Australia Business

Australia is a prosperous, growing nation with a well-educated population, a stable economy, and extensive raw materials. It is rapidly turning away from its traditional agricultural and mineral base to become a center for high value-added specialty industries and international trade throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Australia is an unmatched resource for capitalizing on opportunities in Australia. Whether you are importing, exporting, or investing, you will find a wealth of detailed information that will keep you ahead of the competition.

For Buyers: Australia is a major world producer of raw and intermediate materials, as well as an increasingly sophisticated producer of industrial and consumer specialty goods and services.

For Sellers: Australia needs a wide range of intermediate components and capital goods to fuel its burgeoning industry. And its populace provides a ready market for a variety of consumer goods and services.

For Manufacturers: The Australian workforce is cost competitive, skilled, and growing more so. Coupled with the country's wealth of resources and strategic location, it is becoming an important outsourcing location for a variety of products.

For Investors: Australia depends on foreign investment and has made itself highly user friendly. Its active capital markets are well-integrated with international markets, and its foreign investment regime is favorable.

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