Global economic growth and world trade slowed in 2011, according to the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)’s latest report.
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Businesses in the financial services sector are invited to attend the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong next January.
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It’s sometimes harder to sell Australian products at David Jones than at Harrods. Samea Maakrun explains why export was the fastest route to success for her skincare brand Sasy n Savy.
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The Reserve Bank has announced it will leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 percent, based on strong growth in the global economy.
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Abalone poaching is severely depleting commercial harvests in Australia, a licensed diver has told The Bay Post. The diver, who wished to remain anonymous, suggested that within a decade abalone divers will not be able to find enough of the delicacy to service export markets in Asia. Over 90 percent of Australia’s abalone harvest is [...]
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Maersk is upgrading its fleet with an order for 10 new container vessels to be built by Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The new USD190 million Triple-E class ships scheduled for delivery between 2013-15, with an option on an additional 20, will be the largest of any type currently sailing at 400 metres long, [...]
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Between Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in Hong Kong’s Disneyland you might spy an Australian bottle tree or two. It’s a little taste of Australia in the luxury landscaping project, for which Australian company Birkdale International supplied 800 40-foot sea containers filled with full-size trees, plants and shrubs. “It was a major logistical operation,” Barbara [...]
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Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) have recently signed a framework financing agreement with members of the Asian Exim Banks Forum. The agreement allows Exim Banks to jointly finance large projects that are beyond the capacity of commercial leaders or a single Exim Bank. As international projects and contracts increasingly use suppliers from multiple countries, [...]
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Leaders of more than a dozen chambers of commerce and business associations in the Asia-Pacific region gathered last night at what is fast becoming a key event for Sydney exporters and international businesses. Hosted by Hong Kong-Australia Business Association’s NSW Chapter, the 2010 Asia Pacific Networking Function was created to facilitate the communication among guests [...]
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Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has warned that while the European debt crisis will not have a severe effect on Australia directly, its indirect influences will need to be monitored. Stevens noted that Europe only accounts for about five percent of Australian exports and “those exports have been declining over the past few years anyway [...]
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