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Pakistan’s UK high commissioner hails land of opportunity

Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Pakistan’s UK high commissioner, talks about his country’s potential for foreign investors.




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Kyrgyzstan ramps up efforts to improve image

Kyrgyzstan is trying to stabilise a volatile business environment by diversifying its economy away from gold and remittances, and employing an ombudsman to reassure investors. 




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Zonamerica looks beyond Latin America for expansion opportunities

Uruguay-based Zonamerica has successfully expanded into Colombia and China, and is now looking to export its model to other parts of Asia and Africa.




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View from the Americas: the evolving political economy of FDI

We are currently in a state of heightened business and economic disruption and sociopolitical activism, which only looks set to intensify. 




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Uruguay ‘best country to invest in’

US News report ranks investable countries, with surprise results at the top.




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Jamaican tourism minister seeks to explode myths

Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s minister of tourism, talks about key investment opportunities and the need for better international reporting when natural disasters strike.




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ECCB governor hopes for digital currency boost

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is to launch a digital currency for the benefit of its dispersed island economies – essential to a region that has been disproportionately affected by climate change-induced disasters, governor Timothy Antoine tells fDi.




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How venture capital helps start-ups expand globally

Venture capital funding has reached record levels in recent years, enabling start-ups to expand across borders – but their ability to do this depends on their type of business, and where they are founded.




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The Global Lawyer: Is NAFTA 2.0 a litigator's dream?

Replacing the “nightmare” that was Nafta was a dream of US president Donald Trump – but its replacement appears to favour few groups except for dispute resolution firms.




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Free zones will be key to post-virus world

Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the weaknesses of global value chains around the world




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The Global Lawyer: Yukos v Russia mega-litigation revived

The Dutch appeal court has reinstated a major $50bn award to Yukos shareholders by Russia, in a long-running dispute.




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Renewables FDI boom hit by Covid-19

Foreign investment in the global renewable energy market hit unprecedented highs in 2019. However, the coronavirus crisis may reverse this trend. 




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How US rust belt has been revived by foreign investment

Once the powerhouse of the industrial US, the rust belt states have revived their economies with the help of foreign investment. 




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Covid-19 likely to reverse Middle East consulting gains

Consulting firms in the Middle East are likely to take a hit in 2020 due to the coronavirus, after two strong years.




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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5

What kind of car is the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5? What does it compare to? Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is a small hatchback EV with value baseline pricing. Rivals include the VW ID.4, Tesla Model Y, and Ford Mustang Mach-E. Is the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 a good car? Yes. This Hyundai is one of the better options in its segment, with peppy performance...




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Italian company plans tribute to the Maserati Shamal

Maserati Shamal restomod project in the works Restomod will use Biturbo Coupe body and Ghibli S twin-turbocharged V-6 Production to be limited to 33 units The Maserati Shamal launched in 1990 didn't see much success, despite featuring a body penned by the legendary Marcello Gandini, and a twin-turbocharged V-8 under the hood. It was devised when...




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2025 Porsche Taycan 4 and Taycan GTS expand lineup to 13 iterations

A Porsche Taycan 4 and revised GTS model join the 2025 lineup The Porsche Taycan is now available in 13 different versions When they arrive in 2025 the Taycan 4 will cost $105,295 while the GTS will cost $149,895 The 2025 Porsche Taycan received an engineering-focused refresh that improved range and efficiency, the benefits of which are now being...




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2025 Porsche Taycan 4, Taycan GTS join rest of updated electric sedan family

The updated 2025 Porsche Taycan family boasts 13 members A new Taycan 4 and revised Taycan GTS have been revealed The Taycan GTS benefits from a 100-hp boost over the outgoing model Porsche in February unveiled a mid-cycle refresh for its Taycan, which has been introduced for the 2025 model year in the U.S. However, not every model in the Taycan...




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2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI brings AI to your hot hatch with ChatGPT

The updated 2025 VW Golf GTI features ChatGPT The AI will be integrated into an upsized 12.9-inch touchscreen that will be standard in the U.S. This updated Golf GTI might be the last iteration with a gas engine Volkswagen's iconic Golf hatchback celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, and the automaker marked the occasion with the launch of a...




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2025 Volkswagen Golf R debuts new look and more power for more money

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R's output increases to 328 hp A manual transmission remains off the table for all Golfs, including the R The Golf R gains a larger touchscreen and more LED lighting Volkswagen has an updated 2025 Golf R headed to showrooms early next year, and on Tuesday the automaker confirmed some of the specifications for the U.S...




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Review: 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid elevates the midsize SUV

Santa Fe Hybrid makes 231 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque Santa Fe Hybrid averaged 31 mpg combined over mostly highway miles Comfy seats, clever storage, and a spacious cargo area with the third-row folded make it a good family hauler My teen daughter’s a videographer. Whenever I test a big car, fast car, cool car, anything that’s not...




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Lucid Air cop car tested by California Highway Patrol

Lucid Motors is pitching its Air electric sedan as a potential police cruiser. On Sunday the automaker posted photos of an Air decked out in police equipment on X (formerly Twitter). Lucid said the car had recently participated in California Highway Patrol testing, but did not provide any other details. We've reached out to Lucid with questions...




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Review: 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid may not be moving enough

Mazda CX-50 Hybrid gets its 38-mpg powertrain from Toyota Styling and packaging is mostly unchanged, price is $2,550 to $3,400 more than non-hybrid Lacks much of the engaging, responsive driving experience that's distinguished Mazda Among mainstream, gasoline-fueled vehicles, with only a few exceptions, our advice to most shoppers is simple: If...




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Samruk-Kazyna manager looks to diversify portfolio

Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, will invest domestically and internationally to diversify its portfolio and increase its value, claims Lyazzat Borankulova, the fund’s managing director for strategic development. 




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Kazakh Invest deputy CEO moves from preaching to proactivity

Rustam Issatayev, deputy CEO of Kazakhstan’s national investment promotion agency, talks to fDi about the country’s new FDI strategy, which involves a proactive approach to attracting investment instead of simply talking up the country.




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Madeira vice-president eyes fiscal independence from Lisbon

Pedro Calado, vice-president of Madeira’s regional government, tells Sebastian Shehadi about the island's capacity for more upmarket tourism and its ongoing struggle to gain financial independence from Portugal. 




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Antwerp's vice-mayor mixes history and innovation

Antwerp’s vice-mayor, Claude Marinower, talks about the city's history as a diverse business location, and its plans to promote traditional industries alongside innovative concepts.




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Antwerp strives for sustainability

Antwerp boasts both Europe’s largest integrated chemical cluster and its second largest port, which forms the bedrock of the city’s economy. Now the authorities are collaborating to foster innovation and sustainability to build on these historic strengths.




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Lisbon mayor looks to keep tech momentum moving

Lisbon’s mayor discusses the city’s tech strengths and its solutions to business challenges, such as affordable housing.




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Why mixing wine with tourism could pay off for Moldova

Moldova's wine industry has gained some international recognition but the country remains largely untroubled by tourists, a combination that is enticing some foreign investors.




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Production and preservation the key on Canada's Atlantic coast

Canada's Atlantic Ocean-bordering provinces are making the most of their coastal resources, using decades of knowhow to balance economic growth with sustainability.




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Chile returns to FDI growth after three years

Data from fDi Markets shows that after a lean few years Chile's FDI landscape is recovering in impressive fashion.




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Cyprus sees FDI high in 2018

Cyprus’s record-breaking 2018 was driven by tourism and second-tier cities. 




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FDI into Canada reaches four-year high of $41.9bn

Canada has seen a four-year peak in FDI, with the technology, real estate and aerospace sectors enjoying substantial growth. Zara Fennell reports.




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Global biotechnology FDI on the rise

Global FDI in the biotechnology sector has witnessed year-on-year increase since 2015.




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High-flying inspection system lands in Australia

Utilities in Australia are looking to the sky when it comes to avoiding costly network failures and bushfires, enlisting the expertise of investors such as Canada’s Aethon Aerial Solutions to monitor power lines.




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Major energy group banks on hydrogen to power the future

Canadian utilities giant ATCO was struck by Australia’s unique ability to make green hydrogen by harnessing its abundant sunshine. This capacity, combined with the country’s can-do attitude and commitment to the development of renewable energies, compelled the company to invest in Australia’s first Clean Energy Innovation Hub to fast-track sustainable solutions for future energy needs.




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Canadian miner capitalises on golden opportunity in Victoria

Australia’s proud mining history, the quality of its workers and high working standards were instrumental in bringing Canadian mining and exploration company Kirkland Lake Gold to the Victorian gold fields.




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Maeil Dairies makes first investment in Australian dairy facility

Maeil Dairies Australia has invested A$13.5 million to acquire Corio Bay Dairy Group’s partially built dairy processing facility in Geelong, Victoria.




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Australian space industry set to rocket to new heights

Australia’s space industry is ready for lift-off, after granting the first-ever launch facility licence to Australian company Southern Launch.




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Israel’s IAI enters into JV with Australian mining services company

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has entered into a joint venture with Australia’s Bis to launch Auto-mate, a new company that will provide autonomous systems to the mining industry.




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New PwC delivery centre to meet Australian demand for cyber services

Australia’s demand for cyber services has prompted PwC Australia to open a new onshore delivery centre in Adelaide, South Australia.




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Deploy NodeJS Express Application to Firebase as Function.

Few days back I posted an article about how to implement restful apis using the Node Express and MySql. In this post I am going to discuss deploying NodeJS RESTful apis with Express framework to the Firebase functions. This is helpful when you deal with external endpoints which need secret keys. Google Firebase functions as an alternate product for Amazon Lambda, and Google Firebase is offering Storage and Real-time databases.





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PUBNUB: Making Engaging Realtime Experiences a Reality in India

Realtime Communication is providing enterprises with an innovative way to deliver better, more cost-effective customer service.
Technology companies in India are racing towards a more connected and always-on world, making it easier, faster, safer, and more convenient for everyday people to do the things they need and achieve the things about which they dream. PubNub’s Realtime Communication Platform provides the backbone that any company can rely on to deliver engaging experiences that users love, including fast-growing companies like Swiggy, Apollo Health and others.





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Publish an Ionic Android App to Google Play Store.

Ionic is a great component framework that can build both iOS and Android apps from the same source code using Capacitor. In this video I have explained how to generate a signed Android release APK version using Ionic application and publishing on Google play store. For this process you need a Google play console subscription that costs $25 for life time. Please try to download the 9lessons demo Android app for testing.





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Setup SSH authentication with PEM RSA file without password on ubuntu/linux Raspberry Pi Server

Recently I have been working with Raspberry PI and creating my own home server to host some of my demo projects. This post is about setting up SSH authentication with a PEM certificate file without password on ubuntu/linux server. Implement the following steps and improve the security.





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Automated Deployment of PHP Application using Github Push.

Nowadays most of my side projects are managed with Github. It has more advantages and flexibility to manage file versions. I am following a different webhook system to automatically deploy my old PHP projects. Not sure about the standards, but the following solution is an alternative approach that may solve your deployment problem for every Github push.





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Cypress UI Automation End to End Testing

UI automation is the most important part of the CI/CD(continuous integration and continuous delivery) process. Integration testing helps you to avoid manual regression testing and improve the application quality. In this post I will explain how to implement UI automation testing to existing Angular projects using the Cypress tool, this is a great alternative for Protractor. Take a look at the video tutorials for better understanding.





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Host a Website on Your Home Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost device and it consumes low power. It can be used as a web server with your home internet and you will have complete freedom to implement ideas. Nowadays popular cloud services are costing high for the same specifications and recently banned some websites for showing some legal terms. This post will guide you how to configure and host a website on your home Raspberry Pi device with AT&T home network. All of my web applications hosted on my home server Raspberry Pi 8GB with external SSD, I usally costs under $99.





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Deploy a PHP Application on AWS Lambda Function Serverless

In this post, I will explain the steps to deploy a simple PHP email MX record validation application on AWS lambda function using Bref layers. AWS Lambda natively supports Java, Go, PowerShell, Node. js, C#, Python, and Ruby code, not PHP. You can deploy the lite weight PHP function to improve the application performance and it will reduce cost compared with the EC2 instance. AWS is offering the first one million requests free and you need an AWS account with a payment setup. The only disadvantage is that port 25(mail/SMTP) will not support it.