Australia joins major trade agreement on government procurement (Ministerial) 18 Oct 2018 Media releases Australia has been accepted to join the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) overnight, ensuring Australian businesses can compete for government contracts in more market ... Read article... Read article...
Insight – Korea and Australia - time to join forces for the Fourth Industrial Revolution 18 Oct 2018 Insights As Korea transitions its economy, Australia is well positioned to play a complementary role and move from a traditional supplier of raw materials and commodities, to a partner in innovation, services ... Read article... Read article...
Accessing a global workforce with Freelancer.com 18 Oct 2018 Success stories Freelancer.com offers a way for employers and freelancers to connect in a global digital space Read article... Read article...
New Dundee ad aims to lure more US travellers to our shores (Ministerial) 18 Oct 2018 Media releases A series of new ‘Dundee’ videos showcasing the breadth and depth of Australia’s spectacular tourism offerings aimed at luring more American travellers to our shores have hit the airwaves in the US. Read article... Read article...
Power Ledger delivers first-of-its-kind renewable energy project in South East Asia 17 Oct 2018 Success stories In partnership with leading renewable energy provider BCPG, Power Ledger sets the bar for modern decentralised energy trading in Thailand. Read article... Read article...
Insight – Finding Australia’s niche in Japan’s wine market 17 Oct 2018 Insights The Japanese market is currently experiencing its ‘seventh wine boom’ as a surge in affordable ‘new world wines’ fuels record levels of imports. In 2017, Japan was the sixth-largest wine importing c ... Read article... Read article...
The role of trading technology in Australia’s international business activity 16 Oct 2018 Economic analysis AIBS respondents are experienced exporters, but we have found in two separate surveys that around half of our respondents do not engage in e-commerce. Read article... Read article...
Where to Compete? – Introducing an Austrade business advisory tool 16 Oct 2018 Education news Where to Compete? is an Austrade data-enabled online advisory tool for education organisations. This tool enables you to search across markets for insights and broad-based opportunities relevant to yo ... Read article... Read article...
Plant technology about to go viral 16 Oct 2018 Australia Unlimited feature Plant breeding technology developed at the University of Queensland is producing crops that can resist viruses and introduce other economically valuable traits, a development that could have an enormo ... Read article... Read article...
French malt producer boosts Australian facility with A$100 million investment 16 Oct 2018 Investor Update A massive A$100 million expansion of the Malteurop malthouse in Geelong will increase production capacity from 80,000 to 200,000 tonnes per annum to make it one of the biggest malting plants in Austra ... Read article... Read article...
Insight – Power play: Mexico in the market for energy solutions 15 Oct 2018 Insights A series of reforms have dramatically reshaped Mexico’s energy and utilities sector, creating opportunities for Australian providers in construction, transmission, generation build and customer servic ... Read article... Read article...
August student visa data shows slight increase in growth 15 Oct 2018 Education news The Department of Home Affairs have released August 2018 student visa data. Read article... Read article...
US mining company acquires Australian nickel mine to meet forecast battery cell demand 12 Oct 2018 Investor Update Texas-based mining company Black Mountain Metals has acquired the Lanfranchi nickel mine in Western Australia from Australian nickel miner Panoramic Resources for A$15.1 million. Read article... Read article...
Chinese biochemical company signs MoU with Melbourne University 10 Oct 2018 Investor Update The University of Melbourne has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing First Biochemical Pharmaceutical (First Bio-Pharma) to fund research in Australia. Read article... Read article...
Spain’s CaixaBank opens for business in Australia 10 Oct 2018 Investor Update With the opening of its Sydney office, CaixaBank becomes the only major Spanish bank to have a presence in Australia. Read article... Read article...
Vietnam: Snapshot on higher education 9 Oct 2018 Education news MIP subscriber content The Australian Department of Education and Training and Austrade have prepared a snapshot update on the higher education sector. The snapshot provides an overview of the sector in terms of structure, ... Read article... Read article...
Lockheed Martin and Deakin University join forces to boost capacity of robotic exoskeleton 9 Oct 2018 Investor Update US-based Lockheed Martin has partnered with Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research (IISRI) to work on improving the aerospace manufacturer’s FORTIS Exoskeleton Read article... Read article...
Australian Space Agency seals deal with Airbus to foster innovation and skills 8 Oct 2018 Investor Update The Australian Space Agency (ASA) and Airbus have signed a statement of intent that will see the European aerospace corporation provide support for space discovery, technology development and connecti ... Read article... Read article...
Australia’s internationally active businesses well positioned for an integrated ASEAN 8 Oct 2018 Economic analysis One of the main themes picked up by the AIBS platform is the importance of ASEAN to Australia’s internationally-active businesses. Read article... Read article...
SME international experience shaped by United States and China 5 Oct 2018 Economic analysis In recent years, a debate around international trade and investment has focused on which of our largest economic partners is the most important to Australia. Two countries put forward regularly in th ... Read article... Read article...