In the eyes of international travellers, Australia’s association with safety and security has risen from 43 per cent to 49 per cent, and from 47 per cent to 56 per cent in relation to nature and wildlife (CDP, July 2020).
The number of deals with disclosed funding rounds increased by 3.6% from 361 in October to 374 in November before decreasing by 4.5% to 357 deals in December.
Key markets such as Japan, Malaysia, Australia, India, Hong Kong and South Korea witnessed decline in deal activity by 19.7%, 22.5%, 25%, 25.2%, 29.2% and 43.5%, respectively, during December compared to the previous month, while Singapore and China witnessed improvement in deal volume by 13.7% and 2.6%, respectively.