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Blog of Christina KnutssonChristina KnutssonChristina Knutsson, is a director of GDP Global since 2005. She has 16 years' direct experience in economic promotion, working with and on behalf of European, African and Latin Americ...Read More ».
posted on Friday, 22 Oct 2010 Comments Off

Bonjour from SIAL Paris 2010

Out of eight, four large halls are dedicated to regions and nations – 101 countries showing and another 185 nations visiting – so there are in fact some places that …

posted on Friday, 1 Oct 2010 Comments Off

Just in the last few weeks we’ve seen changes emerging from latin American IPAs. After four years of life, last month the government of Argentina buried its national IPA ProsperAr. Its director Beatriz Nofal found out she lost her job by reading the change of decree in the Boletin …

posted on Thursday, 30 Sep 2010 Comments Off

Good news for Panama. Starwood Hotels has announced that it is to take its Westin brand into Panama, the latest entrant of a hotel boom that is sweeping the country. It will open two Westin hotels within the next two years, executives confirmed September 28, both close to Panama City.

The …

posted on Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010 Comments Off


So much is changing in the global economy, and we can see it in the IPA world too! If you are involved in much change then consider joining up with us: either at one of …

posted on Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010 Comments Off

Just back from a week’s programme with the government of Uruguay - a well kept secret sandwhiched between Brazil and Argentina… This stable and attractive country of 3.5m where both investment climate and ease of business is …

posted on Wednesday, 8 Sep 2010 Comments Off

GDP Global Team is attending WIF 6-9 September  in Xiamen

http://www.unctad-worldinvestmentforum.org/

And ….
GDP Global Team is available at CIFIT 8-11 September in Xiamen

http://www.chinafair.org.cn/english/index/index.aspx

posted on Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010 Comments Off

The decision to brand a nation and how to do it  is a challenge to crack for any Government… as a nation, the government must ask itself… are we brand-ready?

The core stakeholders, normally lead by the highest echelon of Government (big budget $$$), need to agree

posted on Monday, 24 May 2010 Comments Off

The United Kingdom has pulled ahead of both the United States and France as an affordable jurisdiction to conduct business, according to KPMG’s Competitive Alternatives 2010 study, which compares business costs in 10 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Mexico retained its number one ranking from the last …

posted on Monday, 24 May 2010 Comments Off

Invest NI has said it fears it could miss out on opportunities for inward investment because of public spending cuts. The agency is bracing itself for reductions in its budget over the next few years. There are already …

posted on Thursday, 20 May 2010 Comments Off

Two of the world’s top agencies have recently said goodbye to their names.

Goodbye ISA, hello Invest Sweden

The official Swedish government agency for investment promotion, Invest in Sweden Agency, was founded fifteen years ago. It has until now …