Institute for International Trade

2024 IIT update No.2

POLICY & ENGAGEMENT 

Beyond China: Why Australia must look to Southeast Asia for trade and investment

At the recently concluded Melbourne Summit Australia cemented its ties with ASEAN economies and announced a series of measures to support our businesses to grow their Southeast Asia footprints.

In this incisive opinion Dr Nathan Gray makes the case for greater Australian economic engagement with the Southeast Asian region, and reflects on the government’s recent Southeast Asia 2040 Strategy.

For more context listen to Professor Peter Draper, and Trade Policy Decoded podcast co-host Dr Pru Gordon, interview Nicholas Moore — the architect of Australia’s Southeast Asia 2040 Strategy “Invested”.