EVENT:
UK Trade Briefing

Start 09/04/2020 5:00 pm
End 09/04/2020 6:00 pm
Online

Please join us for a free webinar briefing from the NSW Trade and Investment Commissioner (NSW Treasury) in UK on Thursday, 9 April 2020 from 05:00pm to 06:00pm (AEDT). 

The briefing will focus on the impacts on global trade and supply-chains (export and import), tourism and international education resulting from the current global situation.

 

REGISTER HERE

 

 Why UK?

The UK is our 8th largest two-way trading partner, worth $26.9 billion in 2018, and our third largest services trading partner, with Australian services exports to the UK of $5.5 billion and imports of $9.2 billion in 2018. Australia’s principal merchandise exports to the UK are gold, alcoholic beverages (mainly wine), lead, and pearls and gems. The main merchandise imports from the UK are passenger motor vehicles, medicaments and alcoholic beverages. The UK is the second largest source of foreign investment in Australia, with the stock of investment valued at $574.8 billion in 2018 (FDI of $98.7 billion). Australian investment in the UK was $408 billion in 2018 (FDI of $118.7 billion).

The briefing will cover:

  • Welcome by the NSW Government
  • UK market update by Keirra Smith, NSW Trade & Investment Commissioner, UK & Europe
  • Guest speaker TBA
  • Moderated online Q & A session

Who should attend?

Emerging and existing exporters from NSW from all sectors

How to register?

This is a free event, please register on-line HERE