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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Oct 13, 2022
2 min

WAIPA Launches Business Advisory Board As Link Between IPAs & Private Sector

WAIPA’s Business Advisory Board (BAB) was launched during #WIC22. With the objectives of advising WAIPA on global best corporate investment practices, the BAB is a consultative body of the world’s biggest companies, that brings private sector expertise to WAIPA member IPAs. BAB launched at World investment conference WIC22 - “BAB is the private sector wing at WAIPA” WAIPA Business Advisory Board (BAB)was launched during World Investment Conference (WIC22) at Geneva on 14 Sept

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Need A Partner For Export Development In Asia?

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Aug 23, 2022
1 min

Need A Partner For Export Development In Asia?

Annually our team supports 100+ governments & companies on export and economic development programs across the Asia Pacific region, facilitating export and market access. Our export development programs are led by regional experts and include; Market Access Reports & Advisory Sector Analysis & Market Advisory Listing of Prospective Distributors, Partners & Investors Outreach and Facilitating Meetings With Prospective Distributors, Partners & Investors Company In-market Repres

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WEF Davos: Why the circular economy is the business opportunity of our time

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

May 24, 2022
1 min

WEF Davos: Why the circular economy is the business opportunity of our time

- Sustaining our current consumption levels would require the resources of 2.3 planets by 2050. - Shifting to a circular economy, where we reduce, reuse and recycle, can decouple the world's growth from consumption. - A push for circularity in construction and cities can create jobs and reduce waste and carbon emissions. Our global economy is growing, reaching an unprecedented $94 trillion in 2021 – with rising population, urbanization and living standards. Our challenge now

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Malaysia Top ASEAN Market For Expansion By Gulf Firms

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Apr 15, 2022
1 min

Malaysia Top ASEAN Market For Expansion By Gulf Firms

Standard Chartered Bank says Malaysia has been named as the top expansion market for Middle East companies focusing on Asean The bank said the latest survey for its “Borderless Business: Middle East-Asean Corridor” found that Middle East companies were positive about business growth in the region, with a significant 78% viewing Malaysia as the top location. Key growth sectors for Malaysia in the report’s growth watch list that were attractive to Middle East companies were ref

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Which Country is the Cheapest for Starting a Business?

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Aug 4, 2021
1 min

Which Country is the Cheapest for Starting a Business?

Starting a new business isn’t as simple as coming up with an idea. In addition to the time investment needed to formulate and create a business, there’s often a hefty capital requirement. A new business usually requires paying different fees for licensing, permits, and approvals, and many governments also have minimum on-hand capital requirements. And costs are relative. Though it might be more costly to start a business in some countries on paper, affordability also takes in

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FORBES GLOBAL 2000 - How The World's Biggest Public Companies Endured The Pandemic

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jun 22, 2021
1 min

FORBES GLOBAL 2000 - How The World's Biggest Public Companies Endured The Pandemic

World business leaders faced impossible decisions a year ago. Initiate layoffs, or wait for government money? Pay rent, or meet payroll? Which factories do we mothball first? How do we liquidate all this inventory? Chapter 11 now or later? Yet even as airlines and retailers collapsed, oil prices plunged below zero and death counts soared -- there were some pandemic bright spots. Pharmas like Pfizer and AstraZeneca have been busy, while Amazon can't find enough workers. And as

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The Top 10 Biggest Business Risks in 2021

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jun 17, 2021
1 min

The Top 10 Biggest Business Risks in 2021

We live in an increasingly volatile world, where change is the only constant. Businesses, too, face rapidly changing environments and associated risks that they need to adapt to—or risk falling behind. These can range from supply chain issues due to shipping blockages, to disruptions from natural catastrophes. As countries and companies continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic, nearly 3,000 risk management experts were surveyed for the Allianz Risk Barometer, unco

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US-China: AmCham China Survey Shows US Firms Optimistic About Market Growth

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Mar 11, 2021
1 min

US-China: AmCham China Survey Shows US Firms Optimistic About Market Growth

Only 12 per cent of the 345 US firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in China said the investment environment was deteriorating This represented the lowest proportion since the question was first introduced in the 2012 survey As China-US relations face some uncertainties, a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) said that most US companies expect a rosy year for their business growth in the world's second-largest economy, citing China'

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 3, 2020
1 min

UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2020 - all plenary sessions & break out sessions

Congratulations to the team at UNESCAP for the recent online edition of the Asia Pacific Business Forum 2020. For those of you who may have missed the program we are pleased to share the video link. For the full online recordings visit: https://apbf.unescap.org/about #trade #fdi #business #asia #valuechain #supplychain #sme #asean #asiapacific #globaltrade

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UNCTAD: China's Trade Facilitation responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jun 11, 2020
1 min

UNCTAD: China's Trade Facilitation responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Written by: Pamela Ugaz and Sijia Sun With the unprecedented global spread of COVID-19 in only one month, the World Health Organization has declared the virus a pandemic. The COVID-19 poses a severe global threat, not only substantially impacting people and public health, but also disrupting global trade. Border agencies face the challenge of expediting imports, including donations and emergency relief while ensuring epidemic prevention and providing adequate Customs clearanc

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AMCHAM China: Most U.S. firms have no plans to leave China due to coronavirus

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Apr 23, 2020
1 min

AMCHAM China: Most U.S. firms have no plans to leave China due to coronavirus

The majority of American companies in China have no plans to relocate production or sourcing activities to other parts of the country or abroad due to the coronavirus, a survey showed on Friday. Almost 70% of respondents to the joint survey by the American chambers of commerce in Beijing and Shanghai as well as PricewaterhouseCoopers said they expected their China supply chain operations to return to normal in less than three months and 96% forecast a return to normal within

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Where Trade Facilitation Tech Leaders Meet - Bigger Than Ever GTDW China Trade Development Week 2020

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jan 6, 2020
1 min

Where Trade Facilitation Tech Leaders Meet - Bigger Than Ever GTDW China Trade Development Week 2020

Networking with top leaders from governments, trade agencies, MNC's, supply chain, logistics, customs, tax, trade zones, ports & trade hubs, brand protection, IPR & enforcement. 800+ international delegates, 80 leading speakers, 40 exhibitors, 2 concurrent conferences, site tours & more. The future of legitimate trade and anti illicit trade technologies, interoperability, standardisation and digitalization - Shanghai Pudong, 16-18 June. View Programme: http://bit.ly/2Mjt7NW V

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