Knowing what’s happening in global markets and export destinations is essential to mining organisations. The problem is going through the plethora of information available on the world economy.

The Australian Government’s export credit agency, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), provides a free monthly update on developments in the world economy and the ever-changing commercial risks to be managed when doing business in international export markets. World Risk Developments is written by EFIC’s economics team for companies that are exporting or making direct investments overseas.

World Risk Developments analyses the big economic, financial and geopolitical picture, but we also focuses on the particular risks of cross-border business, such as contract renegotiation, expropriation, exchange controls and political violence.

EFIC’s economics team also publish country profiles, which provide information on the key risks of doing business. There are profiles on important mining locations including Mongolia, Russia, China and Kazakhstan. Each profile reviews the economy, politics, business conditions, society and the security situation of the country.

Visit EFIC’s website www.efic.gov.au to access this free, unique and informative resource.