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Inquiry into expanding Australia’s trade and investment relations with the Gulf States

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Report

On Monday 7 March 2005, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade tabled its report entitled Expanding Australia's trade and investment relations with the Gulf States.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 5 chapters and 6 appendices.

Expanding Australia's trade and investment relations with the Gulf States

Preliminary pages (PDF 94KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 15KB)
Background to the inquiry

Chapter 2 (PDF 151KB)
Growth in the Gulf States

Chapter 3 (PDF 77KB)
Australian trade and investment with the Gulf States

Chapter 4 (PDF 127KB)
Building two-way trade and investment

Chapter 5 (PDF 127KB)
Particular opportunities and challenges in the Gulf region

Appendix A (PDF 16KB)
List of submissions

Appendix B (PDF 19KB)
List of hearings and witnesses

Appendix C (PDF 22KB)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Customs Union

Appendix D (PDF 46KB)
Gulf nationals in Australian educational institutions

Appendix E (PDF 19KB)
Agricultural production in the Gulf States

Appendix F (PDF 15KB)
Australian based staff in the region

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