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Regional expansion plan for Barents Re

posted on Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

Panama-based Barents Re Reinsurance Company, one of the world’s leading independent reinsurance groups, is going to expand its business starting from Puerto Rico, said Gerardo Garcia, the company’s general director.

The island has been in recession for many years but Gerardo …

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Shifting of geographical focus for Foreign Direct Investments

posted on Tuesday, 16 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) said that after the global economic crisis they have seen a shifting of geographical focus to developing countries for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), China is the top spot …

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Iran to facilitate foreign investment

posted on Monday, 15 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has recently returned from a four day tour visiting Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Togo, organized with the principal purpose to activate joint trade, economic commisions and expand the country’s cooperation with African …

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New incentives for Indian companies to invest in France

posted on Friday, 12 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

The French Government plans to offer loans for the 40 percent of their investment at zero percent interests rate, to Indian companies that will invest in France a minimum of €5 millions and guarantee a minimum of 25 …

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A network of Investment Promotion Agencies for South East Europe

posted on Friday, 12 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

The Foreign Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) of six countries from the south east of Europe (Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia) have created last year a network to improve the investment opportunities for the region …

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Colombia in search of ecotourism investment in Spain

posted on Tuesday, 2 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

Colombia’s trade, industry and tourism minister, Sergio Diaz-Granados, declared “great potential” for Colombia as an ecotourism destination, and hopes to see the Spanish hospitality sector invest massively in his country. In a recent interview released in Madrid he …

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Intel to invest $8bn in US

posted on Monday, 1 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

Intel, the Silicon Valley based world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, has announced plans to invest $6bn to $8bn in new manufacturing facilities in US to produce next-generation computer chips.
The money will be spent to upgrade four current plants …

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New investments in green energy for India

posted on Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Six solar power plants are to be built in India, by a joint venture between Bergamo Acquisition Corp, an energy firm based in US, and Esoft Informatics Private Ltd, an Indian software company, with a planned investment of …

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Berlin Brandenburg International airport will open opportunities for foreign investors

posted on Tuesday, 19 Oct 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

Once completed in July 2012, the Berlin Brandenburg International airport will provide an international hub in the middle of Eastern Germany, will serve the growing number of passengers, and is expected to further attract businesses to the region.
As …

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UK economic promotion goes local!

posted on Friday, 8 Oct 2010 by John Hanna Comments Off

No sooner than the impending demise of the UK’s regional development agencies has been announced than a barrage of criticism is being levied at the plans for their replacements – the local enterprise partnerships (LEP).  …

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