François Hollande made his first state visit to Australia on the 18th and 19th of November 2014. During a dinner at the Aria Restaurant in Sydney, the President, accompanied by several ministers including Laurent Fabius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, met a small group of 20 French Economic actors and Influential Entrepreneurs in Australia, as… Read more »

The German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACCI) hosted a Business Reception in honor of H.E. Dr Angela Merkel on the last day of her visit to Australia and New Zealand. Her program in Sydney followed the G20 Leadership Summit in Brisbane. As premium members of the GACCI, Corinne Bot, Polyglot’s CEO, Kerstin Genau, Polyglot’s… Read more »
With the G20 now behind us, two pieces of news about trade and investment between Australia and China are still widely being discussed in the media. Firstly, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally announced the conclusion of negotiation for the historic China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. With many tariffs and restrictions… Read more »

Besides the famous beaches, the great weather and the relaxed lifestyle, Australia is also an attractive location for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and for companies expanding their services and product offerings to the “Land Down Under”. The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) has recently released a report, highlighting Australia’s attractiveness for FDI. According to Austrade, the… Read more »

According to a joint survey between the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, Australia remains one of the world’s most business-friendly countries. Overall, Australia is ranked 10th in the world in comparison to larger countries with a higher density of population. The quantitative indicators stated from the Doing Business report include starting a business, dealing… Read more »

The Australian Energy Storage Council (ESC) is a national member based not-for-profit organisation and is governed by a volunteer board. It has a critical role in creating industry standards and encouraging industry best practice for the energy storage sector. Energy storage has become a determinant for renewable energy and the way we produce and purchase… Read more »

This year’s International Women’s Day (8th of March) was themed ‘Make It Happen’ as reminders for the public to continue creating greater awareness of women’s equality. Polyglot supports the growth of women in businesses with our founder, Corinne Bot winning the NSW Telstra Women’s Business awards in 2010! As quoted by the Workplace Gender Equality… Read more »

The Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ), was launched by the Chinese government in 2013. It combines four existing zones under a special administration of Customs. It has also been recognised as a symbol of the need for change under China’s new leadership. China already has a few other trade zones that apply preferential policies. However,… Read more »

Polyglot is proud to announce our landmark sponsorship with the China Chamber of Commerce in Australia (CCCA) starting from March 2015. CCCA is a non-profit organisation that brings together Chinese enterprises in Australia. Founded in 2006, CCCA is based in Sydney and has branches in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. It has more than 250… Read more »

The Australia China Business Council (ACBC) released The 2014 Australia-China Trade Report last week in NSW. As a proud member of ACBC, the Chinese Desk of Polyglot attended the launch event. The report develops a close analysis of the impact of trade between the two countries. This is also the only report of its… Read more »

