Why health diplomacy in the Asia Pacific matters
Monday
19th November
2018
SARA E DAVIES | Pandemics and the outbreak of serious infectious diseases have seen global health security rise to…
Category Archive: Region-PNG and the Pacific
Regional wrap
Friday
16th November
2018
The last fortnight proved to be an action-packed one, with many significant developments taking place in the Indo-Pacific region. Australia…
Do FDI inflows increase income inequality in APEC developing economies?
Wednesday
14th November
2018
The effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are widely debated in academic, policymaking and development circles. In a time of…
Chinese FDI in New Zealand: What are Chinese investors looking for?
Monday
5th November
2018
Foreign direct investment (FDI) by China is increasing globally, but we know relatively little about why Chinese investors acquire assets…
Banking efficiency in Pacific Island countries
Friday
19th October
2018
Policy makers and researchers have long been interested in the cost, productive, allocative, operational and other efficiencies of industries. For…
Climate change, at the frontlines
Monday
8th October
2018
WESLEY MORGAN | When Pacific island leaders gathered in Nauru this month, they issued a security declaration affirming climate…
Regional wrap
Thursday
20th September
2018
The last fortnight witnessed significant shifts in the geopolitical dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. The 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial…
Perspectives:Asia | Referenda on Independence in New Caledonia and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Wednesday
12th September
2018
Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University moderated an informative session with Ms Denise Fisher, former Australian…
Financial stability: An assessment of Fiji’s banking sector on a global scale
Wednesday
15th August
2018
A large and escalating body of theoretical and empirical literature concludes that finance matters for economic growth and poverty reduction. …
Considering the Indo-Pacific and the Blue Pacific
Monday
13th August
2018
WESLEY MORGAN | Recent months have seen an intensification of diplomatic activity in the Pacific Ocean, as traditional…