Austrade opens business club

SURABAYA (JP): The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) launched the Business Club Australia here on Tuesday, as part of the Australian government's "Australia Open for Business" program for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

At the launch Austrade's Senior Trade Commissioner Bruce Wallace said the elite business club was established to boost links between international and Australian businesses under the Olympic banner, and to ensure that Australia gained maximum business and benefits from the Games.

"We are encouraging the business community in Indonesia to take part and participate in the Olympic events," he said.

Austrade Indonesia has scheduled four events to launch Business Club Australia in Indonesian at four key business centers, namely Jakarta on June 28, Medan on July 2, Surabaya on July 6 and Bali on July 8.

He said the club currently has 400 members in Indonesia and it is still accepting new members. Club membership includes business matching with international members, information on a whole range of Australian business opportunities and international business networking. (26/gis)