Formerly known as ‘The Sunshine State’, Queensland is smartening up, becoming just as well known for its skills in education and manufacturing as its natural beauty

More than just a website, e-commerce ensures your business is always open for trade in the global marketplace

While Dubai may be a stopover for some, for others it is a market awash with possibility

Your overseas partner can make or break your export business

With the world currently experiencing a food shortage, the effects are starting to be felt across Australia

There is a lot of money to be made from promoting and exporting the successes of our Australian sports stars and according to Ian Murray, we’re getting more from our $17 million investment than an Olympic gold medal

Currency fluctuations need not be an issue for exporters with simple research and exmanination of your business and market, these strategies can help you  effectively currency-proof your business

More than just the sparkling image of Sydney Harbour, New South Wales is a state also characterised by its resources and innovation

The insurance part is easy to understand, but where do the politics come in? Here's a closer examination of political risk insurance that exporters may have overlooked when profiling export risk

Most SMEs would be familiar with cash flow issues, but  exporters in particular need to understand how terms of payment and the time cost of money can affect business growth

The ever-increasing anxiety about global security has led to an increase in security products worldwide

The government’s Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) recently signed the financial intelligence units of the Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, and St Kitts and Nevis to memoranda of understanding (MOU), allowing access to financial information for Australian law enforcement and other relevant government agencies

The Malaysian Government has enlisted the help of the Australian Institute for Commercialisation (AIC) to provide strategic advice on a number of key innovation and collaboration policies and initiatives

In a speech presented at the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre annual dinner,
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke of developing an Asia-Pacific regional community by 2020 due to the Asian region’s increasing global significance

Australian design firm HBO+EMTB has been appointed master planner of a new biotech park in the city of Vadodara, India

Projected growth of ICT spending in Asia is 10

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have appointed three new ambassadors: John Richardson to the Argentine Republic (with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Uruguay and the Republic of Paraguay), Paul Grigson to Thailand and Robert Tyson to Iraq

What's on in September

The Australian Business Forum hosted its inaugural Australia-China Business Week in Melbourne in June, sold out due to the increased focus on the growing importance of trade relations between Australia and China

Minister for Trade Simon Crean re-entered formal free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with China in mid-June, the 11th round since talks began in 2005 and the first since the Rudd government came to power

China is opening its doors to foreign companies, and those that understand Chinese culture and the scope of the Chinese market will have an edge over competitors

Researching export destinations can be demanding, whether you’re a new exporter looking for your first export destination, or an old hand traversing the globe

Some businesses think joint ventures are an official cooperation, others see them as a marriage

Whether you’re an existing exporter or new to the business, Australian trade services can bring new levels of export success

Australia’s education exports have created a first class name

Cutting red tape is an important step towards facilitating Australian trade, writes Ian Murray, executive director of the Australian Institute of Export

More than a gateway to the USA, the Canadian market is great in itself

Security is a major issue for exporters these days

Labor should take responsibility for inflation says Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop, who believes the Federal Government has blamed the former Howard government long enough