“Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” So said president Ronald Reagan, famously or infamously depending on whether one is a believer in big government or not.
Rio Tinto’s new chief executive, Simon Trott, departs his iron ore-specific role with storm clouds lingering over the company’s capacity to hit full-year guidance.
Thank goodness Argentina’s charismatic, libertarian President, Javier Milei, didn’t listen to mainstream economists. He appears single-handedly to have revived his nation’s economic fortunes, after decades of misery, by doing precisely the opposite of what some of the world’s most eminent economists advised.
Gina Rinehart has lashed out at the Albanese government’s net zero emissions target, blaming it for declining investment in Australia.
President William Ruto has called for the immediate operationalisation of all Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as a key strategy to create jobs and stimulate inclusive economic growth.
Inaugurating Kiswishi City Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the first private SEZ in DRC, the officials also commenced construction on a One-Stop Shop for expedited government services for investors.
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are playing an increasingly important role in boosting Cambodia’s exports to international markets.
Gina Rinehart says net zero is an “unobtainable and expensive magic pudding”, and believes Australia should follow the lead of the US.
Reforming over-regulation should be high on the roundtable agenda.
When I began writing about economics at The Australian more than a decade ago, these pages were filled with optimism: the resource boom was in full swing, the phrase “miracle economy” still prevalent. If we had a problem it was a “two-speed” economy, and an Australian dollar that was almost as valuable as the greenback.
Ten years after the signing of the Paris climate accord, demand for coal is still growing — largely because of India and China — and shows no signs of peaking.