Your Europe - Business
Hartmut Buettner @ November 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Your Europe – Business is a multilingual practical information and online government services for companies looking for business in another EU country. It is provided jointly by the European Commission and national authorities.
Website Contents:
Starting in business
Setting up a new business
Taking over a new business
Managing a business
Keeping the accounts
Paying taxes
Managing staff
Submitting statistics
Handling financial difficulties
Doing business [...]
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Exporting - online module series
Hartmut Buettner @ July 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The “Exporting” online audio module series on the globalEDGE website has been produced in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service based on the 2008 edition of A Basic Guide to Exporting. Each of the first seventeen modules represents one of the book’s chapters and includes a case study. The final bonus module explains the [...]
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Country Profiles - German Federal Statistical Office
Hartmut Buettner @ May 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Federal Statistical Office regularly publishes country profiles (7 pages as PDF-files) for the G-20 advanced industrial and emerging countries based on official international statistics. They give an overview of the main statistical indicators including economy and finance, demography, social conditions and the environment.
The latest editions are those of the Republic of Korea 2009 (South [...]
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Computerised system for monitoring movements of excise goods between Member States under duty suspension
Hartmut Buettner @ March 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
EMCS (Excise Movement and Control System) is a computerised system for monitoring movements of excise goods between Member States under duty suspension.
It will replace the paper document that currently must accompany such movements (the Administrative Accompanying Document or AAD). EMCS will mean simplification of procedures, paperless administration, and effective use of modern IT tools and [...]
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Germany Trade and Invest
Hartmut Buettner @ January 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The new German foreign trade and inward investment agency „Germany Trade and Invest“ was formed on January 1th, 2009 following the merger of the German Office for Foreign Trade (bfai) and the Invest in Germany GmbH.
The agency is supposed to promote Germany as a location for industrial and technological investments and to identify investors [...]
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Transfer of controlled U.S. technology to a third-country national overseas
Hartmut Buettner @ January 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The transfer of controlled U.S. Technology[1] to a third-country national overseas is often called “deemed re-export”.
This would be the case, for example, if a U.S. exporter would transfer its controlled proprietary technology to a firm in country A, e.g. Germany and later the German company would employ an individual from country B (e.g. China, [...]
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International Business Web-Portal: globalEDGEâ„¢
Hartmut Buettner @ December 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
globalEDGEâ„¢[1] is a knowledge web-portal for international business professionals from around the world. According to their information the site offers:
Global Resources: more than 5,000 online resources, e.g. Database of International Business Statistics (DIBS), Market Potential Index (MPI) and glossary
Countries: executive memos, statistics, historical, economic, and political conditions on 199 countries around the world
US States: [...]
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Highlights of the 9th Hong Kong Forum
Hartmut Buettner @ November 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Hong Kong Forum is organized every year by the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide, a network of 32 Hong Kong Business Associations in 24 countries.
Under the impression of the recent global financial turmoil, this year’s forum lined up speakers from the financial sector such as John Tsang (Financial Secretary), Professor K C [...]
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Hong Kong Trade Development Council offers to win USD 10,000 Amazon.com coupon
Hartmut Buettner @ November 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
According to Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), any enquiry made at www.hktdc.com from now till December 2008 will give you a chance to win a USD 10,000 Amazon.com gift card.
Please visit for details URL: http://info.hktdc.com/dm/…
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EU Export Helpdesk for developing countries
Hartmut Buettner @ November 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Export Helpdesk is an online service, provided by the European Commission, for exporters from developing countries interested in supplying the European Union market.
The free service provides information in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese concerning:
EU and Member States’ import requirements and internal taxes valid for beneficiary countries of the Gerneral System of Preferences (GSP),
Import tariffs [...]
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