Just as international businesses were getting used to calmer trade waters, the tariff tide is rising again—and fast. On April 2, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new round of tariffs, including a universal 10% levy on all imports to the US, and a punishing 60% tariff on goods from China, effective this month. For […]
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Happy Chinese New Year! As we usher in the Year of the Snake, it’s the perfect time to talk about one of the most exciting and dynamic retail markets in the world—China. Have you ever wondered what it would take to crack the code for this market? It’s no walk in the park, but the
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If you’re new to ‘going global’, working with a local distributor can be a good way to enter an international market. Teaming up with a business that already has feet on the ground can bring huge gains. Whereas your business probably has specialist expertise in a particular field or technology, your partner will have deep
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The Asia-Pacific region has become the economic growth engine for the world, presenting massive potential for foreign businesses. As a group, Asian economies now represent as much as 40% of global GDP.
This presents an exciting opportunity for Australian businesses. But before you rush to expand your company into Asian markets, it’s important to step back and the nuances and challenges of the Asian region, so that you can get your strategy right.
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware of the US-China trade war. Over the past year, the world’s two largest economies have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of one another’s goods. US President Donald Trump has long accused China of unfair trading practices and intellectual property theft. In China, there
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If you run a successful business in your home country, you might assume that there’s not much point considering scaling internationally. Why expose yourself to all that extra work and unnecessary risk?
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If you’re in the field of international business, you’ve heard it a thousand times: “Commercial intelligence is vital to the success of an international business venture”. If you’ve been around the traps for long enough, you’ll know how true that is. For those of you wondering what’s so special about commercial intelligence, let me start
With Australia’s mining boom well and truly over and infrastructure spending at a low ebb in most Australian states, Australian engineering firms looking to the future are right to wonder where new work will come from. The good news is that because the vast majority of the world’s building and infrastructure market lies beyond our
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