INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
15 September 2015
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
growglobal.com – Sarah Carroll, Grow Global’s founder, will be running a half-day Masterclass for UKTI London on Website Optimisation for
International Trade in London on 15 September 2015. The aim of the workshop is to show you how to: gain new customers in new markets, increase the number of online enquiries and sales from overseas and generate more revenue from international trade. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
bbc.co.uk – Google has made its mobile payments system, Android Pay, available at more than one million locations in the United States. The tap-to-pay system will compete with Apple Pay in the burgeoning mobile payments market. The market is estimated to be worth $1tn (£650bn) in 2017. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – The slab-like grey bulk of the Ethiopian National Theatre in central Addis Ababa could not be further removed from the sparkle and attention-grabbing headlines of the Cannes Film Festival. Nevertheless, 37-year-old Yared Zeleke was still more nervous about being in the Ethiopian capital for the premiere of his film Lamb, which earlier this year became the first Ethiopian movie to be selected at Cannes. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
bbc.co.uk – Japan Post is seeking to raise as much as 1.39tn yen ($11.5bn, £7.4bn) in a stock market listing that would be one of the world’s biggest this year. The plan for the state-owned giant would be one of Japan’s largest public share sales in more than 30 years. The share sale is aimed at boosting Japan’s economy and stock markets. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said China is on track to meet all its economic targets for this year despite fears of a deepening slowdown in the world’s second largest economy. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, Mr Li reassured global business leaders that China’s economy is ‘shock resistant and resilient’. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC – Soaring food prices drive up inflation in China>>
BBC – China’s impossible trinity>>
BBC – Venezuelan film Desde Alla wins top Venice festival award>>
BBC – The Vocabularist: Where did the word ‘crisis’ come from?>>
BBC – The Jeremy Corbyn Story: Profile of Labour’s new leader>>
BBC – Toronto Film Festival 2015: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Demolition opens festival>>
BBC – Bon Jovi’s first gigs in China cancelled by officials>>
BBC – Rolls-Royce sees sales hit by Chinese slowdown>>
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