- February 25th, 2010
- Posted by Lee Duffield
Europe’s claim to first-partner status in Australia’s trading relations took a battering from the global financial crisis, but recent figures shown business relations remain very healthy. … Read More »
- January 9th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
Last- minute bidders emerged to try to save the Saab car company on the final date formally declared for offers (7.1.10), by the parent company General Motors. … Read More »
- June 19th, 2009
- Posted by EUEditor
The EU office in Australia has been drawing attention to figures just out, confirming the major place of Europe in Australia’s commerce overseas. … Read More »
- April 3rd, 2009
- Posted by Lee Duffield
The “G20” economic summit in London (3.4.09) has signaled a change in the way world business activity is to be managed – in its response to the economic crisis.
Lee Duffield sets out to make sense of the claims about how a dinner meeting and set-piece round table by 20 heads of government might make a great difference. … Read More »
- April 2nd, 2009
- Posted by Lee Duffield
US President Barak Obama and the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown predicted some tough bargaining on the eve of the “Group of 20” economic summit in London (2.4.09). … Read More »
- March 29th, 2009
- Posted by Lee Duffield
The Brazilian President - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – who has blamed the financial and economic crisis on the machinations of people with “blond hair and blue eyes” — has signed on to cooperate with the Europeans and others, at this week’s meeting of the G20 in London. … Read More »
- March 25th, 2009
- Posted by EUEditor
The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has been speaking of concerns about a worsening of conditions in Eastern Europe, and possible aid from China, in his commentary on the world economy. … Read More »