16 October 2013 The Globe and Mail Academics and experts attend an international meeting on special economic zones at Yanggakdo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Jon Chol Jin/AP)
24 October 2013 Chris Arsenault Al Jazeera Communist Cuba is the latest country to plan a “Special Economic Zone”, part of an economic model blasted by critics for creating a “race to
Mrs Georgina Rinehart at the McMillan Woods Global Awards, 31 October 2013, at the Shangri-La Hotel ballroom in Kuala Lumpur, where she accepted her second award for being a Visionary CEO. At
17 October 2013 Ryan Sager Time Ideas The crisis may be over (for the time being) in Washington. But the crisis for America’s middle class continues, as middle-income jobs get harder to
6 November 2013 Frank Holmes Daily Resource Hunter A recent TIME Magazine cover features an engaging collage of the 50 states reassembled to fit within the boundaries of Texas. With a growing
7 November 2013 Laura Tingle Queensland Country Life TAPPING the vast potential of developing northern Australia will require a more sophisticated approach, one that recognises the three different types of region in
7 November 2013 Su McCluskey Financial Review Remote regions of northern Australia will only get the jump on economic growth if they have the same basic conditions as in other parts of
7 November 2013 Joe Kelly The Australian NORTHERN Australia should avoid a simplistic one-size-fits-all approach to driving growth, with infrastructure and human capital constraints the key issues to be tackled by policymakers.
7 November 2013 Tony Eastley ABC Radio It’s been the great hope for decades that somehow, someone or something will tap the huge potential in Northern Australia. The Regional Australia Institute has
8 October 2013 The West Australian A new report has found the Northern Territory economy is well placed to benefit from Australia’s emerging growth markets, including gas and agribusiness. The report by
The Northern Australia Sustainable Futures (NASF) program was established in 2010 as an initial response to the recommendations of the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce. The program has focused on addressing
1 November 2013 Sean Dorney ABC Radio Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, is proposing the creation of a special economic zone linking PNG with northern Australia. Mr O’Neill spoke about