The ANU Centre for European Studies and the AiGroup would like to invite you to have your say on the forthcoming Australia-European Union Trade Agreement. The survey is short and straightforward. It will take less than 10 minutes to complete. 

Defence Export Controls (DEC) would like to invite you to attend our outreach program in Sydney, on October 25th and 26th at University of Technology, Sydney.

Building on the significant developmental momentum achieved earlier in the year, Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s international trade sector.

On September 29, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed an extension of the compliance dates for the final rules mandating changes to food, beverage, and supplement labeling. The extension would provide large food businesses (defined for these rules as grossing ten million dollars or more in annual sales) until January 1, 2020 to comply, while small businesses would have an additional year.

Six Australian cyber security startups have been chosen to take part in the Turnbull Government's Landing Pad program to help launch their ideas to the world.

A 20-member infrastructure delegation will visit four US cities from 9-13 October to showcase Australia’s infrastructure capabilities and expertise in planning and financing.

A free webinar has raised awareness of Australia’s international film co-production agreement with Korea and the unique opportunities it offers.

As part of the final unit for their Masters’ degree in International Business, students of the University of Sydney offer free consulting reports for Australian companies interested in learning more about their business opportunities in Malaysia.

Queenslanders will welcome more than 6,600 leading athletes and team officials from 70 nations and territories to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Our Games will attract 1.5 million spectators and a global television audience of 1.5 billion. It will be the biggest sporting spectacle in Australia for more than a decade.

Tourism Australia has launched a new youth campaign, ‘Aussie News Today,’ to attract more young people to Australia. Aussie News Today was launched atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge by former Wallabies rugby union star Nick Cummins, aka the ‘The Honey Badger’. Aussie News Today will capture humorous and interesting stories about Australia and share them with young people through Tourism Australia’s digital channels.

This is part 2 of a two-part blog post on the One Belt, One Road or Belt and Road Initiative and the opportunities and risk this poses for Singapore as a regional HUB for the region. Part 1 looked at Malaysian port developments and potential threats from across the Causeway.

FIAL is launching the 3^rd Edition of our Innovations Book! Expressions of Interest are now open for companies of all sizes, across the value chain, to be showcased in the book and share their innovation journey.

In early September 2017, the UK Department for International Trade partnered with the Australian Fashion Chamber and British Airways to take 4 Australian designers to London Fashion Week in February 2018.

Lisa McAuley, CEO of the Export Council of Australia has been invited to participate on the committee to address the questions of whether the Commonwealth help developing countries trade out of poverty.

There are key constraints that you will need to consider as part of your international marketing communication strategy. Regardless of the type of communication (verbal, visual, written) your communications strategy will be affected by a mix of culture, language, education levels, economic development, media and government regulation.

Building on its extensive education experience, the ECA is proud to now offer an International Business Coaching program: a bespoke offering for Australian businesses that need specialised, hands-on-assistance to achieve their international business goals.

The Australia-ASEAN Business Council (AABC) is delighted to present the ASEAN-Australia Entrepreneurs Business Forum 2017, in conjunction with a delegation of influential entrepreneurs and representatives from the ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Council (AYEC). The AYEC is a dynamic organisation endorsed by their respective governments to be the voice of thousands of young entrepreneurs across ASEAN.

Australia enjoys a remarkable benefit from its multi-faceted, two-way investment relationship with the United States. And while Australia’s trade relationships, particularly in the region, are vital to continued growth and prosperity, the United States remains Australia’s indispensable economic partner.

Have you signed up for the WTO’s electronic export alert tool – ePing? ePing sends you notification every time a country notify changes to its export requirements for the products you are trading. The WTO is updating ePing and wants your feedback on how it functions and ideas on new features. If you have feedback for ePing send it to tbt.enquiry@dfat.gov.au

The Export Council of Australia would like to congratulate those businesses nominated as finalists for the 2017 Western Australian Industry & Export Awards. The Premier of Western Australia, the Hon. Mark McGowan MLA, announced the finalists vying to be recognised for their excellence and contribution to the state, across 15 Export and 4 Industry award categories.

The State’s best export companies including a strong contingent from regional NSW have been named as finalists in the 2017 Premier’s NSW Export Awards. Minister for Trade and Industry Niall Blair said there are 82 company finalists named across 20 export categories, including 16 regional-based businesses shortlisted across 11 categories.

Australian companies seeking to expand into new international markets should closely consider Central Europe, given a myriad of opportunities in sectors like resources and energy, consumer products, health and advanced manufacturing. Comprising 19 countries, Central Europe has a population of around 178 million stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Balkans, and an aggregate GDP of US$1.9 trillion. Two-way trade with Australia is worth approximately A$3.8 billion.

To acknowledge and celebrate the success of NSW, WA and QLD companies is an important part of encouraging more companies to think global and this year at the awards ceremonies we will be celebrating and recognising the great opportunities emerging for NSW companies in Latin America.

The Export Council of Australia (ECA) would like to congratulate the finalists announced for the 2017 NSW Premier’s Export Awards. As exporters from across the state compete for 12 industry categories & 7 state categories, the program celebrates business excellence in international trade.

Australian small and medium businesses (SMEs) are more optimistic about conditions for export than they were six months ago – according to Efic’s latest Exporter Sentiment Index, research which tracks how small businesses are feeling about the Australian export environment.

Skander Malcolm is CEO of OFX, a leading Foreign Exchange service provider. In this interview with International Business Today Mr Malcolm explains how Australian exporters can protect themselves against currency exchange rate volatility and where to find the most competitive rates …

As a business owner it’s natural to review your business plan and consider opportunities for future growth and expansion. An important channel for growth for many small and medium businesses (SMEs) is exporting. The opportunity to showcase quality Australian products and services overseas and compete internationally can be both exciting and rewarding.

On 8 September 2017, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block web traffic to the entirety of ‘Steam’ for including in its catalog ‘Fight of Gods,’ a fighting game where players can choose from a stable of combatants drawn from various religions, such as Jesus and Buddha, to be pitted against one another in one-on-one brawls.

Australian entrepreneurs are reaping the benefits from participating in the San Francisco Landing Pad with some securing significant deals in the lucrative US market and others using the experience to refine their business offerings.