ATI Magazine, April-May 2015

ATI Magazine, May 2015  

Winners, Losers as China embraces digital consumption - New Chinese e-commerce platforms are significantly lowering the entry barrier for global brands – and beginning to edge out the middleman. Niche producers can now often embrace direct sales to an estimated 300 million Chinese online consumers. But with China’s online retail market share up 11-fold in six years, Standard & Poor’s is warning that China’s large department stores face rating downgrades.

The Postman rings Twice -  Australia Post is positioned to win further e-commerce market share through its logistics joint venture with China Post. New alliances with Alibaba and China UnionPay also allow Australia Post to open the door for Australian exporters to millions of active online consumers.

Financial, human capital in flight – Malaysians feel a heightened sense of insecurity. 

Political paralysis, economic stagnation – South Korea faces domestic and offshore challenges.

Asia’s Euro Rollover – Most Asian borrowers are exposed to the US dollar.

South Australia’s Asia trade swells.

What’s in the fine print? – The new China-Australia Free Trade Agreement does not spell out the detail of concessions agreed for Australia’s services providers.

Wanted: the holistic mini-CEO – Corporations need their offshore managers to be globally intelligent.