PACER resources
For business
Doing business in the Pacific
Pacific Trade and Investment works with exporters in the Pacific Islands to successfully promote their products and services, including tourism as well as attract investment into the Pacific Island Countries.
Austrade has identified potential opportunities for Australian suppliers of goods and services in a number of sectors. Austrade's country page supplies general information on doing business and on specific export opportunities in:
The Austrade website has a database that can be searched by industry.
Media releases
Media releases and speeches since August 2009.
- Trade agreement with the Pacific enters into force, joint media release by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 13 December 2020
- Boosting trade and investment ties across the Pacific, joint media release by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 14 October 2020
- Forum Trade Ministers Meeting PACER Plus Communique 2020 [PDF 302 KB], 13 February 2020
- Samoa ratifies PACER Plus Agreement, joint media release by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 13 August 2019
- Pacific Trade and Development Agreement , joint media release by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 14 June 2017
- Pacific trade and development agreement concluded, media release by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 20 April 2017
- Pacific Regional Agreement a step closer, media release by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 26 August 2016
- Australia renews support for PACER Plus trade negotiations, joint media release by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Trade and Investment, 27 November 2013
- Pacific Trade Ministers meeting to boost regional trade, joint media release by Trade Minister Marles and Parliamentary Secretary Thistlethwaite, 19 July 2013
- Australia continues to support the PACER Plus negotiations, media release by Parliamentary Secretary Marles, 19 March 2012
- Pacific Trade Ministers progress trade talks, media release by Parliamentary Secretary Marles, 19 May 2011
- Australia reaffirms support for Pacific Islands trade agreement, media release by Parliamentary Secretary Elliot, 22 October 2010
- Address to Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum, speech by Parliamentary Secretary Elliot, 22 October 2010
- Trade Minister to participate in Pacific Islands Forum trade talk, media release by former Trade Minister Crean, 28 April 2010
- Negotiations begin on a new Pacific agreement, joint media release by former Trade Minister Crean and former Parliamentary Secretary Byrne, 23 October 2009
- Australia delivering trade support to the Pacific, joint media release by former Trade Minister Crean and former Parliamentary Secretary McMullan, 2 October 2009
- Commencement of PACER Plus negotiations, statement by former Trade Minister Crean, 18 August 2009
- Our Pacific Agenda: The Opportunity of PACER Plus, speech by former Trade Minister Crean, 2 August 2009