Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
To help business seize new opportunities offered by the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), the Government has launched a Blueprint for Trade and Investment with Indonesia.
The A-UKFTA will open up new commercial opportunities for Australian business and promote job creation. It will eliminate tariffs on trade in goods and remove red tape that slows trade down.
Becoming top ten trading partners and doubling two-way investment is the ambitious goal at the core of the recently released Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy.
Australia and Singapore are partnering to create business and investment opportunities through a Green Economy Agreement. The agreement will facilitate trade and investment in environmental goods and services, including in clean energy, while seeking to address climate change. It will take our strong bilateral trade and investment relationship to a new level of ambition.
Heralding a new era in Australia-Korea relations, the new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) announced by leaders in December will generate opportunities for business, drive practical cooperation and innovation.
Australia and Japan are building on a long-term and trusted energy partnership in clean energy. A new initiative and a world-first shipment of liquid hydrogen will help develop Australia's export hydrogen industry and provide opportunities for Australian businesses working on hydrogen supply chain projects.
How many Indigenous businesses are export ready and what impediments do they face in exporting into international markets or attracting foreign investment?
Expo Dubai 2020 has crossed the halfway mark, with the Australian Pavilion having hosted over 87 events and 685,000 visitors in the first three months and looking ahead to a jam- packed, exciting program over the remaining three months.
In 2021 DFAT, in partnership with the Regional Australia Institute, ran the Horizons Regional Leadership program to mentor regional and rural economic development officers on the benefits of international trade and investment.
Australia's economy is weathering the Coronavirus storm, but global challenges remain. Australia's economy has showed remarkable resilience since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Julie Okely, a proud Kamilaroi woman, is taking on major global brands. Dilkara, her home-grown cosmetics and hair care range is derived from Australia's native Indigenous botanicals and is in demand, with the US and UK the strongest markets.
