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UKTI News- Top Ten East Midlands exporters announced in search for region’s best export idea March 1, 2012Trade Minister praises innovative finalists and calls for more firms to ‘export for growth’. […]
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- Top Ten East Midlands exporters announced in search for region’s best export idea March 1, 2012
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Yokoso! Welcome to Japan! The East Midlands comes to Tokyo
This week 18 delegates from 12 companies are visiting Japan on the UK East Midlands Mission, led by Peter Hogarth, International Trade Director of UKTI East Midlands. The Japanese 2012 Olympic team will be training at Loughborough University, and Japan … Continue reading
“British is best”
”If you’ve made it you drive a Jaguar. If you’ve really made it you drive a Bentley”. I was talking with a Korean friend about status symbols this week. And he was of the firm opinion that the premium brands … Continue reading
Shared business and shared humanity
I’ve been listening to the coverage afforded to the Prime Minister as he undertakes his first visit to India, and I’ve also been considering the issues that face companies now assessing their strategy for entry into that vibrant market. A … Continue reading
Sweet Paradise
The heat wave reached Prague as well as the rest of the Europe. The sooner you escape the city for the weekend the better for you , said the weather forecast presenter . I followed the advice and spent a … Continue reading
ARMed with imagination and innovation in Osaka
Working closely with the Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the UKTI Japan ICT team in Osaka held a seminar on 26 July to explain to the region’s leading IT companies the strengths of the UK ICT industry and its … Continue reading
Inward investment results show ongoing UK strength
The past two weeks have seen the release of the UK’s inward investment results for the past 12 months and I am highly encouraged by the figures. We all know the recent economic environment has been difficult. But the inward … Continue reading
Understanding South Korea
South Korea is steeped in tradition and has a drive to embrace international trade. However, despite this enthusiasm UK companies will need to understand the people and their culture to succeed. People often confuse the Korean language with Chinese … Continue reading
What recession?
South Korea has been in the news recently but the story that didn’t make the headlines is the strength, resilience and growth of its economy. This might sound irrelevant but to UK businesses it should be taken seriously as it … Continue reading
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
“Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness”. That’s true not just in family life, as in the Bollywood film which I’ve recently watched (also known as K3G), but also in business (MBA students are told that 9 out of 10 business ventures fail). … Continue reading
The World’s Oldest Whisky
Gordon & MacPhail, established in 1895, is one of the oldest bottlers in the UK. They introduced their 70 year old single malt, Mortlach 1938, at an event at the British Embassy in Tokyo on 13 July. There were only … Continue reading