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Home / GROW GLOBAL WEEKLY DIGEST # 93

GROW GLOBAL WEEKLY DIGEST # 93

4 November 2014 by Grow Global

INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS

04 November 2014

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 – The director of China’s internet regulator has admitted that some foreign websites cannot be visited but denied shutting them down. Lu Wei, who heads the State Internet Information Office, also said his department was planning to strengthen measures to ‘govern the internet’. Twitter, Facebook and the New York Times are not accessible in China. The BBC’s English-language website was blocked earlier this month, joining the BBC Chinese site. Read more>>

opentoexport.com – With the Christmas holiday season fast approaching and with Christmas promotions starting in the shops already, here are five top tips for you to make your website more visible in search engines around the world. Don’t forget online sales as a key part of your strategy this year! Read more>>

INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS

bbc.co.uk – Asia stocks received a lift from stronger-than-expected Japan industrial production and US consumer confidence data hitting a seven-month high. Manufacturing output in the world’s third-largest economy rose by 2.7% in September from a month earlier, beating forecasts for a 2.2% rise. The regional benchmark MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose by 1.6% in Tokyo, marking its fourth day of gains. Read More>>

bbc.co.uk – Singapore has been ranked the best country to do business for a ninth consecutive year, according to an annual survey by the World Bank. New Zealand came second and Hong Kong third in the lender’s ‘Doing Business’ report which rates 189 nations by the ease in which firms can operate there. The UK moved up one position to eighth while the US stayed at number seven. The World Bank ranking uses metrics such as the time taken to launch and close a business, gain construction permits and pay taxes in a country’s largest business city. Read more>>

OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS

BBC – German unemployment in surprise fall>>
BBC – US grows at annual rate of 3.5% in third quarter>>
BBC – Internet search giant Baidu misses profit forecasts>>
BBC – Argos faces glitches after website update>>
BBC – New Zealand to hold flag referendum in 2016>>
BBC – The human copying machine>>
BBC – The people who want their language to disappear>>
BBC – The book in every Iranian home>>
BBC – Halloween: England’s strange and ancient winter rituals>>
BBC – European Commission to approve France and Italy budgets>>
BBC – French culture minister admits she ‘reads very little’>>
BBC – Bolivian palace: President Evo Morales signs contract>>
BBC – Charles and Camilla complete final day of Columbia tour>>
BBC – Bank of Japan expands monetary stimulus measure>>

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ABOUT THE EDITOR – GROW GLOBAL

We help businesses to GROW GLOBAL online. Attract new international customers from around the world. Get more enquiries. Win more business. Increase revenue. Founded by Sarah Carroll, based in Brighton & London, UK Want to GROW GLOBAL? Contact us>>

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