Japanese investment in Australian coal assets through the demise of concessional financing

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 513-521

  West, Jason ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy markets; Foreign direct investment; Mining

Indexed keywords

COAL MARKETS; COAL PRODUCTION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATION; CONTRACT PRICES; ENERGY MARKETS; EQUITY INVESTORS; FOREIGN COMPANIES; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; FOREIGN INVESTORS; GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT STRATEGY; JAPANESE COMPANY; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING SECTOR; PROFITABILITY LEVELS; QUASI-INTEGRATION; SECURITY OF SUPPLY;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COMMERCE; COSTS; INDUSTRY; MINING; PROFITABILITY;

INVESTMENTS;

COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINING; ENERGY MARKET; FINANCE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84870696204     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.075     Document Type: Article

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