Author Archives for Peter Hogarth 
Peter became the International Trade Director for UK Trade & Investment East Midlands in August 2002 after holding a similar position in the North West for the previous two years. He started work as a buyer in an international trading company in his native Liverpool, developing his sales and marketing experience by taking a hands-on role in all the projects he managed. With particular experience in Africa and the Middle East, Peter learnt to deal with the differing demands of international business. While based in Nigeria and Zimbabwe, he worked as an importer and a distributor. In July 2010 Peter led a market visit to Japan which has already led to the promise of over £2m extra trade for the delegates. Spring into export action (like a gazelle)
We’ve all heard of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India and China - but two other export market terms are coming to the fore: CIVETS - Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt and Turkey - and my personal favourite, ‘gazelles’, which is another way to describe these rapidly-growing new markets.
Oddly enough, gazelles seem an appropriate symbol for regional [...]
Gong Xi Fa Cai! (Happy New Year)
It’s now officially the Year of the Rabbit and as billions of Chinese people light lanterns and feast on dumplings, there’s cause for celebration here in the East Midlands too.
Since 2007 export to China from the East Midlands has risen from £267m to £316m - and that only includes the first three quarters of 2010. [...]
England’s Ashes victory - Howzat for a great start to 2011!
England’s cricketers got off to a great start this year, winning the Ashes for the first time in 24 years in the land of Oz.
Their win brought a ray of Australian sunshine into our long and gloomy winter. It also started me thinking about how to score more success on the other side of the [...]
Royal wedding is a big deal for UK trade
After an early start in Quorn recently to take part in a meeting of the East Midlands International trade forum, I drove back to Nottingham and turned on to breaking news that a date has been set for the most eagerly anticipated wedding of next year – that of William and Kate (not that I [...]
Where in the world will our growth come from?
I’m very happy and intrigued to be joining the blogosphere.
International Trade has received good coverage lately with the PM-led trade mission to China, followed quickly with the G-20 Seoul Summit. Exporting is high on the agenda for many countries with everyone keen to grow their business where business is growing.
As the UK recovers from the [...]