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China’s demand for Australia’s services has pushed the USA from the top spot as Australia’s largest services export market. Exports to China have grown 13.4 percent year-on-year to reach $5.8 billion during the last financial year, according to a report released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Education and tourism were the highest [...]
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As 2010 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the events of the year that affected Australian exporters. These five, in no particular order, have been chosen for the breadth of their impact although direct effects on exporters have varied. 1. Indian student attacks Two attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, seemingly racially [...]
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For businesses entering the exciting world of export, there will be some new skill sets required. Those skills range from having the sales, negotiating, and business culture savvy to sign up sales and alliances in a new market, through to understanding the supply chain logistics of safely delivering the product or service to your new [...]
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Qatar, a tiny Gulf state in the Middle East, is a relative newcomer on Australia’s export radar, but this ambitious Arab emirate is no mere blip on the screen. With around 15 percent of the world’s proven reserves of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Qatar is focused, financed and ready to do business. This year, the [...]
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The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has granted the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX) funding to host a series of innovation focused seminars throughout Australia. Via the department’s Enterprise Connect program, AIMEX will host six seminars on ‘Driving innovation through the adoption of new technologies’ in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Tasmania, Melbourne, [...]
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Travel is an essential part of an exporter’s business; here are 10 ways in which your business should manage its travel to achieve time and cost savings. For businesses with a global presence, business travel is essential to growth. Across different parts of the world it facilitates the face-to face interaction needed to pursue new [...]
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New Zealand Minister for Trade Tim Grosner is in Australia today to discuss steps that will lead to the two countries forming a unified market. The meeting of the Australian Ministerial Council of International Trade takes place in Sydney this week. “The close regulatory cooperation fostered by these forums is an important element in moving [...]
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Skilled professionals will be in short supply as the world economy recovers, warns Larry Gould, chief executive of Australia‐wide Business Training Pty Ltd (awbt). “Very few employers are taking a ‘Blue Ocean’ approach to their HR strategies and as a result, their SOS calls will not be responded to, with potentially devastating results for the [...]
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Australia now has Memorandum of Cooperation in Higher Education with Saudi Arabia after Minister for Education Julia Gillard signed the agreement with Saudi Arabian Minister for Higher Education Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Ankary yesterday. The cooperative agreement sees the two nations build on an existing educational partnership, with provision to share information and resources [...]
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I have a wishlist for the export sector for 2010. The first is for rain; while not everybody got it — sadly WA experienced terrible fires — lots fell in Queensland and NSW, which will have a positive effect on our agriculture exports in the coming year. It would be nice to link this with [...]
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