[IPS] Kuala Lumpur and Sydney -- The World Bank has been leading other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international financial institutions to press developing country governments to 'de-risk' infrastructure and other private, especially foreign investments.

The industry says most workers want flexibility but critics are demanding regulation

The long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was finally signed on Nov 15 during a virtual meeting between leaders of the 10 Asean member states and five dialogue partners — China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

The political spat between the two countries has escalated into a one-sided trade war, with China blacklisting commodities and foodstuffs from coal to lobster.

ASSET MANAGEMENT is mostly a rich-world affair. North America, Europe, Australia and Japan between them account for around three-quarters of assets under professional management. The United States is far and away the single most important market. America sets the tone for capital markets everywhere else. Global trading starts when New York ...

Queensland mum Hannah Clarke has been posthumously honoured as one of Australia's Women of the Year after she was killed along with her three young children by her estranged partner.Hannah was on the morning school run when estranged...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  The largest producer of iron ore and nickel in the world, Brazilian miner Vale SA, said on Monday, November 9th, it plans to launch an iron ore spot trading platform on Chinese mobile app WeChat with the Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center Corporation (COREX) in ...

CANBERRA: France's Neoen SA will partner with Tesla Inc to install one of the world's biggest lithium-ion batteries in Australia after reaching a grid connection deal with the power market operator.

Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday it is exploring a potential sale of the struggling courier division of its Australian logistics subsidiary Toll Holdings Ltd.By ...

In occasione della IV Giornata del Design Italiano nel Mondo l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Sydney e Melbourne, in collaborazione con l’ITA (Italian Trade Agency) di Sydney, hanno invitato Silvia Micheli, architetta e storica dell’architettura, docente presso la School of Architecture...

Lawyers representing earthquake-prone building's owners claim their only duty is to protect people using the derelict Wellington building.

Homeowners are responding to incentives offered by state governments, a sharp drop in the price of solar panels and an increase in electricity rates.

(Teleborsa) - La banca centrale australiana sta valutando varie opzioni di politica monetaria, compreso un intervento sul mercato valutario ed una politica di tassi negativi, nell'intento di...

IN 2012, WHEN post-tropical storm Sandy devastated New York, the city was left in darkness. Among the few buildings still lit up was the headquarters of Goldman Sachs, which had a 25,000-sandbag wall and a backup generator. Gary Cohn, then the bank’s president, said one problem was how to get ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian officials say there is no room for fear when it comes to the country’s capacity to keep up with Chinese demand for iron ore. Iron ore prices hit six-and-a-half year highs last week as the Chinese construction and manufacturing sectors experience levels of activity ...

SYDNEY: Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Friday it would not apply for further government employment subsidies for its main business units, freeing up its ability to make major job cuts at Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon.

Australia has officially fallen into its first recession in 29 years with the biggest fall in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on record. According to national accounts data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday GDP contracted by 7 per cent in the June quarter – more than ...

SYDNEY: Australia has fallen into recession for the first time in three decades and Brazil's economy shrank by almost 10% because of the coronavirus, leaving China as the only major nation still recording economic growth during the pandemic.