Past Events

MENA Connections, an annual joint events series between Austrade, Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AACCI) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is celebrating its eighth year however, in 2020 first time online! The MENA Connections 2020 program commenced in July/August with country briefings webinars, which provided trade and economic insights into a number of the GCC and North Africa countries. During October/November the MENA Connections 2020 webinar program continues with four industry sector webinars focusing on…

At its most basic the future is unknown. Some are adapting better than others. Connecting people and creating forums where ideas and success models are shared is critical. We feel everyone is searching for successful way to navigate these uncertain times and be ready and well positioned to seize new opportunities or adapt to a new way of doing business. The Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) is a national not for profit Organisation with branches in 5 States.…

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released the Incoterms 2020 update of their international trade terms for the sale of goods. The new version of Incoterms 2020 took effect as of January 1, 2020. These set of International commercial terms for shipping  have 11 terms with 5 changes compared to the 2010 version. If you ship or receive freight anywhere in the World, you owe it to yourself to know these changes. AACCI offers a 2 hours training session on…

Currently, Australia is the fourth-largest exporter of halal food and beverages. However, what is the actual potential for Australian companies to participate in the multisector halal market with a projected compound annual growth rate of 6.3% to US$1.97 trillion (AU$2.90 trillion) by 2024. The joint HTMC and AACCI webinar will: Highlight the opportunities across the core consumer sectors inspired by Islamic ethical values spanning Food & Beverage, Finance, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Media & Recreation, Fashion and Tourism. Introduce the ‘Dubai A…

MENA Connections, an annual joint events series between Austrade, Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AACCI) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is celebrating its eighth year however, in 2020 first time online! The MENA Connections 2020 program commenced in July/August with country briefings webinars, which provided trade and economic insights into a number of the GCC and North Africa countries. During October/November the MENA Connections 2020 webinar program continues with four industry sector webinars focusing on…

MENA Connections, an annual joint events series between Austrade, Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AACCI) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is celebrating its eighth year however, in 2020 first time online! The MENA Connections 2020 program commenced in July/August with country briefings webinars, which provided trade and economic insights into a number of the GCC and North Africa countries. During October/November the MENA Connections 2020 webinar program continues with four industry sector webinars focusing on…

With the recent normalisation of GCC relations between Qatar and the five other Gulf States - United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain, this very positive development for the region indicates that a resumption of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations would be worthy consideration.  This is an especially topical discussion given the current trade climate with China along with the significant progress in Arab-Israel relations which also gives rise to the value of renewed trade negotiations with the…