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Austrade is inviting Australian companies interested in the Chinese market for clean technologies to apply to join the Wanwu Initiative. The Australia-China Wanwu Eco-country Initiative was created by Austrade in 2009 to help broker participation by Australian companies in Chinese clean tech projects and enable access to funding. Remediation specialists wanted David Dukes, Austrade’s trade [...]
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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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Africa’s combined consumer spending of US$860 billion in 2008 will grow to more than US$1.4 trillion in 2020, according to the McKinsey Global Institute. Released in June 2010, its research paper MGI African Economies gives an interesting forecast for Africa in the next decade. The report concluded that growing consumer purchasing power and increased foreign [...]
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When you want to tap into bigger markets overseas how do you set about identifying what the real opportunities are? One of the most effective ways to reconnoitre a potential export destination is to become a member of a delegation or mission, an organised group travelling to a target country specifically for the purpose of [...]
...read moreUK delegates from 21 companies in the South West region will make the annual trek to Australia next week to explore new business opportunities, following closely on a visit by Sir Andrew Cahn, CEO of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Cahn dispelled a few myths about the UK’s economy, pointing to its solid economic growth [...]
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Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili is in Australia this week as head of a delegation of ICT and business solution providers. The delegates visited Sydney earlier this week and are in Melbourne today for the ‘Collaboration Through Cross Border Partnerships to go Global’ ICT seminars and B2B meeting initiative. [...]
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The Australia Malaysia Business Council (AMBC) has elected a new national president, Larry Gould. Gould is the chief executive of Australia-wide Business Training (awbt), a Melbourne-based training organisation that provides learning and development programs for clients in Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand. Gould said he is honoured to serve the council in this capacity, and [...]
...read moreA trade mission by representatives of the Victorian grain industry to South East Asia has boosted hopes of building a market there. Victoria’s Department of Primary Industries manager for China, Thailand and Vietnam, Bryan Balmer, led the delegation to seek new grain business opportunities without undercutting trade by existing Australian exporters. He said they were [...]
...read moreIn my interactions with some Australian exporters, I discovered that most do not consider African market in their export plans. Their reasons are largely due to lack of credible information, issues relating to market entry bottlenecks and non-exposure to African business success stories. Interestingly, some exporters still view Africa from the prism of NGO appeal-fund [...]
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