A number of New South Wales companies are set for success after participating in a major trade exhibition in the Middle East.
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Qatar, a tiny Gulf state in the Middle East, is a relative newcomer on Australia’s export radar, but this ambitious Arab emirate is no mere blip on the screen. With around 15 percent of the world’s proven reserves of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Qatar is focused, financed and ready to do business. This year, the [...]
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The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) has indicated that businesses with connections in Dubai can expect payment delays, contract renegotiations and unfair calling of performance bonds with the emirate’s construction boom coming to an end. In EFIC’s World Risk Developments newsletter for July, senior economist Dougal Crawford warns: “Up to US$250 billion worth of [...]
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Results from the latest Expat Explorer survey conducted by HSBC Bank International reveals that more expatriates living in the UK (44 percent) and the USA (23 percent) are considering a move home compared with expats in other countries. The first survey of the 2009 series, Expat Economics, also showed that expats have reduced their spending, [...]
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One in five international businesspeople believe Australia has economic conditions best equipped to cope with the global recession, according to the Servcorp International Business Confidence Survey. Australia topped the list, followed by China, then with India and Singapore tied for third place. “I’ve noticed how relatively unaffected Australian businesses [are],” remarked Taine Moufarrige, Servcorp’s executive [...]
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A stopover for some but a market for others, this emirate is booming and could be your ticket into the markets of the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East More than 80 percent of Dubai dwellers are foreigners, but the attraction of this emirate is hardly a mystery. Flush with money from oil reserves, [...]
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