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US Senate gets it wrong on Buy American
The Minister for Trade Simon Crean has hit out at the US Senate after it voted against an amendment to strip the Buy American clause from the US stimulus package. For more information click here.
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Australian exporters eligible to claim IP expenses under Austrade program
From 1 July 2009, Australian exporters may be eligible to partially recover the costs of intellectual property Protection under a recent amendment to the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) Scheme.
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/resources/news_new.shtml#2
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Indonesia – Facing the Global Financial Crisis
The Soeharto presidency (1966 – 1998) saw Indonesia’s economy grow at the extraordinary rate of nearly 7% p.a. for 30 years.
The 1997 Financial Crisis marked a dramatic and painful end of that phase but also the start of transformational change. Today, Indonesia has achieved a remarkable transition to democracy and a stable and expanding economy. [...]
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ACT Children’s CLothing Co showcasing wares at G’Day LA’s Fashion Show
Kylie-Ann Petroni from small ACT children’s fashion clothing label Cackleberry Kids will be showcasing the company’s clothing line from 16-20 January at California’s largest trade-show – the Los Angles fashion market. As part of G’Day LA 2009, Cackleberry will join some of Australia’s largest fashion houses as they showcase their clothing lines to thousands [...]
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2009 EFIC Global Readiness Index
Today, Australian businesses are experiencing the benefit of increased demand and opportunities of globalisation. Yet in the face of the global credit crisis, they are also up against a fluctuating Australian dollar, tightening liquidity and a fall in commodity prices.
Has the recent credit crisis caused a rethink of export business models? How have the trends [...]
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Actividentity wins Qld contract
Following an extensive open tender process, the Queensland Government selected ActivIdentity to deliver its identity assurance platform for the smartcard license project,” said Cathi Taylor, Chief Information Officer, Queensland Transport.
“The decision to select ActivIdentity was based on their proven track record in large-scale identity assurance deployments, a highly configurable full-feature smartcard management system, and [...]
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The ACT’s Centre for Customs & Excise wins National Export Award
On behalf of its many members and sponsors, Canberra Business Council and the ACT Exporters’ Network would like to congratulate Professor David Widdowson and his team at the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies for winning the 2008 Australian Export Award Education & Training Category.
The Centre for Customs & Excise Studies, based at the University [...]
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Credit crunch: Issues facing Australian exporters
As an exporter, the critical issues arising from the credit crunch are, ‘How will I finance my export activities?’, and sec¬ondly, ‘How will I get paid for what I have done?’
John Collins, chief credit officer at EFIC, says, “The Australian experience to date has been better than most countries. But this shortage of working capital [...]
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Export Market Development Grant Scheme