Local businesses can hear how to access the benefits of Australia's FreeTrade Agreements (FTAs) during free seminars in Logan City and Ipswich on March19 and 20 respectively, Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and InvestmentMark Coulton said today.
Mr Coulton will host both events, delivering practical information onhow businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, can access exportopportunities.
Providing further perspective in Logan will be Kevin Colwell, NationalSupply Chain Manager from B&R Enclosures, and in Ipswich will be AnthonyPratt, Chief Operating Officer from JBS Australia.
Mr Coulton said Australia's FTAs open new business horizons for a wholerange of industries in the Logan City and Ipswich regions.
"There have been significant and ongoing tariff reductions on Australianexports since the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the Japan-AustraliaEconomic Partnership Agreement and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement enteredinto force," Mr Coulton said.
"The recent signing of the TPP-11 and the Peru-Australia Free TradeAgreement will result in even more."
"Australia now has improvedaccess to well over a billion consumers in China, Japan, Korea and across thePacific thanks to our wide-ranging FTAs."
"I encourage all local business people to attend our free seminars andfind out how they can be a part of this exciting new era of global trade andinvestment for Australia."
The Logan City event runs from 2-5pm on March 19 at the Diggers ServicesClub, while the Ipswich event is from 9am-12 noon on March 20 at the IpswichCivic Centre.
Participants will also hear from Austrade, TradeStart, the Department ofForeign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), AusIndustry and Efic.
Austrade and DFAT are running a series of FTA seminars across all Australianstates and territories. Since March 2015,94seminars have beendelivered.
Attendees can register for the free seminars at www.austrade.gov.au/ftaseminars or find out more information by calling Austrade on 13 28 78 oremailing fta@austrade.gov.au.