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Invest AD to launch a new fund in Libya

posted on Monday, 21 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Invest AD, the leading Abu Dhabi government owned financial services company, plans to launch a new fund to invest in Libya’s stock market, to take advantage of the fast growing Libyan economy, which has increased …

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Ford to invest $400m in Kansas City plant

posted on Monday, 21 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Ford Motor Company, the Detroit based American multinational carmaker, plans to invest $400 million in the next two years in its manufacturing plant in Kansas City, in order to start the production of a new …

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Plastic Logic gets $700 Million from Rusnano

posted on Monday, 21 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Russia’s state backed corporation, will invest $700m in Plastic Logic, a global leader in the field of plastic electronics, founded in 2000 by researchers out of the Cambridge …

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FDI to India down 31%

posted on Friday, 18 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its Global Investment Trends Monitor that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India have declined by over 31% in 2010, amounting to $23.7 billion …

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Intel to invest $500m in Ireland Campus

posted on Friday, 18 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Intel Corporation, the US giant computer technology and manufacturing company, plans to invest $500 Million to upgrade its research and development plant in Leixlip, Ireland. The two years building project at its techonology campus, where around 4,000 people …

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$1bn Chinese investment in Zambia

posted on Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), the investment promotion agency of the Zambian government, said Chinese investment in the country has reached $1 billion and created 15,000 jobs in 2010.

George Kunda, Zambian Vice President said that investment will now …

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FDI at the top for Ireland

posted on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

11,000 new jobs have been created in Ireland in 2010, through foreign direct investments (FDIs) of multinational companies supported by IDA Ireland, the Irish Government’s inward investment promotion agency. The jobs created by foreign …

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BG to Invest $1bn in Jordbaer Central Project

posted on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

BG Group Plc, the UK based natural gas global leader, plans to invest $1 billion in Norway in the development of the North Sea Jordbaer Central Project oilfield offshore.

The field is estimated to produce for 6 to …

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Volkswagen to invest €10.6bn in China

posted on Monday, 17 Jan 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

Volkswagen Group, Europe’s biggest car-maker, announced strong sales performance in 2010, up 37 percent year on year, with 1.92 million cars sold in mainland China and Hong Kong.

Volkswagen announced it plans to consolidate its leading position in …

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Spain looks for economic prudence in the regions

posted on Monday, 17 Jan 2011 by John Hanna Comments Off

Pressure continues on Greece and Ireland, which received substantial EU and IMF financial bail-outs packages in 2010. Now European central bankers and bond investors continue to express concern over Spain’s situation. In particular, there are concerns over the growing debts of the devolved regions such as Catalonia and Valencia.

José Luis …

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