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View > Can China save the world?: Monday, 22 December 2008 With America’s Wall Street woes and no muscles in Brussels, can “super panda” save the global economy? TIM HARCOURT

View > Obamanomics: Monday, 1 December 2008 What will a new US president mean for Australian exporters? TIM HARCOURT

View > How are we placed?: Monday, 10 November 2008 Animal spirits or rational economics – can exporters ride out the storm? TIM HARCOURT

View > The Inca strikes back: Monday, 8 September 2008 Across the Pacific, Peru is making positive trade inroads, and Australia looks set to play. TIM HARCOURT

View > Neighbourhood watch?: Monday, 1 September 2008 Australia’s closer economic ties with ASEAN is a win for several players. TIM HARCOURT

View > Taxi trouble at the Beijing Olympics: Monday, 18 August 2008 Every major event will have some logistical problems, but Aussie businesses are there helping out. TIM HARCOURT

View > Australians play the game behind the scenes at the Beijing Olympics: Monday, 11 August 2008 There’s so much of an Australian presence in Beijing, these ‘green’ Olympics are more ‘green and gold’. TIM HARCOURT

View > ‘Chindia’ keeps on keeping on: Tuesday, 24 June 2008 The effects of China and India go well beyond the resources arena, and their influence will be felt for quite a while yet. TIM HARCOURT

View > Hot Chile peppers the globe with FTAs: Monday, 2 June 2008 Free trade agreements can do wonders for opening up a market to Australians, and the latest FTA with Chile is a stand-out example. TIM HARCOURT

View > Speaking to the masses: Monday, 26 May 2008 Kevin Rudd’s ability to speak Chinese has boosted the confidence of Australian SMEs to do business with China. TIM HARCOURT

View > Why exporting matters: Monday, 19 May 2008 To understand why exports are crucial to the Australian economy, you only need to look at the South Australian economy. TIM HARCOURT

View > Bullish in the China shop: Monday, 5 May 2008 Australian businesses from top to bottom are taking advantage of the growth potential of China. TIM HARCOURT

View > Trans-Tasman triumphs: Monday, 28 April 2008 A great trade alliance goes into battle for the Anzac economies. TIM HARCOURT

View > To a giant reformer, vale: Wednesday, 9 April 2008 Bigger than Ben Hur: A personal tribute to John Button. TIM HARCOURT

View > Is Europe off the map? No!: Monday, 31 March 2008 From Europhobia to Eurovision? Australian trade opportunities in the new Europe. TIM HARCOURT

View > Go West for a job, not lifestyle: Monday, 17 March 2008 WA's population growth, and unfilled job vacancies, is outstripping the nation's. I've got to wonder if Adam Gilchrist started the trend. TIM HARCOURT

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 10 March 2008 Are we just China's quarry and Japan's beach? Not by several long shots.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 3 March 2008 From a country of merely 21 million people, a whopping one million Aussies are overseas. Rather than being a 'brain drain', these expats are boosting the home-grown brand.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 18 February 2008 There's a new and huge market frontier opening up across the Indian Ocean – and smart Australian companies are already there.

View > Tim Harcourt: Thursday, 14 February 2008 Got your chocolates or bunch of flowers yet? You're helping a great Australian export success story.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 21 January 2008 Will Bollyline harm Australia-India trade relations? Not likely. 'Make-up' ex(port) can be the best.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 14 January 2008 The 'ABCs' of exporting are filled out this week. They may be basic, but they're essential.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 7 January 2008 Exporting has some basic knowledge essentials. You could call them the 'ABCs' of exporting. Here they are...

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 24 December 2007 As good as it gets… or will US (market) forces get the nod?

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 17 December 2007 Exporters believe in Santa Claus. Know why? He's the textbook successful global exporter, and has lessons for all of us to aspire to...

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 19 November 2007 We all know Australia is the best place in the world, but what does the rest of the world think? Pretty much the same way, according to a new survey.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 5 November 2007 The export field of contenders needs a close study before you take a punt. Here is Austrade’s form guide for export success...

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 22 October 2007 We're out of the Rugby World Cup, but not from another world-class competition.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 15 October 2007 The Geelong Cats have won the AFL flag, and a flag of automotive manufacturing hope may have been brought to the region by a Siamese.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 8 October 2007 Your new market? Southern China. The area has long links with Australia, and they are being rekindled in modern times – for good reason.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 1 October 2007 There's no horsing around with some export markets, especially around springtime.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 24 September 2007 One common story of the Australian companies I visited in Thailand is that they had all expanded operations in Australia as a result of their Thai forays.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 10 September 2007 APEC's over, and many may be asking "What's in it for us?" Actually, quite a lot...

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 6 August 2007 The lifecycle of the Australian exporter has matured, and new research shows that it has been SMEs that have led the charge.

View > Tim Harcourt: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 With strong global trade aspirations and a fresh deal with Australia, Chile’s Treasurer is in Australia drumming up business. But what’s in it for Australia?

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 23 July 2007 Sport is such a great leveller, and a perfect forum for bringing nations together and kick some export goals.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 9 July 2007 Our neighbourhood, the Asia Pacific region, is setting standards of trade that stand to benefit each and every business.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 25 June 2007 It's obvious to me that our exporters need to step up when a region such as Hokkaido in northern Japan has such a neat fit with what Australia has to offer.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 18 June 2007 Beijing Olympics 2008, here we come! Australian business is set to hit the Chinese ground running.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 4 June 2007 I was in the Wild West recently, and the big state has a big export boom going on. See house prices soar.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 28 May 2007 I've seen plenty of evidence of Hellenic goodwill lately, and for good reason – for future export trade, it's all Greek to me.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 14 May 2007 I'm just back from southern India, and the business climate is looking hot.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 16 April 2007 I often wonder what the world will be like after Generation-Y takes over. In fact, Gen-Y promises to be our most entrepreneurial yet.

View > Tim Harcourt: Thursday, 12 April 2007 The last time the dollar was this high Bob Hawke was Prime Minister and Collingwood were about to be the AFL Premiers. It's not all bad news for exporters.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 2 April 2007 Australian business heading offshore has discovered the benefits of the franchising model.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 26 March 2007 Exporting success is so often dictated by the motivation of the generation of business leaders, so guess who is set to become our next Gen-eXport?

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 19 March 2007 If you narrowed down our export markets to just the other cricketing nations, you'd be surprised how big a slice of the world that makes.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 12 March 2007 It's cherry blossom time in Japan, and time for Australian exporters to take some ripe pickings.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 5 March 2007 Women are leading the growth charge in emerging export markets.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 26 February 2007 If a country is forging ahead economically, it will pay Australian exporters to keep a close eye on opportunities there.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 19 February 2007 Faced with a financial crisis in your target export market? It pays to keep your dance card open.

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 12 February 2007 You’ve heard of the slow boat to China, well now the emphasis is on speed

View > Tim Harcourt: Monday, 5 February 2007 Australian sport bounds into India’s rocketing retail market.

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