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Connectivity is the key building block of convergence and cohesion in any regional integration initiative. Development of connectivity across any region - especially of transportation linkages, energy pipelines, and information and communication technology - contributes to integration by...
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recent PTA outcomes, like the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA) and the Malaysia-New Zealand FTA (MNZFTA) present a …
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This paper gives an overview of the causes of the European debt crisis and the consequences for the external relations. It finds that political mishandling has increased uncertainty, which has contributed to a tendency for the euro to become weaker.
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Looking back at the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO), major accords that have been reached under the multilateral framework to date are in substance issue-based "plurilateral" agreements. This paper looks at some specific examples of issue-based plurilateral agreements - such as the...
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This paper sheds light on Australia's fast real-time retail payments system, the New Payments Platform (NPP), which was … launched in February 2018 by a consortium of 13 financial institutions, including the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The NPP …
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We explore the history and current status of green energy finance in Australia and New Zealand. Although both countries … electricity capacity in New Zealand, whereas in Australia this is 17%. Interestingly, between them and over time, the two … energy transition, to the need for policy stability. Indeed, a key issue in Australia and New Zealand is the challenge of …
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The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution of the past 3 decades has transformed the world into an integrated marketplace. Today, producers and consumers alike are able to compare the prices of local businesses and worldwide sellers. For an increasing number of tradable goods,...
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misses out on the productivity gains that focused reform of services sectors could generate. Australia is one of the world …'s most services-intensive economies. Of the 20 largest world economies, Australia's is fourth only to the United States … result in a sustained annual rise of over A$1 billion in Australia's gross domestic product. But the services sector does not …
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challenge. Australia's target is to reduce carbon emissions by between 26% and 28% by 2030 compared to 2005 emission levels … causality among electricity pricing, carbon prices, and carbon emissions in the long run. Therefore, Australia needs to …
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This study is the first attempt to investigate the patterns of imports and exports between the Russian Federation and East Asian economies, namely, the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Macau, China; Japan; the Republic of Korea; and Mongolia. To this end, a panel-gravity trade model with...
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