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Birmingham urged to seek out Brazilian investment

Birmingham Post — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:09:00 GMT

Birmingham must market itself better to attract more investment from Brazil and other emerging markets, according to the director of a South American investment bank.

Expert advice from Wing Yip director on where to begin in China

Birmingham Post — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:01:00 GMT

It’s not often that Shirley Bassey songs can be applied to the challenges facing West Midland firms in China, but Henry Yap manages to find a way.

West Midlands manufacturing sector clamours for Chinese trade

Birmingham Post — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:13:00 GMT

West Midlands manufacturing firms of all sizes are seeking to reap the rewards of China’s huge spending power.

Hong Kong visit to boost trade with emerging Far East nations

Birmingham Post — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:28:00 GMT

Businesses from the West Midlands are being offered a chance to enter emerging Far Eastern markets with a visit to Hong Kong.

Birmingham event to help firms trade with Russia

Birmingham Post — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:15:00 GMT

Birmingham is hosting a prestigious business conference for companies seeking to tap into the many opportunities in Russia.

Event to help firms trade with Romania and Bulgaria

Birmingham Post — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:30:00 GMT

Businesses in the West Midlands are being urged to attend an event to find out more about trading in Bulgaria and Romania from experts in these countries.

Investors coming back to UK according to specialists

Birmingham Post — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:40:00 GMT

West Midlands firms urged to trade with Brazil, China and India

Birmingham Post — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:15:14 GMT

Small West Midland firms should look at markets like Brazil, India and China not as threats but as opportunities to expand exports.

Congo Honorary Consul trying to rebuild the image of his country

Birmingham Post — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Frank Luaba must have one of the toughest sells in the world of inward investment.

Reconsider how to approach trade with China, CBI’s Guy Drury says

Birmingham Post — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Selling to the Chinese consumer and sharing low-carbon expertise should replace low-end exports as the focus of West Midland companies seeking opportunities in China, according to the CBI’s top man there.

Look to Brazil and Mexico for overseas opportunities, says David Moorcroft

Birmingham Post — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Coventry-based athlete and businessman David Moorcroft has urged West Midlands firms to make the most of business opportunities from international sporting events.

Black Country manufacturer Penstocks wins £2m Abu Dhabi sewage deal

Birmingham Post — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A Black Country manufacturer has landed a £2 million contract in a massive project to upgrade the Abu Dhabi sewage network infrastructure.

Food and drink export event at Worcester

Birmingham Post — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:24:00 GMT

Companies will get the opportunity to showcase their products to buyers from Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.

Exporters held back by credit insurance withdrawl

Birmingham Post — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

West Midlands exporters have said they are being held back in their attempts to help the UK fight its way out of recession by the decision of some brokers to withdraw export credit insurance.

West Midlands firms look to Vietnam for export opportunities

Birmingham Post — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

West Midlands companies are being urged to explore export opportunities in an Asian market that is beating the global downturn.

Birmingham to establish industrial symbiosis network in Chinese industrial park

Birmingham Post — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Birmingham has beaten off competition from 100 European initiatives and secured a £1.8 million deal to establish an industrial symbiosis network in the world’s largest industrial park in China.

Former LDV owner wins time to deal with debt mountain

Birmingham Post — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Embattled Russian magnate Oleg Deripaska – the former owner of Birmingham van maker LDV – was close to winning debt reprieves for several of his firms yesterday, as lenders agreed to restructure billions of dollars in debt accrued by his aluminium-to-autos empire.

Emerging markets help cement makers absorb inactivity in mature markets

Birmingham Post — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Resilient demand in emerging economies is helping cement makers Holcim and HeidelbergCement to cope with crumbling construction activity in many mature markets.

Obesity and diabetes send Asia towards health food lines

Birmingham Post — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

It is the growing number of customers such as Bill Chung, who is on a diet after putting on 30kg, that food companies hope to attract as they expand health food lines in Asia.

Future of sector unclear after Iraq oil auction flop

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

It was for one of the biggest energy auctions in history that well-heeled executives braved the dust and danger of Baghdad this week to jet in and deliver bids for lucrative long-term oilfield contracts.