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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 [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) is a forum for high-quality economic research focusing on issues facing the economies of East Asia. It comprises representatives from Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia, including: The Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Australia, The [...]
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/…
Hartmut Buettner @ November 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The World Economic Outlook (WEO), which presents the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) analysis and projections of economic development at the global level, is published in April and October each year with periodic updates. The October 2008 issue also covers: effects of the surge in food and fuel prices under way since 2004, which has propelled [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The recently completed Life Competence database is an online network and knowledge sharing contact system filled with all 680 research projects in healthcare biotechnology funded by the EU Commission under FP6 (Sixth Framework Programme). The database does not only allow companies and other project partners to check what research is going on in the area [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The 2008 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, released in October 2008, presents information on 2000 companies from around the world reporting major investments in R&D. The set of companies it covers comprises the top 1000 R&D investors whose registered offices are in the EU and the top 1000 registered elsewhere. Some of the findings presented [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The global coalition against corruption Transparency International has issued its Corruption Perception Index 2008 in Berlin on 23 September. The CPI measures the perceived degree of corruption in the public sector of a country. It is a composite index, which is based on different surveys and analyses. The CPI 2008 compares 180 countries (the same [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The World Investment Report 2008 (WIR08) published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) analyses the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and has a special focus on the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in infrastructure development. As in previous years, WIR08 presents the latest data on FDI and traces global [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The World Investment Directory of the UNCTAD[1] provides detailed information about foreign direct investments (FDI) in many countries. The following information about FDI can searched and downloaded by country/economy as pdf-files from URL: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/… Country Fact Sheets for 188 economies Each sheet contains the most recent data on FDI flows and stocks, mergers and acquisitions, [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Chinese-European Arbitration Center (CEAC) offering institutional arbitration services tailor-made to the needs of trade with China and investment matters was founded in Hamburg on 18 September 2008. The supporting body is an association founded by the Hanseatic Bar Association, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and over 50 lawyers and law firms from 13 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 [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The EU support for research, technological development and innovation (RTDI) is provided mainly through the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the Structural Funds. The “Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation” explains how the value of these programmes can be increased by combining these funding [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 3, 2008 # One Comment
International travelers who are seeking to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) are subject to enhanced security requirements when the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) becomes mandatory on January 12, 2009. All eligible travelers who wish to travel under the VWP will need to receive an electronic travel authorization [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
All travellers entering or leaving the EU with € 10,000 or more in cash or its equivalent in other currencies or easily convertible assets[1] must declare the sum to Customs (Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005) The corresponding declaration forms are available on the website of the European Commission in all languages of the community and in [...]
Hartmut Buettner @ November 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
BusinessForum China (BFC) is a bi-monthly, full colour magazine published in English with a German supplement and an informative website (URL: http://www.bfchina.de/). It is a sound source for up-to-date and comprehensive business information from and about China. Each issue focuses on one industry sector, supported by interviews and articles contributed by the top people in [...]
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