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Hyundai considering more investments in Turkey

posted on Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Hyundai, the South Korean car manufacturer, plans to increase its position in Turkey. $500 million will be invested to start the production of a new model and increase the capacity at its Izmit plant.

2,000 new jobs will be …

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R1.5bn Investments for Western Cape

posted on Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Western Cape Investment and Trade …

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Automotive industry benchmarking in the CEE region

posted on Monday, 28 Mar 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

KPMG’s newly …

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46% increase in investments in Syria

posted on Friday, 11 Mar 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

In 2010 the number of investment projects in Syria increased by 46,5% compared with the 2009 figures. According to the Syrian Investment Agency (SIA), approved approved 400 investment projects in Syria, with a total value of $1.9 billion. About …

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China Development Bank to invest $10 bn in Zimbabwe

posted on Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

The state owned China Development Bank, plans to invest up to $10 billion in the mining and agriculture sector in Zimbabwe over the next few years. This investment would give a strong push to the …

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France to invest €10bn in offshore wind turbines

posted on Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a plan to invest €10 billion in an offshore wind project, to build 600 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 3,000 MW and about 10,000 jobs …

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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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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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Revolution is in the air!

posted on Monday, 7 Feb 2011 by John Hanna Comments Off

What has caused the dramatic turn of events in the Middle East recently?  And from our readers’ focus, what has economic development got to do with it.

On my part I think I will have to read balanced articles in publications like the Economist and listen to the views of people …

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