Project and export finance capability is being expanded in Australia for capital expenditure.
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Trade in financial services through foreign affiliates increased last financial year, against a backdrop of declining service exports.
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Leveraging the opportunities provided by Australia’s free trade agreements can improve your profit margins. Despite offering substantial real value for importers and exporters, free trade agreements (FTAs) are regularly under-utilised. This is often due to the complex nature of FTAs in the Asia Pacific region. With over 100 trade lanes now potentially covered by an [...]
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Austrade invites financial institutions to join a trade mission to Singapore, a key Asian financial hub. The three day mission will run from 11-13 May, with optional add-on programs to Indonesia and Malaysia, and will include attendance at the 12th Investment Management Association of Singapore Annual Conference, titled Investment Trends in the New Decade: What’s [...]
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Doing business in Asia calls for a different mindset and approach from other markets. Last week I led an Australian financial services delegation to the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong. Over five days we explored business and investment opportunities in Asia, listened to high-ranking officials from mainland China and around the region, conducted a [...]
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Growing an export business may seem like the obvious next step for SMEs with an overseas deal or two under their belts. But make sure you know the potential risks and rewards of shifting focus to foreign markets. While there’s no doubt that growth is limited in Australia’s small economy, going overseas is not always [...]
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If you think a hedge is something that shelters you from the prying eyes, then you need to consider how much you may be losing on your foreign exchange payments. A hedge is any strategy that allows you to minimalise or remove financial risk. For foreign currency, this mean a strategy employed by businesses to [...]
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Everyone has heard the apocryphal stories of people starting up beauty companies from their kitchens. Anita Roddick of the Body Shop and Horst Rechelbacher of Aveda to name but two. Australia has a history of taking advantage of local resources, from Helena Rubenstein’s lanolin-based face creams to the natural antioxidants that have been discovered in [...]
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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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Buyer risk is an assessment that allows you to determine if your goods or services are being sold in the right market and if you will be paid for them. It is one of the most significant risks an exporter has to think about when doing business internationally. Fortunately there are a number of mechanisms [...]
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