Thailand offers West Midlands companies massive opportunities to boost their business, Trade and Investment Minister Lord Jones of Birmingham has said.Read
One Midland company enjoying the benefits of investing in Thailand is Droitwich-based engineering firm Pipe Supports, part of Hill & Smith Holdings.Read
China's manufacturing sector recovered in March from a slowdown caused by fierce winter weather, while inflationary pressures continued to mount, new surveys have shown.Read
Bullish Indian companies are leading the charge for acquisitions within the world’s developed economies, according to professional services organisation KPMG International.Read
Midlands manufacturers choosing to offshore production overseas to central and eastern Europe should not be put off by fraud and corruption, a leading professional services organisation says.Read
China's rising inflation and soaring raw material costs are exerting pressure on companies, with a knock-on effect in Hong Kong and Taiwan, a leading ratings agency has said.Read
Birmingham-based lifting engineering specialist Lloyds British Testing has capitalised on the phenomenal growth of Asian steel production by opening a division for its Lloyds Somers specialist handling products in Kolkata.Read
China is deeply concerned about the potential global fallout from the US subprime crisis, which could make balancing growth and fighting inflation more challenging, Premier Wen Jiabao has said.Read
Joint ventures in emerging markets could once again be high on the agenda, says Jeremy Butler, KPMG's UK head of new and emerging markets, based in Birmingham.Read
Just as the emerging markets proved the saviour of the big banks this week, so car manufacturers will be hoping that the developing countries continue to be their salvation.Read
Companies in the West Midlands need to do more to support anti-pollution measures in emerging market economies, Trade Minister Lord Jones of Birmingham has said.Read
West Midlands firms are missing out on vital export opportunities by not looking at emerging economies, Trade Minister Lord Jones of Birmingham has said.Read
China's annual consumer price inflation jumped to 7.1 per cent in January, the highest in more than 11 years, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will stick to a tight monetary policy despite softening economic growth.Read
Automotive engineering firms in the West Midlands have been warned they could be missing out on valuable contracts by ignoring potential investment opportunities in China.Read
