INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
7 July 2015
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
growglobal.com – Sarah Carroll, GROW GLOBAL’s Director, will be running a series of webinars, seminars and masterclasses to help companies to optimise their websites, e-commerce systems and social media for international trade. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
bbc.co.uk -Periscope house viewings ‘changing estate agent image’ – an estate agent using a live video streaming app to conduct home viewings said he hoped the technology would help improve his profession’s image. Simon Bradbury, of Thomas Morris in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, said his office was among the first to stream open house events using the app Periscope. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Amazon has introduced its one-hour delivery service for Prime members in parts of central London in its first expansion outside the USA – the company has launched Prime Now which gives customers in certain areas of the capital the chance to have items delivered to their door within an hour. It’s expected to reach all of London and more UK cities by the end of 2015. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
bbc.co.uk -The UK’s creative industries are having a boom in employment and exports, says a report from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport – employment is increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy. But there is a gender imbalance, with women making up 36.7% of the workforce, compared to the national average 47.2%. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – South Korea’s government has proposed pumping billions of dollars into its economy as it struggles with falling exports and an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) – a fresh stimulus package put forth on Friday, worth 11.8tn Korean won ($10.5bn £6.7bn), is part of a larger economic stimulus plan worth 22tn won. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC – How doing homework for friends inspired a global company>>
BBC – Calls to 0800 numbers now free on mobile phones and landlines>>
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