Consumers turn shopping into a political statement Fifty-seven per cent of global consumers buy or boycott products because of a brand’s stance on political or social issues, according to a new survey, a sign of growing pressure on companies to weigh in on hot-button topics from immigration and climate change to transgender rights and fake

Chinese Investors First in Taking Advantage of Greece’s Golden Visa Program The Golden Visa program is one of the most inventive projects created by Greece’s Ministry of Economy to lure foreign investors in order to help the country’s economy recover from the slump. The Golden Visa program is offering five-year residency rights to the investor

Africa turns to India for ‘green revolution’ With a vast untapped potential in agriculture, African countries are keen to gain from India’s experiences, including the ‘green revolution’, to bring about a transformation and enable their 420 million poor people to come out of poverty. Africa is estimated to have 65 per cent of the world’s

India gives $500 mn aid to Mauritius India on Saturday announced a $500 million line of credit to Mauritius as the two countries decided to firm up cooperation in the field of maritime security in the Indian Ocean region. The two sides signed a maritime security agreement after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi

There’s a Dh606B opportunity awaiting GCC companies in Caspian Sea states The three hydrocarbons-rich Caspian Sea states of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan offer an increasingly attractive proposition to companies affected by the slowdown in oil and gas projects activity project in the GCC, according to new data released by Meed Projects. There are more than

Oman to Sell $2 Billion of Islamic Bonds, Finance Chief Says Oman plans to sell $2 billion of Islamic bonds this month as it seeks to trim a large budget deficit caused by lower oil revenue, Finance Minister Darwish Al Balushi said. The crude exporter’s budget deficit will reach 12 percent of economic output this

Global Business Leaders to Address 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit The U.S. Department of Commerce and SelectUSA today announced the lineup of global executives and business leaders that will address participants at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, June 18-20, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Speakers include executives from U.S. and global

Tax Bonanza Turns City at India’s Dead Center Into Nation’s Warehouse The city known as zero mile in India is finally in the right place at the right time. Nagpur is in the dead center of the country, at the crossroads of busy road and rail corridors that bisect India east to west and north

World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa The World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa will be held at the Dead Sea in Jordan on 19-21 May 2017, in partnership with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD). The meeting will convene over 1,000 government, business and civil

International Visitors – Good For Our Trade Balance And Great For American Jobs People pass through security checks as they enter the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. With hundreds of artifacts on display, the museum is one of the most visited sites in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Travel marketers around the