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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... between Australia and Indonesia is currently valued at about $11 billion, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade analysis, with the trade balance slightly in favour of Indonesia. On a road near you soon, driverless cars In a major sign ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... with a trade balance of $1 billion in Australia's favour, according the figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. New Zealand is Australia's sixth largest export market accounting for 4% of all exports. Resource sector in Canada to create ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... currency went up against the British pound - up 7.3% -- and the euro - up 1.0% -- the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (DFAT) 'Composition of Trade Australia' report shows that in 2015, Australian exports to the United Kingdom made up only 2.8% ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... to gather citizens' health data. Originally launched in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Data for Health program is designed to refine and make better use of health data in low- and middle-income countries. ...

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... FSC's policy agenda on funds management. She was previously an economic analyst for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Economist Spiro Premetis also joined the FSC in 2014 as policy manager for economics and life insurance and was previously ...

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... Financial System Inquiry that a body be established to coordinate the efforts of Treasury, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ASIC and Austrade," Brogden said.

FSC: Appoint an ASIC commissioner for international issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Development Council. The agency would ensure Treasury, the Australian Tax Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ASIC, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority, integrate Australia's regulatory ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... rejoicing much more. Japan, after all, is our second biggest export market (according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), next to China. According to DFAT data, Japan accounts for 17% of Australia's total exports as at the end of 2011, second ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... weakening South Korea are blowing ill winds into Australia. No surprises here. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade data (though dated) showed that these countries are our country's top two-way trading partners. In 2010, China accounted ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... 30% ownership cap was negotiated. "I congratulate Trade Minister Craig Emerson and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for successfully negotiating this important agreement," said Insurance Australia Group's managing director and CEO, Mike Wilkins. ...