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UPDATED: Spain Still Up for a Class Ride
[update 06/08/2012: further gallery images added] Drive Espana – High Performance Luxury Touring Drive Espana was created in 2004 to give discerning owners of High Performance Sports Cars great driving holiday experiences So Why Spain? Simple – miles and miles
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European Investment Fund (EIF): EUR 180m of Loans for Microbusinesses Across Europe Under Progress Microfinance
After completing his 26-month military service, Andronikos (23) set up his own car wash business on his parent’s land. The land in Episkopi had been unused for a few years and even though he had thought of opening a carwash
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MIDA: Malaysia – Your Profit Centre in Asia
Malaysia is strategically located at the crossroads of East-West trade. The country consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of 329,845 square kilometers (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is
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Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and INET Council on the Euro Zone Crisis (ICEC): Europe is Sleepwalking Towards Disaster of Incalculable Proportions
The alternative to fixing the euro is a catastrophic crisis with the euro zone socially unsustainable. The dilemma is how to unwind the high debt levels and losses in competitiveness accumulated and do this in the middle of recessions that
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Brazil Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low to Stimulate GDP Growth
As less consumer spending and lower business confidence cause the Brazilian economy to slow, President Rousseff looks to boost growth by cutting and simplifying taxes while the Central Bank cut interest rates. President Rousseff just met with Prime Minister Cameron
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EDFI: Africa and Energy Access – Financing Impact
Energy is arguably one of the major challenges the world faces today. For those living in extreme poverty, the lack of access to modern energy services dramatically affects health, limits opportunities and widens the gap between the Haves and Have-Nots.
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Brazil’s Salvador with Major Construction Ahead of World Cup 2014
Salvador will host at least three of the main teams that qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the group stage, the city will be the stage of four matches. Three of them will involve the seeded teams from
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Brazil’s World Cup Host Cities Will Have Additional Funds for Investing in Tourist Infrastructure
Resources from the Ministry of Tourism will be used for implementing tourist information centres, as well as putting up street signs and accessibility related construction works. Less than seven hundred days away from the beginning of the 2014 World Cup,
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Brazil Oil Leak to Cost Chevron $25 million
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency said Thursday that Chevron Corp. will be fined nearly 50 million reais (approximately $25 million) for an oil leak at an offshore field last November. The U.S. oil producer was found to have committed 25 rules
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Enterprise Europe Network: Helping SMEs Realise their Potential
Small businesses looking to succeed in today’s market need to trade across borders, invest in research and development and access finance and funding. A unique business support network set up by the European Commission and operating in 50 countries helps
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