The Australian Services Roundtable (ASR) congratulates the governments of both Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) for concluding a comprehensive and cutting-edge Free Trade Agreement and in record time. James Angus Bond, ASR President congratulated Australia’s Minister for Trade, Hon. Dan Tehan, for being the first Trade Minister to sign a bilateral trade deal with […]
New Data Links Outward Investment in Services to Australia’s Services Export Performance
By Professor Jane Drake-Brockman Measurement of trade in services is notoriously difficult. The official statistics on imports and exports contained in the Balance of Payments (BOP) are well known, for example, as measuring poorly at best only three of the four modes of international supply of services. As defined in the WTO, the four modes of […]
New Publication – Potential Benefits of an Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement: Key Issues and Options
Since June 2018 Australia and the European Union have been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement. Potential Benefits of an Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement: Key Issues and Options, edited by ASR President Jane Drake-Brockman, offers insights from recognised experts in the field, from Australia, Europe and Asia, on the potential economic benefits to be reaped from greater economic openness. […]