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UKTI News- Being Nosey in China May 21, 2013UKTI's Export Marketing Research Scheme helps 4fx Healthcare increase its international sales. […]
- University of Wolverhampton signs bilateral agreement with Dominican Republic May 21, 2013University of Wolverhampton - First British University who signed a bilateral agreement with a Dominican university and with the Ministry of Higher Education of the Dominican Republic. […]
- London designers net £400,000 Hong Kong deal to deliver website for world-class cultural project May 21, 2013A London design and software firm has won a three-year contract worth almost £400,000 ($4.8m HKD) to design and deliver the website for one of the world’s biggest cultural developments with help and support from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). […]
- Being Nosey in China May 21, 2013
Category Archives: Opportunities
Get the Olympics and Business Celebration Started!
Tonight is the big night. I have always been interested in business. Before going to university I had a couple of minutes of agony – thinking that I might instead attend theatre school – but I never felt confident enough … Continue reading
Part 2 of our Financial & Professional Services Roadshows: Russia, Ukraine & Kazakhstan.
In my last (and first ever) blog a few weeks back, I talked about the opportunities for business in Brazil. And what a busy, interesting and worthwhile time we had last week with our events in Leeds and London. It … Continue reading
Gong Xi Fa Cai! (Happy New Year)
It’s now officially the Year of the Rabbit and as billions of Chinese people light lanterns and feast on dumplings, there’s cause for celebration here in the East Midlands too. Since 2007 export to China from the East Midlands has … Continue reading
BRICs, CIVETS and Japan
Today, unashamedly, I will be plugging two trade missions we’re taking to Asia in the coming months. But first, have you heard of CIVETS? Well, the Oxford English Dictionary definition is a genus of carnivorous musk producing quadrupeds, and if … Continue reading
The Ashes is big business – part 2
In 2005, Glenn McGrath suggested that Australia would win the series 5-0. Actually, with McGrath, Warne, Ponting et al that was perfectly possible. The first test went to Australia comfortably. Just before the second test McGrath twisted his ankle by … Continue reading
Shared business and shared humanity
I’ve been listening to the coverage afforded to the Prime Minister as he undertakes his first visit to India, and I’ve also been considering the issues that face companies now assessing their strategy for entry into that vibrant market. A … Continue reading
Inward investment results show ongoing UK strength
The past two weeks have seen the release of the UK’s inward investment results for the past 12 months and I am highly encouraged by the figures. We all know the recent economic environment has been difficult. But the inward … Continue reading
Creative workshops at Shanghai Expo – helping Chinese brands go global
I’ve recently returned from the Shanghai Expo where I helped to co-host two creative workshops. They were part of UKTI’s ‘Sowing the Seeds of Creative Partnership’ programme of business events for the creative industries. Shanghai is truly is an Expo … Continue reading
Asian business opportunities: find out more
I’m very happy that I’m back online and able to blog again after an enforced absence due to Purdah (which prevents public bodies like UKTI from issuing information during the election period) and then a vacation (unenforced, but not if … Continue reading
Optimism and excitement in Brazil
It is nearly two months since I arrived in Sao Paulo to take on my new role as HM Consul General and Director of UK Trade & Investment in Brazil. I could not have arrived at a more exciting time. … Continue reading