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posted on Friday, 11 Jun 2010 Comments Off

June 11, 2010. IDA Ireland, Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency, has recently announced a number of significant technology investments into Ireland:

MFG.com to establish EMEA Operations Centre in Drogheda:MFG.com is the largest online sourcing marketplace in the world. …

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June 11, 2010. Major investment into attracting professional jobs to Birmingham is “ghettoising” a generation of low-skilled youngsters, according to a former Chamber of Commerce boss.

Dr Derrick Campbell, who runs Race Equality Sandwell, believes local policy makers are …

posted on Thursday, 10 Jun 2010 Comments Off

June 10, 2010. The objective of the mission is to sensitise businesses on the investment potential of Ghana as well as promote investment opportunities in Ghana in the priority sectors including oil and gas services (including Petrochemicals), infrastructure, real estate development, energy, manufacturing, agriculture and agro-processing, information and communication technology, …

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June 10, 2010. Online fashion retailer ASOS is to invest £40m in a state-of-the-art warehouse in Barnsley as part of its plans to quadruple the size of the business over the next five years.

ASOS, which targets internet-savvy 18-34 year-olds, has …

posted on Wednesday, 9 Jun 2010 Comments Off

June 9, 2010. Panama’s credit rating was raised to investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited “significant improvement” in the country’s fiscal policies and strong economic growth.

Moody’s upgraded the country’s debt ratings to Baa3 from Ba1, matching moves that Fitch Ratings made in March and Standard & Poor’s made …

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June 9, 2010. MoneyGram International, a leading global money transfer company, and Citi,  the global leader in financial services, today announced an agreement to expand MoneyGram’s money transfer services to all Citi locations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

“This important agreement extends MoneyGram’s presence in Citi’s network across …

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June 9, 2010. In response to the question: “Do you think the new 25-year residency certificate will affect inward investment to the Islands?” a total of 58.2 percent of local readers participating in a Cayman Net News online opinion poll …

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June 9, 2010. The multi-product special economic zone at Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat has been rated as one of the 25 best economic zones in the world.

A global survey of 700-odd ‘free economic zones of the future’ by …

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June 9, 2010. The Greek prime minister will travel to Libya today for talks with Muammer Gaddafi on possible investments in Greece as Athens struggles to overcome the country’s fiscal crisis.

George Papandreou will discuss potential investments in Greece by Libya’s …

posted on Tuesday, 8 Jun 2010 Comments Off

June 8, 2010. The UK retained its position as the most attractive destination for inward investment in Europe in 2009, according to Ernst & Young’s latest European Attractiveness Survey published today. The 8th annual report, which examines figures for international investments into Europe, new projects or expansions, revealed that overall …