INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
07 April 2015
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
growglobal.com – Sarah Carroll, GROW GLOBAL’s Director, is running the UKTI’s next Passport to Export for E-Commerce (E-Passport) Workshop in Bath on 09 April 2015. This workshop is open to companies who are based in the UKTI South West region and who participate in the Passport to Export programme. The Passport to Export for E-Commerce workshop is your opportunity to focus on developing your online export strategy both in terms of what you want to achieve and how you go about it. Working alongside other e-commerce businesses you will be encouraged to develop a focused and strategic approach to selling your goods and services via online channels to global markets. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
gaijinpot.com – Just like many other Japanese, I was surprised to see the pictures of Ariana Miyamoto, a 20-year-old who was crowned Miss Japan 2015. Ms. Miyamoto is biracial and at close to six feet tall and dark-skinned, she contradicts the traditional Japanese beauty standards. This has led to some Japanese to take to social media to criticize her that she shouldn’t represent Japan as she doesn’t look Japanese enough. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
bbc.co.uk – The UK’s economy grew at a faster pace than initially estimated last year, revised official figures show. The economy grew by 0.6% in the final three months of 2014, up from the previous estimate of 0.5%, the Office for National Statistics said. The unexpected increase meant growth for the year was 2.8%, higher than the earlier estimate of 2.6%. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – A decade of strong growth in Scotch whisky exports came to an end last year as overseas sales fell, according to new figures. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said HM Revenue and Customs data showed exports fell 7% to £3.95bn in 2014. The decline was in part due to a sharp drop in exports to the USA, the biggest market for Scotch by value, where sales fell by 9% to £748m. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Activity in China’s vast factory sector picked up unexpectedly in March, according to a government survey. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was up to 50.1 from February’s 49.9, and higher than economists’ forecasts of 49.7. A reading above 50 points shows an expansion in activity in the sector, while one below indicates contraction. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC – China building ‘great wall of sand’ in South China Sea>>
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