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EBRD president looks to African expansion

The EU is considering a broader mandate for the EBRD, and its president, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, believes its model would work in sub-Saharan Africa.




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View from Asia: imagining the worst

What if the coronavirus lasts until the end of the year? Lawrence Yeo has a bleak forecast.




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Passion Capital partner puts faith in London fintech scene

Passion Capital's Eileen Burbidge talks to fDi about what fintech companies should consider when expanding internationally, and why London will always be a key market in the sector.




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Nokia Bell Labs looks to make maximum impact from minimum sites

Marcus Weldon, chief technology officer of Nokia and president of its research arm Nokia Bell Labs, talks about what guided the decision to set up a new global R&D centre and the company’s strategy for driving innovation




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View from Asia: why Asia needs to nurture its tourism offering

Asia outstrips the world for tourist arrivals and is still experiencing growth. Constant maintenance and upgrade are essential to maintain this lead.




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Industry minister seeks to put Afghanistan back in business

Ajmal Ahmady, Afghanistan's minister of industries and commerce, outlines government efforts to make the country more conducive to business.




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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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View from Asia: the crippling effect of coronavirus

China's coronavirus outbreak is having a seismic effect in Asia and beyond, writes Lawrence Yeo.




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Trade tensions hit South Korea FDI

The situation between the US and China is bad news for South Korea’s investment climate.




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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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Mexico teams up with Singapore to launch Tehuantepec trade corridor

President Obrador aims to mobilise billions in public and private investment to create an alternative to the Panama Canal along the Tehuantepec corridor. 




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Latin America embraces China's Belt and Road with enthusiasm

Up to 18 countries across Latin America have joined China’s new Belt and Road Initiative, hoping to boost their infrastructure development and investment.  




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Which FDI sectors could benefit from the coronavirus crisis?

Wavteq's Henry Loewendahl discusses which sectors retain potential for foreign investment amid the current global crisis 




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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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Can the largest fossil fuel financiers change?

JPMorgan has pledged to push clients towards aligning with the Paris Agreement




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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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AIFC chief sets fintechs in his sights

Nurlan Kussainov, CEO of Kazakhstan’s AIFC Authority, discusses the financial centre’s achievements to date, and describes its ambitions to become a reference point in central Asia for capital markets and the fintech sector. 




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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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Kazakhstan looks to neighbours to realise agribusiness ambitions

The development of its agribusiness sector is one of Kazakhstan’s key priorities, and a first wave of foreign investors from Europe and Asia is looking at the country as a base to supply major markets in the regions. 




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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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EBRD makes climate resilience bond first

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has attracted praise for launching a climate-resilience bond to help finance environmental projects.




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Singapore investment in Indonesia still falling

Project numbers drop almost 40% between 2017 and 2018.




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Cairo standout African destination for foreign business services in 2018

The Egyptian capital Cairo led Africa in 2018, attracting 10 foreign business services investment projects, in its strongest performance since 2012. Joshua Crawford reports.




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Cistri helps shape the cities and communities of Asia

Australian urban planning and design and economics consultancy Cistri is using its evidence-based insights to help Asian developers design and plan urban communities that enhance quality of life.




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Starware sets up Asia-Pacific HQ in Australia

Dutch company Starware has defied the challenges of COVID-19 and established a subsidiary in Melbourne, Victoria.




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Wanted: Exceptional individuals and top-tier businesses

Australia is seeking the world’s best and brightest talent to relocate to one of the safest, most economically stable and innovative countries in the world.




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Angular Multiple Language Support using Internationalization (i18n)

Modern web and mobile user experiences is a worldwide thing. Localization of your application (supporting multiple languages) will help you to reach worldwide people. Angular is offering Internationalization(i18n) plugins to enrich your application with multiple languages. In this post I will discuss the implementation with lazy loading design pattern with supporting dynamic content. Take a quick look at the live demo and choose the language.





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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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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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Insight – US grants new access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts

The US has granted new market access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts.




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Insight – Australian agricultural exporters set to benefit from AI-ECTA

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement opens new market access opportunities for Australian agricultural exporters.




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Insight – Australian agricultural exporters set to benefit from A-UK FTA

Australian agricultural exporters will benefit from tariff eliminations when the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement enters into force.




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Insight – Mexican Government suspends tariffs on agricultural and fishery products

The Mexican Government has suspended tariffs on a range of agricultural and fishery products.




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Insight – Cultural insights help tourism businesses welcome Indian visitors

India is one of Australia’s fastest growing tourism markets. Tourism businesses can realise the potential of the Indian market by learning about travellers’ culture and service expectations.




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Insight – The impact of recent South American free trade agreements on Australian agriculture

Recent South American free trade agreements will have implications for Australian agricultural exports.




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Insight – Opportunities for Australian sheepmeat exports to India

There are strong prospects for Australian sheepmeat exporters, thanks to rising demand and reduced tariffs under Australia’s trade agreement with India.




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Insight – Australian dairy exports to Chile to benefit from improved market access

New rule changes mean Australian dairy establishments exporting to Chile will no longer be required to undergo periodic in-country audits by Chilean officials.




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Insight – New access for Australian Hass avocados to India

Australian Hass avocados have received provisional access to the Indian market. New access was granted after Australia demonstrated that its high-quality avocados could meet India’s biosecurity and food import requirements.




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Insight – Additional raw sugar access into the US for Australian exporters until September 2023

Australian raw sugar exporters can take advantage of unused US quotas in 2023.




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Insight – Downstream mining equipment, technology and services opportunities grow in Indonesia

Expansion in processing of nickel, coal and bauxite in Indonesia will increase demand for Australian METS.




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Insight – How global energy prices are affecting the price of Australian farm inputs

Global energy prices have eased, but Australian farmers will continue to pay elevated prices for fertiliser and diesel.




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Insight – Kuwait extends the shelf-life limit for chilled vacuum-packed beef

Kuwait has extended the shelf-life limit of chilled vacuum-packed beef from 90 days to 120 days.




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Insight – Austrade ‘lounge’ helps bring in F&B orders at Gulfood 2023

The world’s largest food and beverage (F&B) trade show – Gulfood – took place in Dubai, UAE from 19–23rd February. It brought together over 5,000 leading F&B companies. Over 120 Australian companies took part.




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Insight – Key drivers of recent global vegetable oil and cereal price volatility

This article examines the key drivers of price volatility for vegetable oils and cereals, and the implications for Australian exporters.




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Insight – Budget 2022–23: Implications for the agribusiness and food sectors

The Government aims to build a “more resilient, more inclusive and more modern” economy. For Austrade’s work, the Government focus on addressing climate change, strengthening ties with strategic partners, diversifying trade and investment, and First Nations people, continues.




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Insight – Mining in the Philippines: a new chapter

The Philippines’ mining-friendly policies have opened up opportunities for Australian mining equipment, technology and services (METS) providers.




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Insight – Global decarbonisation agenda drives copper and lithium opportunities in Argentina

Argentina’s copper and lithium projects are rich in opportunities for Australian mining equipment, technology and services providers.




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'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' trailer proves Tom Cruise still good at running

The trailer for the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning sees Tom Cruise returning for the eighth instalment of the action franchise.




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Why Elon Musk is the real winner of the 2024 US Presidential election

Here's who Elon Musk is considering for a Donald Trump administration that benefits him and his companies like Tesla and SpaceX.




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How to watch Sinner vs. Fritz in the 2024 ATP Finals online for free

Live stream Sinner vs. Fritz in the 2024 ATP Finals online for free from anywhere in the world.