No one can doubt the importance of the high-growth and emerging Asian markets for business – as the Foreign Secretary said when we launched the Asia Task Force campaign , with Asian consumers predicted to be spending $32 trillion by 2030, …
The UK isn't the only country with something to celebrate this year: some 1800 Japanese companies are celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2012. Suggests it might be a good year for manufacturers of commemorative goods... Looking down the list …
So, you’ve got a fantastic product or service offer and a terrific support network. You run a tight ship, have high productivity and should be internationally competitive, but If nobody knows about you, you will never sell. The answer is, …
That was the choice I was left with when I decided to buy a new car linked to my job. UKTI Germany exists to help British firms export and to encourage German firms to invest in the UK. I only …
A message from the British High Commissioner, HE Paul Madden Happy New Year to all our readers. Over the summer break I have been reflecting on the year which has passed since I took up my job in Australia last …
In my exporting challenge blog I set a series of questions. I now turn to the question of routes to market. Luckily Doug Mahoney, UKTI’s Director-West Midlands, recently blogged on the subject and promised more in the future but I …
As part of our new Exporting Challenge for 2012 in the North East, led by Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, I'd like to challenge the North East to find 500 new exporters in this Olympic year. This would …
I’ve witnessed two very different events in recent months on the stage in the main auditorium at the Maritim Hotel in Duesseldorf. In July it was Phil 'The Power' Taylor, the multiple darts world champion. This week it was German …
In theory Japanese companies were back at work after the New Year break on 4 January. But it's a while before normal routine resumes. On the first day back there is some kind of ceremony to mark the start of the …
Any body reading my blogs will know that I enjoy food, all sorts of different food, so it was in search of a good schweinshaxe while attending the Frankfurt fair as a young exporter when I endured one of my …
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