Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Relationships Weakening New Rules Increasing Competition New Finance Needed
Relations under Strain - Many Loans Not Performing
Relations under Strain - Bank Lending Contracting
Competition Increasing Tariff Rates Falling
Competition Increasing Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Increasing
New Finance Sources Needed - Value of East Asian IPOs Rising
Governments Tightening Rules - Checklist of Reporting Requirements
Accounting Standards Variable Index Based on Annual Report Inclusions
High income economies leading Hong Kong Singapore Australia
Good progress in middle income economies Japan Malaysia ROK Taiwan China
Slower progress in emerging economies Thailand Indonesia Philippines Vietnam
Implications for Business? Best opportunities in economies moving to rules based business Listing and disclosure rules set to reduce risk Opportunities to implement ‘regulation revolution’
Summing up Relationship approach set to decline Crisis, competition, finance needs driving move to rules based business Slow progress risky in emerging economies Aid program opportunities Commercial implications significant