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Hartmut Buettner @ November 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) have published the European Business in China Position Paper 2009/2010 in English and Chinese.
The position paper brings together 40 individual papers prepared by the European Chamber. According to the position paper, China has taken a number of positive steps to improve the market environment [...]
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 [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ October 31, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Europe’s long recession is bottoming is due to strong policy action, a rebound in confidence, and a tentative upswing in global trade according to the IMF’s new regional outlook[1].
Johan Mathisen[2] feels “bolstering potential growth may be the most important element of the strategy to secure a solid recoveryâ€, when looking beyond the short run. [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ October 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
According to Anoop Singh[1] Asia is emerging from the global downturn faster and stronger than any other region.
Growth in the region is expected to reach 2.8 percent this year, increasing to 5.8 percent in 2010, with emerging economies such as China and India turning around even more strongly.
A summary of his remarks about the [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ October 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Masood Ahmed[1] compares and analyzes in his article: “Did Islamic Banks in the Gulf Do Better Than Conventional Ones in the Crisis?” (Oct. 14, 2009) the performance of Islamic banks in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)[2] with conventional ones during the global financial crisis. The article is based on the IMF’s latest [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ May 31, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Industry Handbook produced by Investopedia[1] and put forth by Forbes Magazine[2] offers a general background on things[3] potential investors in the following industries should look for:
Airline Industry
Oil Services Industry
Precious Metal
Automobiles
Retailing Industry
Banking Industry
Biotechnology
Semiconductor Industry
Insurance Industry
Telecommunications Industry
Utilties Industry
Internet Industry
Source: Investopedia, The Industry Handbook, URL: http://www.investopedia.com/…
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Investopedia is one of the Internet’s largest sites devoted entirely to [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ May 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Industry Profiles at globalEDGEâ„¢-Werbsite are available for:
Aerospace and Defense
Agriculture
Apparel and Textiles
Business Services
Chemicals
Construction
Consumer Products
Energy
Financial Services
Food and Beverage
Healthcare
Hospitality and Travel
Industrial Manufacturing
Media and Communications
Mining/Minerals/Metals
Pharmaceuticals
Public Services
Retail
Technology
Transport Manufacturing
The industry profiles include introductions, background information, links to global resources, upcoming events, headlines and in depth analysis, risk descriptions and assessments, trade statistics, corporations and memos.
Please read also the following articles:
International Business [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ May 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Mass Transit Magazine is a comprehensive resource on the mass transit industry. It offers daily news, industry updates, a blog, announcements, event listings, video network, webinars, whitepapers, opiniones, job listings, and a buyer’s guide. Additionally, the site offers an eNewsletter and industry briefs through a free subscription.
Mass Transit’s editor, Fred Jandt, speaks weekly on [...]
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 [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ February 7, 2009 # No Comment Yet
China is a growing market for suppliers of green technologies: increasing energy efficiency, reducing emissions and cleaning up the environment. Despite the financial crisis spreading the Chinese market, these sectors offer interesting chances, also because of the announced huge public investments in these sectors.
The aim of econet china is to facilitate access to reliable information, [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ February 7, 2009 # One Comment
Transparency International (TI) looks at the so-called supply side of corruption with its Bribe Payers Index (BPI) 2008 (pdf-file, 24 pages, 244 KB). It ranks 22 of the world’s most economically influential countries in it according to the likelihood of their firms to bribe abroad.
Companies from Beglium and Canada are least likely to bribe when [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ February 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The IMF Data Mapper® is an interactive data visualization tool. It provides an intuitive way to access the IMF’s key data.
The data available through the tool dates from 1980 to the present date and users have the option to change the parameters of the line chart to focus on a specific data range.
You can [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ February 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The IMF has developed a special section on its main web site called Financial Stability that contains recent and important work relating to the analysis and assessment of key financial stability issues, in a global, regional, or country context.
Its aim is to help to improve the understanding of the way the financial system functions, of [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ February 5, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The objective behind the National Portal of the Indian Government is to provide a single point of access to the information and services being provided by the Indian Government and an one stop source of information about India and its various facets. This includes links to other Indian Government Portals/websites.
The portal is divided into [...]
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 [...]