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Dubai has been named as the best country for inward investment in the Middle East by the London-based The New Economy magazine. The Best Country for Inward Investment award, a category of the New Economy's Inward Investment Awards 2011, identifies countri...
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Invest Northern Ireland have published figures for the year ended 31 March 2011 which show that the agency has exceeded all of its key targets and meant that the local economy has benefitted from over £600m investment and almost £170m per year in addi...
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Hilton Worldwide has announced an agreement with the Al Hamra Real Estate Development company to take over management of the Al Hamra Fort Hotel in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The landmark hotel and adjoining convention centre, independently operated by the owne...
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The Board of Investment in Thailand announced significant growth in investment during the first four months of this year with 53 per cent growth in project numbers and 31 per cent growth in investment value. Medium to large projects continued to make majo...
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The annual Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is a global platform for water solutions. It brings together policymakers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate ...
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Beijing ranks top in DTZ’s first ranking of high-end retail investment opportunities in mainland China. This is based on current consumer affluence (retail sales per urban capita in 2009), average retail space per urban capita, sales growth forecast ove...
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Metals USA Holdings Corp. today reported that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Metals USA, Inc., entered into a four year agreement with Lakeside Steel, Inc. to provide steel slitting and warehousing services in support of Lakeside's new st...
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Dusit International, one of Asia’s leading hotel groups, announced its expansion into the United States of America with the first dusitD2 hotel outside Asia - dusitD2 pasadena.
Located in the commercial and financial district of Pasadena, California, t...
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Bristol is to become one of 21 Local Enterprise Zones, which will no doubt help boost investment in the region. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership allocated the status to the Temple Quarter, with the potential for thousands of jobs to be cre...
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Ocean Media Group, organisers of The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) annual conference and housing exhibition has signed a contract to host the CIH annual conference and exhibition at Manchester Central Convention Complex, in a move that will bring a...
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The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in Beijing have announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country rose 13.43 per cent year-on-year in May to 9.225 billion U.S. dollars. This impressive growth rate slowed marginally from the increase of 15.21 pe...
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The Iowa Power Fund Board approved awards of over $4.1 million for four statewide renewable energy projects that will expand the development of thin, flexible solar panel technology in the building materials sector, increase cellulosic ethanol production,...
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A delegation of representatives from firms across the United States has visited the Czech Republic with a broad agenda that included a meeting with Miroslav K?ížek, CEO of CzechInvest, and his statutory deputy, Alexandra Rudyšarová to gain a comprehen...
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The Rotherham area will soon have a higher profile on the international stage, thanks to a new project that aims to both support foreign businesses locating into the region, and also help existing local businesses to take their first steps to develop busi...
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Good public services, low crime, longer opening hours and local and international opportunities make Finland the world’s best city, according to the British magazine Monocle.
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Assisted by Invest in Denmark, China’s Envision Energy opened a Global Innovation Centre in Denmark in March 2010. Now, just over a year later, the Chinese wind energy company is going to manufacture and test a new offshore wind turbine prototype develo...
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IBM have recently launched the IBM Intelligent Operations Centre for Smarter Cities, a new solution designed to help cities of all sizes gain a holistic view of information across city departments and agencies. By infusing analytical insights into municip...
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Following hard on the heels of Nissan’s Qashqai announcement yesterday is more positive news for the British motoring industry with BMW announcing plans to invest £500m in UK car production over the next three years. This investment will safeguard some...
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Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merc KGaA of Germany, today opened its state of the art Biopharmaceutical Technical and Training Centre in Shanghai, China. The 2,500 square meter facility will provide support, training and validation service...
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Manchester’s inward investment agency, MIDAS, has today released its end-of-year figures, which show the agency has once again exceeded targets – supporting the creation of 3,182 new jobs across Greater Manchester in 2010-11. The investment and develo...
