General Motors has seen the future. And it ain’t here. Not exactly, anyway. The nation’s largest automaker still is bullish on the U.S. and other “mature” markets, but the company is announcing today it will invest $5 billion to develop a new, wide-ranging vehicle architecture to enhance the competitiveness of its mainstream Chevrolet brand in […]
Expanding Export and Investment Markets
Japan rivals China in East Africa investment
Japan has upped the competition with China in aiding East Africa’s development after signing a US$275 million loan to fund Kenya’s second phase of the Mombasa port expansion, reports our Chinese-language sister paper Want Daily. The US$275 million loan is part of a US$546 million contract aiming to move along the 2020 projected completion date […]
U.S. Department of Commerce and eBay Inc. Announce Partnership to Promote U.S. Exports and Trade
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 26, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe announced a partnership to promote U.S. trade and investment expansion. The joint effort will focus on increasing awareness of the economic benefits of trade, specifically the important role that small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) […]