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Trade update | 24 February 2023
24 Feb 2023
Export Market Development Grants
ACCI Head of Trade and International Affairs Chris Barnes was quoted in the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) Operational Review in support of the program.
“Exporters value the EMDG scheme and want it to be robust and fit-for-purpose to meet the challenges and opportunities in the current and future business environments. For decades, exporters have relied on the EMDG scheme. Never has this been more important as Australian business seeks to diversify its export markets.” – Chris Barnes
EMDG is a program to support and encourage small to medium business grow and promote their business globally. Since 1974, the program has assisted more than 50,000 Australia SME to over 180 countries.
Application guidelines are now available to assist applicants prepare ahead of the EMDG online portal opening.
Applications for Round 3 of EMDG will open on Wednesday, March 15 for 4 weeks and close on Friday, April 14.
Read the full report here and read the EMDG guidelines here.
Showcase your investment opportunities in a dedicated website
CCIWA, in partnership with Invest and Trade Western Australia will launch a dedicated website to showcase investment opportunities in the state.
The dedicated website will showcase a range of investment-ready projects in WA, across a range of industry sectors to drive investment attraction to the State, grow the economy and create jobs.
A recent CCIWA Business Confidence Survey showed a significant number of WA businesses are actively seeking foreign investment. Investment in WA is approximately $46 billion. There is a tremendous opportunity to increase the level of investment across WA’s core industry sectors and emerging and innovative diversified greenfield and brownfield investment.
This new initiative will complement the existing trade promotion and investment attraction activity already undertaken by the WA Government’s Invest and Trade Western Australia. Under the partnership, CCIWA’s International Trade and Investment Centre (ITIC) will develop, implement and maintain the digital platform.
The website will feature curated commercial investments from a minimum of $10 million, with a particular focus on investments in these sectors: primary industries; mining; energy; mining and technology services (METS); tourism; creative industries health, medical and life sciences; defence industries; and space industries. The platform will be an important tool in the state’s investment attraction efforts and will assist to showcase the types of investment projects and the investment potential in WA.
To find out more about showcasing your investment project please contact Michael Carter, Head of CCIWA’s International Trade and Investment Centre.
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