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Minister for Trade Simon Crean will visit Singapore and Vietnam this week for a series of high-level meetings that will address regional issues and Australia’s trade and economic interests. In Singapore, Mr Crean will attend the APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade, which he says will boost political energy going into the next Doha [...]
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With exports to Vietnam on the increase, Qantas Freight has commenced a weekly freight service between Australia, Vietnam, China and the USA. “Vietnam is one of the few countries in the region that continues to see export growth, and we are very pleased to be able to support initiatives to grow trade between Australia and [...]
...read moreBanknote exporter Securency has been involved in a scandal in Vietnam after discovery of payments totalling at least $10 million in commissions for work described as “primarily” translation. In 2002, Reserve Bank subsidiary Securency won a contract to supply polymer notes to Vietnam. Added to the scandal is the fact their local agent, the Company [...]
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One in five international businesspeople believe Australia has economic conditions best equipped to cope with the global recession, according to the Servcorp International Business Confidence Survey. Australia topped the list, followed by China, then with India and Singapore tied for third place. “I’ve noticed how relatively unaffected Australian businesses [are],” remarked Taine Moufarrige, Servcorp’s executive [...]
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Northern Territory Minister for Business Chris Burns believes that Australian exports to Japan will not suffer despite the Asian giant’s current recession. In Tokyo to meet with Inpex, the Japanese company that plans to build a multi-billion-dollar liquid natural gas pipeline in Darwin, Burns expressed confidence that the project would continue as planned. “We’re very [...]
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