Times of India is reporting on the desire for the Australian government to rekindle ties with one of the largest markets in the world, India. Past talks regarding uranium being supplied to India hit snags when party officials in Australia felt uneasy about supplying material to a country who is a non-signatory to the non-proliferation […]
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde are all scheduled to appear in Sydney for the G-20’s Finance Ministers and Central Bankers meeting. – By Julien David
Stockholm/Nigeria, February 2014: After launching across African markets late last month, Swedish brand FOREO announces they will be an official sponsor of two of the continent’s most celebrated events, African Fashion Week in London and African Fashion Week in Nigeria. Having already been successful in Europe, the US, Australia and Asia, FOREO is excited to […]
Asahi Shinbum reported on January 27, 2014 that a ship was ready for real shipping conditions and open to the media for the first ever high efficiency wind driven cargo ship. The companies taking part were NYK – http://www.nyk.com/english/ – Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Oshima Shipbuilding – https://www.osy.co.jp/english/. Both were collaborating with the University of Tokyo. The sails […]
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen confirms the Fed will continue easing. The unemployment rate has not reached the Fed target for a faster pace of tapering yet, currently at 6.6%. The Fed is also targeting an inflation rate of 2.0% The Federal Reserve Chairwoman says she “anticipate(s) that economic activity and employment will expand at […]
G-20 Chair and President of Australia, Tony Abbott rolled out his goals for the upcoming Finance Ministers Summit in Sydney Australia. Infrastructure spending is critical to modernizing commerce and enabling better transportation of goods within countries. Digitizing global commerce will help streamline and simplify tax structures and provide for more efficient trade. Cracking down on […]
Masdar City unveiled a beautiful city plan with GE Ecomagination’s Centre located in Masdar City’s “Incubator Building”. On January 15, 2014, a joint photo opportunity with the leaders of Masdar City, including Doctor Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Debora Frodl and Nabil Habayeb. Doctor Sultan Al Jaber is the CEO of Masdar City and Institute and […]
The Group of 77 and China opened up 2014 with statements on: Sustainable cities, human settlements and sustainable transportation. The Group should take a serious look at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, near the airport on the outskirts of the city in the United Arab Emirates. Cars are not necessary within the city, the city […]
The US released data for Non Farm Payrolls. The economy produced 113,000 jobs for the month of January. The Unemployment rate came in at 6.6% The results are sending investors into Gold and Treasuries. The Canadian Dollar and the Yen both strengthened significantly this morning. Estimates were from 150-170,000 for January. The actual was well […]
Africa Fashion Week London 2014 will be starting its fourth year August 7th to the 9th. 2013 was a hit with large press coverage and great runways. Please sign up and get tickets to this years 2014 show, it promises to be a bash. Culturally fun, great performances, interesting designs and London with an African […]