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Article: Mindanao's woes a boon for NT.(Northern Territory, Australia)
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- Business Asia
- Article date:
- June 29, 1998
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Ongoing development plans and a food crisis affecting about 800,000 families in central and southern Mindanao represent a significant business opportunity for the Northern Territory.
Led by the Department of Asian Relations, Trade and Industry, Darwin has been courting expanded business ties with the Philippines.
The provision of goods and services - particularly food products - to the Philippines is being pursued by the NT Government.
The birth of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, East-ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) in 1994 has enhanced ties with the Northern Territory.
BIMP-EAGA aims to pool component areas' ...