Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relationships with countries of the Middle East

Terms of Reference

The Committee will consider the following issues during its inquiry:

• the nature of Australia's existing trade and investment relationships with countries of the region;
• emerging and possible future trends in these relationships;
• barriers and impediments to trade and investment with Middle Eastern countries for Australian businesses, including examination of supply chain costs;
• opportunities for deepening existing commercial and cultural links, and developing new ones, with the countries of the Middle East; and
• the role of government, including DFAT and Austrade, in identifying new opportunities and assisting Australian companies to access existing and potential opportunities in the Middle East.

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