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posted on Wednesday, 2 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

June 2, 2010. The Kinmen County government said Saturday that it welcomes a partly Chinese-funded joint venture that will build a resort and shopping center on the island of Kinmen.

The Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs approved the project on Thursday, in which a Chinese company from Fujian Province …

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June 2, 2010. The Department of Commerce of Jiangxi Province led over 10 enterprises engaged in mining development, agricultural cooperation, project contracting etc. to Zambia and Ethiopia for investment promotion. A series of activities such as promotion fair, forum, on-spot investigation etc. were launched with a focus on promoting the …

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June 2, 2010. Only one in three of Scotland’s small and medium sized companies are exporting, and few of the others have plans to change that, a poll has found.

A fifth of firms surveyed by the Bank of Scotland said language barriers were among the biggest obstacles to exporting.

The recent …

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June 2, 2010. Scotland has maintained its ranking as the third most attractive destination in the UK for inward investment, with manufacturing and financial services accounting for 90 per cent of all projects in 2009.

The European Attractiveness Survey, out today from Ernst & Young, found that, despite the recession, the …

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June 2, 2010. London maintained its position as the most attractive European city for inward investment in 2009 for the eighth year in a row, a new Ernst & Young report said. The big European economies held up relatively well in terms of their ability to attract inward investment, the consultants …

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June 2, 2010. These are the facts:

UK attracted 678 inward investment projects in 2009
European countries together pulled 3,303 investment deals
Strong corporate ties with America and London’s reputation as a financial services hub helped the UK retain its position as the most attractive destination for inward investment in Europe in 2009.
European …

posted on Tuesday, 1 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

June 1, 2010. (provided by KOTRA)

Cho Hwan-eik, center, president of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, poses with representatives from local companies that develop characters used in animations and for promotion during a ceremony at Kotra in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul, yesterday. …

posted on Monday, 31 May 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

May 31, 2010. Over 500 tourism stakeholders worldwide are expected to participate in the International Tourism Investment Forum (ITIF) scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre from July 26th to August 1st this year.

The event which coincides …

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May 31, 2010. Sierra Leone’s foreign affairs and international cooperation minister has signed three agreements with her Kuwaiti counterpart and with the minister of finance of gulf state.

Zainab Hawa Bangura, who was on a three-day official …

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May 31, 2010. Indians have emerged the fastest growing expatriate community in Amsterdam because Indian companies are making a beeline for the Netherlands to take advantage of the favourable tax regime.

An estimated 50 Indian companies, mainly IT firms, have …