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NEW: 8th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, BRISBANE, 19 NOVEMBER 2009

The Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council will be held at noon on Thursday 19 November 2008 at Blake Dawson, Level 36, Waterfront Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane.  Agenda papers here.

1st AUSTRALIA SOLOMON ISLANDS BUSINESS FORUM, BRISBANE, FRIDAY 10 JULY 2009

The 1st Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum was held in Brisbane on Friday 10 July 2009.  More than 80 people attended.  This one day forum in Brisbane featured expert presentations on the current political, economic, commercial and investment climate in Solomon Islands. A CD of the presentations made at the Forum can be ordered here.

 

5th AUSTRALIA NEW CALEDONIA BUSINESS FORUM, BRISBANE, FRIDAY 5 JUNE 2009

The 5th Australia New Caledonia Business Forum was held in Brisbane on 5 June 2009 and was attended by 88 participants.  This one day forum featured expert presentations on the current political, economic, commercial and investment climate in New Caledonia with a special focus on opportunities in the mining and resources sector.  A CD of the presentations made at the Forum can be ordered here.

 

What is the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council?
Established in 2000, the Council is a non-profit association of Australia-based businesses with interests in the Pacific island economies. Membership is also open to businesses and organisations located in the Pacific island countries.

The management of the Council is vested under the constitution in an Executive Committee, headed by a President and three Vice-Presidents, elected at an Annual General Meeting of members.

The Council’s goals are to advance the interests of Australian business in the Pacific island economies and Pacific islands’ business with interests in Australia by:
  • increasing bilateral trade and investment between Australia and the region;
  • encouraging the further development and expansion of the economies of the Pacific island economies;
  • representing Australian business interests to the Australian and Pacific islands governments;
  • providing a network of business people with shared interests in the Pacific island economies.
How does the COUNCIL achieve ITS goals?
The Council advances Australian business interests in Pacific Island economies through:
  • regular dialogue at Australian and Pacific Islands Ministerial level on policy issues of concern to Australian business;
  • the receiving and sending of trade and investment delegations between Australia and Pacific island economies;
  • the holding of trade, investment and information seminars on the Pacific island economies;
  • dissemination to members of information on current economic, political and social developments in the Pacific island economies;
  • providing access to a network of Australian businesses with long experience in the Pacific island economies with whom members can seek and share information.
What is the geographic coverage of the Council?
Membership of the Council will connect you with a network of business people with interests in the following countries and territories in the Pacific islands region:

American Samoa
Cook Islands
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
East Timor
Federated States of Micronesia
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Palau
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna
Vanuatu

Click here for information on Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
Industries represented on the Council
APIBC membership covers a wide range of industry groups from large corporations to smaller companies. Some of the industries represented are:
  • shipping
  • freight forwarding
  • transport
  • accountancy/audit
  • insurance
  • petroleum
  • food/confectionery
  • trading companies
  • manufacturing
  • airlines
  • management consultancy
  • building & construction
  • banking
  • tobacco
  • legal services
  • engineering
  • logistics
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER
To become a member, you need to complete an application form and submit it with your subscription payment to:
Australia Pacific Islands Business Council
P O Box 422
WYNNUM QLD 4178.
Associated Business Councils
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council does not directly cover Fiji and Papua-New Guinea.

Australian businesses with interests in Fiji should join the Australia Fiji Business Council, and those with interests in Papua-New Guinea should join the Australia Papua-New Guinea Business Council. These other bilateral Business Councils operate in parallel with the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council, and many businesses find their interests best served by having membership two or three of the Councils.

The three Councils operate a combined Secretariat, so contact details for the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council and the Australia Fiji Business Council are the same as for the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council.