Issue 10

December 2008

Contents

News

Bahrain’s economy is now the 'most diverse' in the Gulf
When the going gets tough...
High change rate
Red tape reduced in 100 countries
BRIC offers hope to auto industry
Chinese firms eye 2012
Serbia issues a siren call to IT firms
Returning Poles offer boost for foreign investors
Gulf construction forges ahead despite credit crunch
Shell wins $4BN Iraqi government gas deal
Zimbabwe economy 'needs 12 years to recover' - UN
Zambia reassures foreign investors
Mexico feels the pinch
'Bank of the South' planned
EU-Canada free trade deal talks
Peru offers Brazil a 'bridge to Asian markets'
Will free trade benefit from US poll?
UK companies share in the success
Paralympics and London taxis
Ongoing development for the capital
Beyond Beijing – look at Tianjin
World’s longest sea bridge aids regional economic growth
China continues to invest in its energy security
London to be ‘the most important green financial centre’ – Westminster Energy Forum
'Perfect storm approaching' for UK microgeneration - Westminster Energy Forum.

Features

Where in the world is renewable energy?

Whichever market you are planning to set up business or invest in, a secure and affordable energy supply is essential. But today it also has to be sustainable and low carbon. Paul Garrett reports.

Bravo Rio!

Few places on the planet have a higher profile than Rio de Janeiro. But the city – and the regional state of the same name – is so much more than sun-kissed beaches and carnivals, and brims over with natural and manmade wealth.

Let there be light

Energy development in Africa has always presented special problems, many deriving from the continent’s fractured and traumatic history as it emerged from its colonial chains. Paul Garrett and Sam Olsen report.

The carbon conundrum

Legislation that has created a trading market in emissions has also created a series of investment and business opportunities, writes Paul Garrett.

  


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