post-COVID environment?
16 Apr 2021
European Union’s green reality check
Khalil Hegarty, Kristen Bondietti & Jon Berry | Directors, ITS Global
Regulation around positive environmental outcomes is key to the European Union’s new trade agreement focus.
03 Mar 2021
US-China relationship in need of reparation
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
The US-China trade tensions formed under the previous administration have not just suddenly disappeared under Biden.
01 Mar 2021
Aus agri cautiously optimistic for 2021
Mark Bennett | Head of Aus Agribusiness, ANZ
Australia’s agricultural sector emerged from 2020 relatively unscathed and is looking to build on that confidence in the new year.
12 Jan 2021
Plant variety key to agri future
Helen Macpherson & Alanna Rennie | Partner & Lawyer, Baker McKenzie
As the global population continues to accelerate, a focus on food supply security and plant breeding is vital to stay on top of demand.
01 Dec 2020
Trade negotiations: which region has the best poker face?
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
A number of factors make Asia’s newest trading bloc different to those of the past. But China continues to hold the best hand.
17 Nov 2020
RCEP: signalling global trade
Khoon Goh | Head of Asia Research, ANZ
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement has finally been signed. Almost a decade after it was first conceived.
18 Sep 2020
LONGREAD: sustainable development the ASEAN way
Merriden Varrall | Director Australia Geopolitics Hub, KPMG
Are the principles and structures of the ASEAN Way holding the region back from making steps towards sustainable development?
14 Sep 2020
Trafficking a crisis
Kim Downs & Michelle Cantwell | Fraud and ABAC Lead & Senior Intelligence Analyst, Financial Crime Threat Management, ANZ
The origin of COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on the need for economies to crack down harder on illegal wildlife trade.
08 Sep 2020
Trading the US vote
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
Australia must watch developments in the US election closely to determine what impact the outcome has on trade.
31 Aug 2020
COVID or not, Asia remains a growth opportunity
Isaac Rankin | Managing Director Commercial and Private Banking, ANZ
Australians companies which lean into their relationships in Asia will have a stronger chance of rebounding after the COVID-19 crisis.
29 Jun 2020
Australia’s manufacturing future is not its past
Roy Green | Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
If the past is another country, the future of Australia’s economy after COVID-19 will be a different universe.
16 Jun 2020
Diversification: trade mission impossible?
Khalil Hegarty | Director, ITS Global
Global supply chains and trade are under the spotlight as economies deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
23 Apr 2020
Oil industry: negative prices a reality check
Daniel Hynes & Soni Kumari | Senior Commodities Analyst & Commodities Strategist, ANZ
If the oil industry wasn’t taking the level of demand destruction seriously, it certainly will now after crude oil futures went negative.
06 Mar 2020
Uncertainty in an era of disrupted trade
Khalil Hegarty, Kristen Bondietti & Jon Berry | Directors, ITS Global
The US-China trade war and coronavirus have disrupted trade more than any other events in recent history. Can businesses continue to prosper?
24 Feb 2020
Taking a bite out of the global food economy
Patrick Vizzone | Head of Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, International, ANZ
Despite a few early hiccups, the global food industry is poised to win big in the new decade.
17 Feb 2020
Aus dairy’s flow-on effect
Madeleine Swan | Director of FBA Insights, ANZ
The dairy industry has changed a lot in 10 years. What does the next decade hold for Australian producers?
13 Feb 2020
Calculating a fair tax on carbon
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
Should the Australian government take note of the approach of other major economies on carbon taxes?
28 Nov 2019
Aus agri: the path to $A100 billion - part 2
Mark Bennett & Madeleine Swan | Head of Agribusiness & Associate Director Agri Research, ANZ
New capital and a focus on export risk underpin the likelihood for Australia’s agri industry to reach $A100 billion by 2030.
21 Nov 2019
Aus agri: the path to $A100 billion - part 1
Mark Bennett & Madeleine Swan | Head of Agribusiness & Associate Director Agri Research, ANZ
Will Australia’s agri industry reach its ambitious target of $A100 billion by 2030? Delve into the details in this two-part series.
07 Nov 2019
Asia growth: a missed opportunity
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
Value chains and business models in Asia are being adjusted in the wake of changes to the global trade environment, says ANZ Chief Economist.
17 Oct 2019
US-China trade: a temporary truce
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
An agreement may be in sight in the long-running US-China trade war. But history warns us of mirages.
15 Oct 2019
Olam Vietnam: sustainability more than catchphrase
Shayne Elliott | Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
ANZ CEO & Olam’s Prakash Jhanwer chat about Vietnam’s development and the role of purpose and social responsibility.
14 Oct 2019
Regional trade: more than two giants
Greg Earl | Writer, editor and consultant
Although the spotlight is firmly fixed on the US and China, other players are starting to receive attention in global trade.
09 Oct 2019
Chongqing: balancing on the pillars of trade
Farhan Faruqui | CFO, ANZ
The evolution of the Chongqing municipality will serve as an effective blueprint for future trade in China.
23 Sep 2019
SIBOS19: full coverage
bluenotes shines a spotlight on the biggest trends dominating the banking and technology industries now and in the future.
18 Sep 2019
SIBOS19: banking on a history of adaptation
Mark Evans | Managing Director Transaction Banking, ANZ
Banks don’t look - or function - the way they did a century ago. And they won’t be the same in the next century. Or the next decade…
17 Sep 2019
SIBOS19: businesses grow on Lygon
Adam Grant | Head of Trade & Supply Chain, ANZ
Distributed ledgers, long an answer without a question, are now being used to solve real problems for both businesses and customers.
17 Sep 2019
Illegal wildlife trafficking: why banks matter
Steve Cumber & Kim Downs | Financial Crime Advisory Lead & Fraud and ABAC Lead, ANZ
Illegal wildlife trafficking is wiping out threatened species, damaging habitats and communities.
12 Sep 2019
The future of Japanese tōshi in Australia
David Jacobs | CEO, Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee
Mature Japanese investors are looking Down Under for opportunities to grow their sales network and gain know-how.
11 Sep 2019
China: diagnosing healthcare challenges
Felix Sekulla | State Director Health Queensland, Commercial Banking, ANZ
China has a massive population and rudimentary healthcare system. One tech company is using artificial intelligence to combat rising healthcare challenges like cancer and other diseases.
10 Sep 2019
SIBOS19: fintech takes one for the team
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
The banking industry can thank fintechs for helping them refocus on the customer, say three ANZ experts.
09 Sep 2019
Australia’s economy: boom or bust?
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
According to the headlines, Australia’s economy is despairing. But is it all as bad as it seems?
06 Sep 2019
Brexit: deal or no deal for Australia?
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
Australia’s ability to trade with the UK in a post-Brexit environment may not be as easy as advertised.
05 Sep 2019
SIBOS19: defending against trade-based money laundering
Arun Kayal | Associate Director Communications, ANZ Institutional
A shift in mindset by the financial services industry is needed to prevent trade-based financial crimes, says two ANZ experts.
19 Aug 2019
Hong Kong and the GBA: open for business
Nick Henderson & Drew Waters | Director & Head of Partnerships and Development , Asialink Business
With protests a daily headline, Hong Kong insiders stress in the long term the city and its region are open and ready for business.
13 Aug 2019
Global trade: the war clouds darken
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
Trade-offs look increasingly unlikely in the Trump-Xi trade war and economic rations are looking bleaker.
08 Aug 2019
Action must meet opportunity in Asia
Isaac Rankin | Managing Director Commercial and Private Banking, ANZ
Although not always easy, major benefits exist for businesses which expand into Asia.
12 Jul 2019
LONGREAD: infrastructure no longer just roads and bridges
Stuart Fuller | Head of Law, KPMG & Board Member, Asia Society Australia
The traditional concepts of infrastructure - or investment - are being strained by technology and innovation.
04 Jul 2019
Fake friends: Trump and Xi
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
The relationship between the US and China is still in murky water following the G20 Summit.
01 Jul 2019
Trade dispute: heading down under
Hayden Dimes & David Plank | Economist & Head of Australian Economics, ANZ
The US-China trade war is opening up a hole in Australia’s GDP – and sinking hopes for a surplus.
27 Jun 2019
China’s war against aging
Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ
Forget the trade war, China’s must negotiate its demographic challenges to ensure future growth.
25 Jun 2019
Japan: saying yōkoso to the world
David Lawson | Consul-General & Senior Trade Commissioner, Australian Consulate-General Osaka
Upcoming summits and expos will showcase Japan’s transformation and opportunities for business.
18 Jun 2019
Kiwi trees a green army
Susan Kilsby & Sharon Zollner | NZ Agriculture Economist and NZ Chief Economist at ANZ
With almost half of New Zealand’s carbon emissions coming from agri, can forestry help the nation meet its climate change goals?
14 Jun 2019
Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand: a trade agreement with pay off
Melissa Conley Tyler | Director of Diplomacy, Asialink
Free trade agreements can sometimes cause more trouble than their worth but one cross-region pact is doing surprisingly well.
13 Jun 2019
Trade in trouble: Asia must act
Wendy Cutler | Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute
In the shadow of US-China tensions, the Asia Pacific must step up and lead reforms.
12 Jun 2019
Avoiding the zero-sum game in the Pacific
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
Ahead of the next G20 Summit in Osaka, Australia must surely navigate the testy relationship between the US and China.
11 Jun 2019
Waiting on China’s ascendance
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
China’s private sector is facing a make-or-break scenario as the region’s access to credit hangs in the balance.
05 Jun 2019
More than just apples in Apple Isle agriculture
Alanna Barrett | Associate Director Agribusiness Research, ANZ
There are fewer, larger - yet stronger Aussie farms - what does this mean for communities and for the small island state of Tasmania?
27 May 2019
A game of truths in Asia
David Green | CEO Singapore and Head of South East Asia, India & Middle East, ANZ
Don’t believe everything you read, Asia may not be slowing as quickly as first thought.
22 May 2019
What is the China-US endgame?
Raymond Yeung & Betty Wang | Chief Economist Greater China & Senior China Economist, ANZ
Trade conflict between the US and China is inevitable, according to ANZ Research.
16 May 2019
LONGREAD: trade war? Gimme shelter
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
The relationship between the US and China is reaching boiling point with outcomes which will impact many other nations, including Australia.
10 May 2019
Machine learning: change the way you think
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
Increasing productivity returns and solving big problems are just some of the benefits of machine-learning algorithms.
08 May 2019
How to understand China’s economy
Zhaopeng Xing & Raymond Yeung | Markets Economist and Chief Economist, Greater China at ANZ
The debate surrounding whether China is over-reporting its GDP is starting to heat up again. Here’s how the numbers work.
24 Apr 2019
VIDEO: it’s a steep learning curve on yield
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
Assessments of the US yield curve risk being too dogmatic, says ANZ Chief Economist.
18 Apr 2019
China-US tensions: the view from Japan
Mark Skulley | Freelance journalist
Escalating US-China tensions have led to a new type of cold war, according to a leading Japanese academic.
16 Apr 2019
The Asian Century: more than just China
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
Asian economies are continuing to accelerate. So is Australia becoming an accidental geographic beneficiary?
11 Apr 2019
The Pacific: an arc of opportunity
Tessa Price | Regional Executive - Pacific Islands, ANZ
Renewed trade flows and digital innovation are opening up the relationship between the Pacific and Australia.
09 Apr 2019
NZ-China macro-economy: value-adding
Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ
Major structural reforms in China may lead to agri and trade opportunities for New Zealand.
08 Apr 2019
A leaner, sharper & more agile institutional bank
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
ANZ’s Whelan on the rebuilding of ANZ Institutional and the emerging opportunities for a fit-for-purpose business.
14 Mar 2019
US-North Korea negotiations: where now?
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
Trump and Kim’s latest summit fizzled - is anyone truly surprised? But what does it mean?
15 Feb 2019
US-China trade: finding the compromise
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
A US-China trade compromise appears to be bumping towards some sort of conclusion.
27 Nov 2018
How to close the trillion-dollar trade-finance gap
Mark Evans | Managing Director Transaction Banking, ANZ
Businesses can’t access the capital they need to grow. Here’s why – and what can be done to solve the problem.
26 Oct 2018
Aus service and consumer goods top Asia demand
Isaac Rankin | Managing Director Commercial and Private Banking, ANZ
With close to $A400bn in revenue up for grabs, it’s important for businesses to examine Asia.
10 Oct 2018
The quick (and the rest) in treasury
Farhan Faruqui | CFO, ANZ
The rapidly evolving financial landscape is ensuring the shift from operational treasury to strategic treasury is virtually complete.
20 Sep 2018
Trading up: digital drags trade into the 21st century
Mark Evans | Managing Director Transaction Banking, ANZ
Cross-border trade is a huge growth area for Australia but is weighed down by archaic, paper-based processing.
16 Aug 2018
Laos: bright business opportunities ahead
Vignarsone Mounalard | Implementation Manager ANZ, Laos
Landlocked Laos is overcoming its challenges, reforming, restructuring and opening itself to opportunities for investors.
07 Aug 2018
INFOGRAPHIC: a sharp right toward the future
Tim Suffield & Graham Kerr | Associate Director, Client Insights and Solutions & State Director, Emerging Corporate, ANZ
Is road transport in Australia turning the corner? We take an interactive look at the sector.
30 Jul 2018
Commodities & the trade war in 10 charts
Daniel Hynes | Senior Commodity Strategist, ANZ
We’re told trade wars are easy to win but that doesn’t mean there is no collateral damage.
09 Jul 2018
New world order: on the precipice of a trade war
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
It’s undeniable growth will be affected by any disruption to global trade.
03 Jul 2018
The upside of Trump’s trade trials - yes, upside
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
Keep calm as Trump carries on: current uncertainty is a good reminder of the importance of supporting free trade.
18 May 2018
Australia – what’s the plan?
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
Missing from the 2018 budget was an overall sense of narrative – something the country will need amid coming uncertainty.
31 Jan 2018
What the new TPP means for Asia’s shifting winds
Philipp Ivanov | Chief Executive Officer, Asia Society Australia
The TPP lives again but policymakers have much to do to repair the good name of trade.
27 Oct 2017
Five myths about China’s BRI, busted
Betty Wang | Senior China Economist, ANZ
We attempt to break down some common misconceptions related to China’s initiative.
21 Sep 2017
Playing the long game on China
Alan Mitchell | Columnist, bluenotes
China is a long-term project for Australian investment but acting now to strengthen investment policy is paramount.
12 Sep 2017
Singapore: New Zealand’s open gateway to ASEAN
David Green | CEO Singapore and Head of South East Asia, India & Middle East, ANZ
New Zealand and Singapore have strong economic ties – but their joint ties to the region are vastly greater.
08 Sep 2017
Trump and an ill-defined world
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
For many, the American president espouses views at best unformed – but the system has checks.
24 Aug 2017
Room for more in Aus-ASEAN trade
Khoon Goh | Head of Asia Research, ANZ
Leveraging the opportunities with ASEAN will require deft handling of complex arrangements.
14 Aug 2017
Trump the great trade disrupter
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
Australian exporters have serious concerns about the disruptive trade policies from the US.
07 Aug 2017
Australian manufacturing: room to grow
Phil Crouch | State Head Victoria and Tasmania, Regional Business Banking at ANZ
Industry must remain focused on export opportunities, high-quality products and international competitiveness.
03 Aug 2017
Is China’s rise shadowing ASEAN cheer?
Tony Walker | Author and Political Analyst
New world order: policymakers at the ASEAN meet in Manila should pay close attention to China’s words and actions.
01 Aug 2017
Tax and what Australia can learn from Ireland
John Ryan | Senior Consultant, AIC
Many Australians have an Irish background but there could also be lessons from the Emerald Isle for the Australian economy.
11 Jul 2017
PODCAST: is India the next big thing?
Leon Gettler | Veteran and highly regarded management journalist
On the cusp of regulatory change India – the world’s largest democracy – offers immense investment opportunity.
06 Jun 2017
PODCAST: volatile times for M&A in APAC
Leon Gettler | Veteran and highly regarded management journalist
Experts discuss implications of geopolitical uncertainty and merger activity.
12 May 2017
Good signs for Aus, Indo trade
Raj Wilson | Director of Marketing and External Relations at Asialink Business.
Indonesia’s economic growth and emergence as a vibrant middle-income economy is opening up opportunities for Australian businesses.
01 May 2017
Australia’s changing investment orientation
Greg Earl | Writer, editor and consultant
Australian investors had a little-appreciated coming-out party just over a year ago when they decided for the first time to put more of their money into South East Asia than New Zealand.
13 Apr 2017
Under the waterline between China and Japan
Mark Skulley & Jim Skulley | Freelance journalist & Honours student in international relations at La Trobe University
One of Japan's foremost China watchers, Seiichiro Takagi, tries to look over the horizon when it comes to the South China Sea.
07 Apr 2017
PODCAST: Cross-border insolvency, a complicated beast
Leon Gettler | Veteran and highly regarded management journalist
Insolvency laws are different in every country and a lot of Asian businesses use offshore structures. Over the last decade, there have been moves to address growing complexity with a number of Asian countries updating their insolvency laws.
06 Apr 2017
Is China’s impossible miracle possible?
Jason Qi | Director in Client Insights and Solutions at ANZ
According to the old wisdom, 2017, the Year of the Rooster on the Chinese horoscope, suggests we can expect to see miracles emerge from seemingly impossible situations.
03 Apr 2017
Oil price forecasts up in the air
Narayanan Somasundaram | Economics & finance reporter
To hedge oil or not to hedge oil is the big question. Rising volatility accentuated by uncertainty on whether there will be an oversupply or shortage of oil is causing many a dilemma to companies for whom oil is a significant input cost.
28 Mar 2017
Regional Aus: ready for the Asian trade horizon
Christine Linden | General Manager, Regional Business Banking, ANZ Australia
Agriculture has long been a cornerstone of Australia’s economy. As the sector again surges - or “saves our economic bacon” - after 28 per cent growth in 2016 and high expectations for 2017, we’re again reminded of its key place in our economic mix.
03 Feb 2017
Trade is dead; long live trade
Khoon Goh | Head of Asia Research, ANZ
The United States has made its decision and as a result, it looks like the end of the road for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
17 Jan 2017
LONGREAD: Fiji’s next tourism adventure
Mark Skulley | Freelance journalist
A stroll along Fiji’s famous beaches throws up a United Nations of accents, along with some dozing and the odd case of sunburn. Listen more closely, and you will hear plenty of Aussies, Kiwis and, to a lesser extent, Europeans.
23 Dec 2016
Cleaning up trade’s dirty laundry
Abhishek Vyas | Associate Director Trade Products, ANZ
Behind the simplest handbag, pair of trainers or item of clothing could be a complex web of money laundering and criminal gangs.
25 Oct 2016
The uncharted Mekong is ripe for picking
Anna Green | CEO Philippines, ANZ
With global trade growth slowing and global economic growth floundering in 2016, smart business continues to look for opportunities to grow in regions bucking this negative trend. The Greater Mekong Subregion (consisting of Southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia) presents such an opportunity.
21 Oct 2016
Australia in Japan: a tale of two teams
Grant Knuckey | Chief Executive Officer, Japan, ANZ
Observing the story of Australian business in Japan in recent times is a little like watching two different Australian sports teams.
24 Mar 2016
Who's to blame for the slowdown in world trade?
Rodney Maddock | Adjunct Professor of Economics, Monash University
World trade is now growing at about half the rate it did before the global financial crisis. On viewing the data several questions immediately spring to mind.
15 Mar 2016
How FTAs have made (and will continue to make) Australia stronger
Justin Brown | Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia's economy is the 12th largest in the world. Our economy is rated AAA by all three global rating agencies and, while the global economic outlook is uncertain, between 2016 and 2020, average annual real GDP growth is forecast at nearly 3 per cent.
22 Feb 2016
Is the iron ore rally a false dawn?
Clyde Russell & Paul Bartholomew | Asia Commodities and Energy Columnist, Thomson Reuters & Senior Managing Editor, Platts
Iron ore, such a significant part of the Asia's Pacific's economy, has rallied over 20 per cent since December lows. So has it really turned the corner? We present insights from two of the region's most-respected experts.
22 Feb 2016
Why agriculture funding is a hard row to hoe
Jan McCallum | Freelance business journalist and former China correspondent
Rural Australia needs capital. Asian investors have an appetite to fund a food boom. It sounds like a perfect match.
04 Feb 2016
Right place, right time: the global trade environment in 2016
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which covers 40 per cent of the global economy is soon to be signed by Trade Ministers in Auckland before going to each signatory's respective parliaments.
15 Dec 2015
What else is China buying in Australia?
Jerry Ge | BlueNotes contributing editor
The composition of Chinese investment in Australia is changing. Fast.
23 Nov 2015
Before doing business in India, you must eat
Nicola Watkinson | Minister Commercial and Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner South Asia, Austrade
In my role as Senior Trade Commissioner, South Asia with Austrade, I'm often asked for tips on working in the region and my answer is always the same: know the place. Get your feet on the ground. Be prepared to come to India. Come a lot.
18 Nov 2015
Three industries facing a TPP shakeup
Roland Randall | Associate Director Loans & Specialised Finance ANZ
Putting aside all the uncertainties, the newly minted Trans-Pacific Partnership's impact on global supply chains will be more incremental than dramatic. But there will be a global supply chain reorganisation and some sectors will feel it more than others.
05 Nov 2015
The four waves of Australia's Asian ties
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
Nearly half a century ago, Geoffrey Blainey's The Tyranny of Distance argued Australia's geographic position shaped our psychological attitudes. The long distance between Australia and our colonial forebears in Europe and the United States made us unsure of our future economic prosperity.
04 Nov 2015
Three massive trends reshaping the auto industry
Alex Kewley & Mark Cherry | Director Client Insights and Solutions & Head of Global Diversified Industries
The automotive industry is undergoing seismic change with fundamental shifts in the way people use vehicles, while Asia continues to grow as the leading market globally.
30 Oct 2015
The key to trade finance in Asia
Martin Smith | Head of Markets Analysis, East & Partners
The past is no guide to the future for Australian companies looking to succeed in lucrative Asian markets - particularly in building a sustainable competitive advantage. The expectations of Australian and Asian chief financial officers are actually quite different.
09 Oct 2015
Four fundamental concepts of the TPP
Tom Kenny | Senior International Economist, ANZ
After half a decade of negotiations the US, Japan and ten Pacific Rim nations finalised the Trans-Pacific Partnership this week. The specifics of the deal remain unknown, but we can assume the TPP will promote economic interaction between the 12 negotiating countries which represent 40 per cent of the world's GDP.
15 Sep 2015
NZ's next billion dollar industry
Pete Barnao | BlueNotes contributing editor
In a sheltered bay in the spectacular Marlborough Sounds at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island you can see a glimpse of hidden treasure. Bobbing gently not far from the passing ferries to Wellington, to the untrained eye they're nondescript rows of floating buoys.
14 Sep 2015
From canoes to corridors: the Pacific trade story
Vishnu Mohan | Former CEO Pacific, ANZ
The Pacific was a very different place in the 1800s. It was a time following Captain James Cook's legendary expeditions, when colonial rivalries and empire building marked the beginning of the region's integration into the global scene.
11 Sep 2015
How to stay the course on China
Leonie Lethbridge | CEO Cambodia, ANZ
The volatility across global markets and data out of China has unsettled many across the region. While the much-feared 'China Syndrome' is a fanciful worst-case scenario for many, what is happening in the Asian giant today is not the catastrophe many believe.
21 Aug 2015
NZ's craft brewers go froth and multiply
Pete Barnao | BlueNotes contributing editor
Something special is brewing in New Zealand's craft beer industry. Demand for distinctive, quality beer is bubbling over at home but also growing abroad at a rate unimaginable a few years ago.
03 Aug 2015
Why ChAFTA is more than just another FTA
Mike Smith | Former Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
The decision by China's President Xi to travel to Australia last year to sign a Free Trade agreement, while largely symbolic, remains one of the most important economic events in Australia's recent history.
31 Jul 2015
The future of intra-Asia investment
Kevin Plumberg | Senior Editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit
There's a big shift in inter-regional investment on the horizon in Asia. Economic relationships between regional neighbours are poised to become even stronger but remarkably different in the years ahead driven by increased private-sector activity.
16 Jul 2015
How the digitisation of trade finance is rocking the boat for banks
Hari Janakiraman | Head of Core Trade, ANZ
Innovation is changing the face of banking, from online retail transactions to million-dollar iron ore deals.
15 Jul 2015
The RMB reaches a crossroad
Daniel Everett | Global Head RMB Strategy & Execution, ANZ
I have many conversations about the renminbi (RMB) yet I almost never walk away without some new insight, perspective or appreciation of the opportunity emerging as China liberalises its currency and financial markets.
08 Jul 2015
The sweet meat of the TPP
Andrew Geczy | Former CEO International and Institutional Banking, ANZ
The ambitious Trans Pacific-Partnership (TPP) is a step closer after Barack Obama secured US House of Representatives approval for the Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation which offers aid and training to US workers impacted by the trade deal.
01 Jul 2015
The future of free trade with Australia
Lisa McAuley | CEO, Export Council of Australia
When it comes to trade, the world is getting smaller. A spate of free trade deals between Australia and its Asian neighbours is linking economies and opening up avenues for commerce like never before and there's more action on the horizon.
24 Jun 2015
Asia's little dragon has plenty of firepower
Stefan Herrick | Senior Manager External Communications New Zealand, ANZ
The relationship between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, the Republic of China, is complex and difficult. But economically they are increasingly entwined and share many characteristics.
01 Jun 2015
Latin America key for Asia resources
Jose Blanco | Former Chief Executive, Banco Santander Australia
It seemed to take many by surprise during the recent fracas over iron ore pricing that China was negotiating directly with Brazilian iron ore giant Vale to build alternative supply. It shouldn't have. For a country like Australia which rightly sees itself as a part of the Asian century, the lack of insight around Latin America's role is a critical oversight.
29 May 2015
Three ways to help SMEs tap into Asia
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
The many markets of Asia offer incredible potential for growth but often Australian companies, especially small-to-medium businesses, don't know where to start. Industry, government and the finance sector can all play a role in helping shape this growth, provided we get the settings right and enable SMEs to feel confident they can expand.
25 May 2015
Why Australia's relationship with Indonesia is so important
Mike Smith | Former Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
We have just come through a particularly difficult period in Australia's relationship with Indonesia and I understand that the impact will last some time.
25 May 2015
Aussie beef - in a good paddock despite the challenges
Mark Bennett | Head of Aus Agribusiness, ANZ
The world wants to eat more. And there are more of us. Global population growth means the food revolution is underway.
25 May 2015
BlueNotes Podcast: Four signs an ASEAN boom is on the horizon
Glenn Maguire & Tammy Medard | Former Chief Economist South Asia, ASEAN & Pacific & Head of Diversified Industrials and Global Subsidiaries, ANZ
South East Asia is on the cusp of a boom as the ASEAN region looks set to emerge as not just a production hub but a domestic consumption hub as well. At ANZ, we think ASEAN will become as important for the global economy and for Australia and New Zealand over the next decade as China is now.
22 Apr 2015
The new FTZs opening China up
Li-Gang Liu & Raymond Yeung | Former Chief Economist Greater China & Chief Economist, Greater China, ANZ
In a further positiive development for market liberalisation in China, the country's State Council has formally unveiled its plans to launch three more Free Trade Zones (FTZs) within the Asian giant's borders.
21 Apr 2015
Seizing the services opportunity
Mike Smith | Former Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
As Australia picks up the pieces from the end of the mining boom, more of us than ever are focussed on the future of the economy. Many questions are being asked, like how can we diversify our economic base, how can we deliver more and higher-paid jobs and how can we pay for government services for an ageing population?
21 Apr 2015
Offshoring the service sector is good for the economy – and jobs
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
It’s taken a price collapse in the rock star commodity of the last half decade – iron ore – for many, maybe even Canberra, to realise Australia is not actually a resource economy.
17 Apr 2015
Five ways services can be Australia’s job future
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
The mining boom is in the past and Australian manufacturing is on its last legs. Where does this leave Australia's export industry? On its knees? The answer is no.
08 Apr 2015
Is Thailand still an attractive business destination?
Warwick Kneale | Managing Partner, Baker Tilly Corporate Advisory Services
by Warwick Kneale, Managing Partner of Baker Tilly Corporate Advisory Services and Accounting Services, Thailand and Myanmar. Baker Tilly Australia is represented as Pitcher Partners.
30 Mar 2015
Delivering on NZ's planet-sized trade ambition
David Green | CEO Singapore and Head of South East Asia, India & Middle East, ANZ
For a small country, New Zealand has enormous ambition when it comes to international trade. Our nation of four and a-half million people is a world leader in securing trade agreements.
18 Mar 2015
What’s so special about the China FTA?
Andrew Geczy | Former CEO International and Institutional Banking, ANZ
I am often asked what makes the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) so special. There are varying views as to why.
03 Mar 2015
Why aren't more Australian companies peering behind the bamboo curtain?
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
Why aren't more Australian companies peering behind the bamboo curtain into Asia? At a recent ANZ town hall, chief executives of ANZ's Asian businesses offered some thoughts.
09 Dec 2014
Asian tiger, hidden treasure: Taiwan’s green success
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
In some countries, the issues of climate and economics are treated entirely separately, divorced from one another except insofar as finance is required to fund environmental initiatives.
05 Dec 2014
FTAs bring benefits at every stage of the value chain
Nicole Franklin | BlueNotes contributing editor
Australia’s trading relationship with China extends far beyond the export of finished goods. Hidden in many of the products exchanged are parts, processes and people that transact across borders throughout long value-adding chains.
05 Dec 2014
How the Shanghai FTZ is changing trade
Mark Yang | Branch manager, ANZ
Chinese officials in Shanghai, the largest city in the world’s rising financial behemoth, have made no secret their desire for the region to become a global trading hub. Shanghai has a stated goal of becoming a major global centre for finance, commodity trading and shipping by 2020. A key part of its answer to this has been the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
04 Dec 2014
Australia is missing out on Asia's biggest opportunity
Andrew Parker | Partner & Asia Practice Leader, PWC
During a four year-stint in Indonesia with PwC, I worked on the sell-side of an M&A deal and it struck me the Australian buy-side management team didn't leave the airport hotel. In the end they didn't go through with the deal I think because they couldn't come to grips with the risk.
01 Dec 2014
Five reasons the China FTA is a game-changer
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
At ANZ, we’re optimistic about the impact the free trade agreement (ChAFTA) between Australia and China is going to provide for a variety of businesses in Australia, and the nation more generally – for five reasons.
27 Nov 2014
MoleHill to Mountain: What lies ahead for northern Australian agriculture?
Paul Deane | Former Senior Agricultural Economist
The mining investment boom has peaked. Not so agriculture, which for many is the “next boom”. Consumption of agricultural produce will not reach its peak in Asia for another 40 years. And the implications for the future of farming in Australia are huge.
20 Nov 2014
Aus and NZ – trade deal leapfrog
Bernard Hickey | Publisher at Hive News
Prime Ministers John Key and Tony Abbott will be rightly satisfied with their APEC and G20 work after finalising long-delayed and much-needed trade deals with Korea and China respectively over the weekend.
18 Nov 2014
China deal to bring growth boost
ANZ Research |
ANZ CEO Mike Smith has welcomed the signing of a free trade agreement between Australia and China, saying the deal will provide a boost to economic growth in both countries.
18 Nov 2014
Mike Smith: China FTA deal worth the wait
Mike Smith | Former Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
There is a saying that good things come to those that wait. The free trade agreement between Australia and China, ten years in the making, has been well worth the wait.
17 Nov 2014
Market calls: Chinese game-changer
ANZ Research |
The big news this week is the Australia-China free trade agreement which, when announced, will reportedly exceed industry forecasts. It's expected the breadth of concessions made by China will benefit Australia to the tune of $18 billion over 10 years, surpassing estimates.
06 Nov 2014
Australia and South Korea: Seoul mates
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
As the G20 approaches in Brisbane, it is important to recall that the G20 leaders meetings were the initiative of South Korea and Australia, when Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister and the world was facing the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The leaders acted swiftly and the G20 arrived as a major international economic institution.
03 Nov 2014
Asia’s forgotten giant: the sun rises again in Japan
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
For nearly half a century, Japan was Australia’s number one trading partner. It is still number two. But you wouldn’t know that from much of what you read.
24 Oct 2014
Why iron ore prices are in the pits
Mark Pervan | Former Head of Commodities Research, ANZ
15 Oct 2014
The key challenges facing a new Indonesia
Daniel Wilson | Markets Economist, ANZ
In late October, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo will be inaugurated as the seventh President of Indonesia. The island archipelago of 252 million people, spanning the distance of New York to Alaska, is at an economic crossroad and his presidency could well prove to be a defining moment in Indonesia’s economic history.
01 Oct 2014
Cool for cats? A new dawn in the land of the rising sun
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
Are there really jazz festivals for pets in northern Japan? And how are demographics and changing gender roles affecting Japan’s economy and society? The Airport Economist explores modern Japan for himself in this excerpt from his new book, Trading Places.
29 Sep 2014
How North American and European banks can tap into Asia’s big 10
Kevin Wong | Insights Director, ANZ
As the world’s economic engine continues to shift to Asia, North American and European companies will increasingly seek banking services that seamlessly connect to and within Asia. The challenge is many, particularly domestic and regional, North American and European banks don’t have the networks to make that seamless connection.
23 Sep 2014
Don’t write off Chinese property: Mike Smith
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ CEO Mike Smith has defended the health of the Chinese property market, and warned against extrapolating small amounts of regional data and applying it across the country.
09 Sep 2014
How business can look beyond China for the next wave of Asia’s growth
Andrew Geczy | Former CEO International and Institutional Banking, ANZ
Enormous shifts are occurring as a result of the Asian Century and they are reshaping the Australian and New Zealand economies and our businesses.
09 Sep 2014
Push into Asia and beat the rush
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
One theme dominated ANZ’s Opportunity Asia lunch last week in Melbourne, co-hosted with The Australian Financial Review. That theme was: is now the best time to expand in Asia?
08 Sep 2014
How the big NZ parties will tackle the Asian century
BlueNotes reporter |
A fast-growing Asian population, controversial land sales to Chinese buyers and what is seen as an over reliance on China for dairy exports have been some of the hottest topics during New Zealand’s general election campaign.
08 Aug 2014
Favourable labour market could see India rival China as world’s largest economy
Glenn Maguire | Former Chief Economist South Asia, ASEAN & Pacific, ANZ
India is on track to rival China as the largest economy in the world in 2075 in real terms - if it can overcome some key hurdles.
01 Aug 2014
Huge China ag demand key to new Aus-China brand
Michael Whitehead | Director Industry Insights and Agribusiness, ANZ
Mining magnate and philanthropist Andrew Forrest has long had an interest – now commercial – in re-energising Australia’s agricultural potential, particularly given the “food bowl to Asia” goal.
11 Jun 2014
Supply side of Asian economy is changing quickly
Glenn Maguire | Former Chief Economist South Asia, ASEAN & Pacific, ANZ
Supply side of Asian economy is changing quickly.
19 May 2014
PNG enters a new industrial era
Mark Baker | CEO Papua New Guinea, ANZ
PNG is at a very interesting stage of development right now. There is massive potential in plain sight with the commencement of LNG shipment, while a strong period of growth is now finished following the construction phase.
12 May 2014
Much more than a quarry to Australia’s business landscape
Catherine Welch | Researcher, The University of Sydney Business School
Mining companies deliver 54 per cent of Australia’s goods exports by value, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). But those same statistics show that these miners represent only 1 per cent of the number of Australian goods exporters.
09 May 2014
How Aussie farmers can find the Food Bowl
David McKinna | Principal, MCKINNA
There is an apparent disconnect between the optimism around the Asian dining boom and the pessimism of many Australian farmers, at least as it is portrayed in the media.
22 Apr 2014
Travelling the Red Dirt road
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
As soon as we arrived in Chongqing, one of China’s five national central cities, we were reminded by officials that Brisbane was now a sister city and direct flights had commenced from Sydney to this centre of China’s southwest.
24 Mar 2014
Unleash the Tiger
ANZ Corporate Communications |
A more rapid and broader development of financial markets in Asia is increasingly important to support economic growth in the region. ANZ Research projects 10 key Asian economies will together come to dominate global finance. The importance of Europe and the US will shrink. That will mean the emergence of multiple financial centres, increasingly sophisticated financial products and firms which invest in them. Asia will increasingly finance Asia. ANZ estimates the region’s financial system could be as large as $US200 trillion by 2030. This would make it about four times the current size of the Asian financial system and more than twice as big as we project the US financial system to be in 2030.
13 Mar 2014
From wet market to supermarket
Tania Motton | ANZ General Manager, Business Banking Australia
China’s sprawling “wet” markets dominate the sales of fresh produce – but they are not where the opportunity for primary producers lay. Growing wealth is sending Chinese shoppers to supermarkets. Packaging, distribution and marketing are critical challenges if Australian and New Zealand companies want to grow their role in “feeding the dragon”. As a China-Australia Free Trade Agreement becomes more likely, new strategies are required.
15 Oct 2013
'Bold Thinking'
ANZ Corporate Communications |
The fourth report in the ANZ insight series, ‘Bold Thinking: Imagining PNG in the Asian Century’ was released on 15 October 2013.