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The Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC) is an active group of top Australian business persons that has developed over 49 years into one of the most valuable elements in strengthening Australia-Japan ties.
The Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC) is an active group of top Australian business persons that has developed over 49 years into one of the most valuable elements in strengthening Australia-Japan ties.
The AJBCC has won wide acceptance from governments and the private sector as an effective medium for promoting increased bilateral trade and closer economic liaison.
The signing of the ‘milestone’ Australia-Japan Agreement on Commerce of 1957 underpinned the commercial relationship of the past fifty years. Against a background of growing bilateral trade, the establishment in 1962 of the AJBCC and its JABCC counterpart was the first concrete expression of the concept of bilateral co-operation between industry in both countries. To date, the committees have held
49 annual Joint Business Conferences –Tokyo in October 2009 and Brisbane in October 2010 being the two most recent. The 49th Joint Business Conference will be in Kyoto 9th – 11th October 2011.
Membership of the two committees is corporate and drawn from the highest ranks of industrial, commercial, banking and rural interests with the representative desirably being the Chief Executive or Chairman of the member company.
The committee represents the majority of Australia's merchandise and services trade with Japan, indeed its 55 members would probably account for 60-70 per cent of Australia’s exports to Japan. Its members meet across the conference table with representatives of Japan's largest corporations such as Nippon Steel, Mitsubishi Corporation, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsui Group, ITOCHU Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Toyota Corporation, NEC and Japan Airlines to name just a few. As a step in the diversification of the bilateral commerce, the AJBCC has of recent years identified significant complementarities in the infrastructure sectors of Australia and Japan and has been encouraging joint venturing to undertake work in Australia, in Japan, and in third countries. It is now exploring the opportunities in Japan for Australian Health care expertise.
The function of the AJBCC is to supplement, not duplicate, the efforts of Governments. The committee operates entirely under private auspices, with its expenses being met by the annual membership subscriptions of companies and surpluses from activities.
The AJBCC has won wide acceptance from governments and the private sector as an effective medium for promoting increased bilateral trade and closer economic liaison.
The signing of the ‘milestone’ Australia-Japan Agreement on Commerce of 1957 underpinned the commercial relationship of the past fifty years. Against a background of growing bilateral trade, the establishment in 1962 of the AJBCC and its JABCC counterpart was the first concrete expression of the concept of bilateral co-operation between industry in both countries. To date, the committees have held
49 annual Joint Business Conferences –Tokyo in October 2009 and Brisbane in October 2010 being the two most recent. The 49th Joint Business Conference will be in Kyoto 9th – 11th October 2011.
Membership of the two committees is corporate and drawn from the highest ranks of industrial, commercial, banking and rural interests with the representative desirably being the Chief Executive or Chairman of the member company.
The committee represents the majority of Australia's merchandise and services trade with Japan, indeed its 55 members would probably account for 60-70 per cent of Australia’s exports to Japan. Its members meet across the conference table with representatives of Japan's largest corporations such as Nippon Steel, Mitsubishi Corporation, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsui Group, ITOCHU Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Toyota Corporation, NEC and Japan Airlines to name just a few. As a step in the diversification of the bilateral commerce, the AJBCC has of recent years identified significant complementarities in the infrastructure sectors of Australia and Japan and has been encouraging joint venturing to undertake work in Australia, in Japan, and in third countries. It is now exploring the opportunities in Japan for Australian Health care expertise.
The function of the AJBCC is to supplement, not duplicate, the efforts of Governments. The committee operates entirely under private auspices, with its expenses being met by the annual membership subscriptions of companies and surpluses from activities.
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