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Survey this, survey that, are you sure about the result? As a marketer, I’m interested in opinion surveys but for the uninitiated they pose potential traps. For instance, survey results can be misleading and may even prompt businesses to make rash strategic choices. Now, I’m not a statistician by any means, but after undertaking some [...]
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An Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre survey has found most respondents believe they could identify suspicious activity. The government organisation AUSTRAC canvassed 33 companies engaged in overseas trade in the securities or derivatives sector for their responses to 14 ‘red flags’ or suspicious behaviours in business partners who might be involved in money laundering [...]
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The 2010 DHL Export Barometer indicates Australian exporters are moving their interests to the emerging economies of Latin America, Asia and Africa.
...read moreMore than three-quarters of businesses with an offshore presence are looking to expand, with 44 percent of those looking to do it in the next 12 months, according to the latest results from the annual Global Readiness index (GRi) conducted by government credit agency Export Finance and Insurance Corporation. The index also showed that for [...]
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More than two-thirds of private companies believe the global economy is on the recovery path, according to a poll conducted by global consultancy KPMG. Seven from 10 businesses surveyed not only believed in the recovery but even more were planning to expand their businesses, with two-thirds looking to hire more staff. Many were also preparing [...]
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More exporters are taking advantage of Australia’s leading nation brand—and reaping the benefits—survey results show. According to research conducted by Roy Morgan, the Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) logo is recognised by 94 percent of consumers and trusted over any other country of origin symbol by 85 percent of consumers. It can be found on [...]
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Research conducted by world bank HSBC has shown that emerging markets are most likely to lead the global economic recovery. The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI) indicates a shift from West to East in economic growth. “As the world’s economic centre of gravity shifts from West to East, the economic strength of emerging markets will [...]
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Australia ranks third after growth powerhouses China and India for business optimism according to the Grant Thornton International optimism/pessimism barometer. Almost four in five privately-held businesses surveyed in Australia indicated they are significantly more optimistic about the domestic economy compared to 2009, when optimism levels sat at just 11 percent. The average global optimism level [...]
...read moreThe latest Corruption Perceptions Index conducted on 180 countries indicates that Australia is perceived as the eighth least corrupt nation in the world, up one place from last year’s index. Transparency International released the index showing New Zealand and Denmark at the top, with Australia having the sixth highest score along with Canada and Iceland. [...]
...read moreAccording to a survey conducted by serviced and virtual office specialists Servcorp, fewer Australian businesses expand globally compared to their international counterparts. The survey showed that less than 28 percent of Australian business leaders have taken the opportunity to expand abroad, well behind others from China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and [...]
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