FDI Liberalisation Falls Short

Following hot on the heels of the New Zealand government’s announcement of reforms to its regulation of foreign direct investment, the Australian Treasurer has also announced changes to the thresholds for screening FDI applications.  My take on the changes can be found in an op-ed in The Canberra Times today (text below the fold).  I’m also quoted on the subject in a story on page three of the AFR today.

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posted on 05 August 2009 by skirchner in Economics, Foreign Investment

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