Chinese FDI in New Zealand: What are Chinese investors looking for?
Foreign direct investment (FDI) by China is increasing globally, but we know relatively little about why Chinese investors acquire assets in New Zealand. In a… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Banking efficiency in Pacific Island countries
Policy makers and researchers have long been interested in the cost, productive, allocative, operational and other efficiencies of industries. For a number of reasons—including the… Read More
Climate change, at the frontlines
When Pacific island leaders gathered in Nauru this month, they issued a security declaration affirming climate change as the “single greatest threat” to the region. Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed significant shifts in the geopolitical dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. The 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial dialogue between Washington and New… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | Referenda on Independence in New Caledonia and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University moderated an informative session with Ms Denise Fisher, former Australian Consul-General to New Caledonia, Anthony… Read More
Financial stability: An assessment of Fiji’s banking sector on a global scale
A large and escalating body of theoretical and empirical literature concludes that finance matters for economic growth and poverty reduction. When operating effectively, finance works… Read More
Considering the Indo-Pacific and the Blue Pacific
Recent months have seen an intensification of diplomatic activity in the Pacific Ocean, as traditional powers and new friends alike have redoubled their courtship… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed the enunciation of President Donald Trump’s economic and security vision for the Indo-Pacific. Last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,… Read More
Finance and socio-economic development in Fiji
A recent joint study by Reserve Bank of Fiji’s Krishal Prasad and Griffith University’s Parmendra Sharma and Samsul Alam begins to fill the gaps in the… Read More
The case for a free and open Indo-Pacific
Well before Trump became president, the US’s long-established China policy – a combination of engagement and deterrence sometimes called ‘congagement’ – was beginning to look… Read More
