Edinburgh-headquartered Standard Life Aberdeen first foreign firm to enter China’s pension market

On 20 March 2019, Heng An Standard Life (HASL), a joint venture between Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) and Tianjin TEDA International, was pleased to announce that it has received local regulatory approval to move forward with developing its pensions business in China. This makes HASL the first, and so far…

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Bibby Financial Services

After spotting a man smoking an e-cigarette on holiday in 2010, Andrew Logan combined his engineering background and passion for design to create JAC Vapour. Starting the vaping brand from his flat, it now has an annual turnover of £3.2m and is the only UK e-cigarette company to manufacture its…

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LNER ‘a week in Beijing’

Laetitia Beneteau, in charge of International Markets for LNER, briefed the travel industry and media representatives in the Chinese market on LNER, the destinations, facilities on-board LNER and at stations. 30 tour operators and 10 trade publication attended the event including National geographic and Time Out – http://www.timeoutcn.com/features/75363.html Liu Huan,…

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Chile: A partner in Latin America

With exports valued at more than $68 billion USD, and leading the exports in more than 20 products, Chile is the top country of the region in the business and competitive environment, and therefore an important platform and an excellent destination for Scottish businesses. This country in the South East…

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New Foreign Direct Investment Law published in the UAE

The President of the UAE recently issued Decree-Law No. 19 of 2018 on Foreign Direct Investment (the “FDI Law”), which represents the next step towards enabling 100% foreign ownership of UAE companies outside of freezone areas.  This has been widely anticipated since last year’s amendments to the UAE Commercial Companies…

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Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) 2018

Greater Fort Lauderdale /  Broward County Convention Center,  Florida 17th & 18th October, 2018 The Made in Britain Trade Centres represented by their CEO,  Christopher GEORGE,  attended the Florida International Trade & Cultural Expo (FITCE) 2018 during a two month business trip to the USA to find export opportunities for…

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The best way for your company to enter the Technology Hub of China

If your company wants to go to China, a city here may require your attention – Shenzhen. Why Shenzhen? It is not only a place home to 500 companies’ headquarters such as Huawei, Tencent, but the frenetic heart of China’s tech industry. Shenzhen, was rated as the technology hub of…

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BCC: Ease Brexit uncertainty to boost innovation through trade

-Half of businesses surveyed say that Brexit is making it difficult to decide whether to import or export, hampering British trade -Volatility of sterling is also causing concern -BCC has long been calling for clarity for business on the practical questions over Brexit -The BCC International Trade Summit takes place…

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Robert Burns celebrated in Poland

The BPCC has been celebrating the life and works of Robert Burns in Poland for many years – the Burns Night supper is a popular event with Poles, and the evening is a good opportunity to cement the historic ties between Poland and Scotland. Over the years, the BPCC has…

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Making the best of the Auld Alliance

Making the best of the Auld Alliance Continuing its rapid international expansion, Emperor, the UK leading integrated communications and design agency has now set its eyes on France. Borders have never been an issue for Emperor with clients across four continents from USA through to South Africa and Russia. Although…

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