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Luminex Corporation (NSDQ: LMNX), a Texas-based maker of multiplexed research tools, has opened a Shanghai office that will serve as the company’s operations center for the Asia Pacific region. The company said demand in China for its products was both strong and growing. The new facility will include office and …

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As reported in the UK Financial Times, South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s fifth-largest pension fund, plans to take a 12 per cent stake in Gatwick airport next week, stressing that investment in Britain will play a significant role in quadrupling its international exposure.

The NPS, which is aiming to expand …

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Petra Solar, Inc.,  raised $40 million in funding for expansion. Two new investors, Craton Equity Partners and Espirito Santo Ventures, led the latest round with 100% participation from …

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In detailing what helped Time (NYSE: TWX) Warner’s return to profitability, CEO Jeff Bewkes started the Q4 call insisting that the company has completed many of the goals it laid out last year. In 2010, the company’s big plans rest on international expansion, adding more new programming for its cable …

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Navman Wireless is spearheading the global proliferation of vehicle tracking technology with the launch of its award-winning system into Italy, Taiwan and Mexico. The company, which tracks more than 110,000 vehicles worldwide, launched its new operations following in depth research and pilot ventures to assess the respective international markets. Navman …

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Then speak with the leads generator! For me this is what the IPA job is all about – generating new investment leads. During my time at Invest in Sweden my colleagues and I used the full range of lead generating tools. First, I focused on the move from reactive to proactive …

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Christina 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 American investment promotion and economic development agencies at …

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John Hanna, a Director of GDP Global, has 19 years’ experience in economic development at strategy and senior operational level. He worked with the UK’s Welsh Development Agency as a senior investment promotion and marketing director for eight years.
Since forming GDP …

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Douglas Mellor is an Associate Consultant of GDP Global and a business leader with 35 years’ experience in technology dependent industries, including turnaround and post acquisition merger situations, JV and start-ups. His unique business experience includes a blend of general management, …

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Despite the global financial and economic difficulties, Abu Dhabi is continuing to develop the Masdar Initiative – to pursue “solutions to some of mankind’s most pressing issues: energy security, climate change and truly sustainable human development”. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

What’s the PPP angle? Well, the government of Abu Dhabi is …