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13th January 2014 Montreal, Canada
Fashion goes geeky
We are moving closer to the point where we want full 24/7 access to our information data and technology. One of the most obvious ways to stay connected is to integrate this technology into our clothing. Although the fashion industry has always been avant-garde, it has however lagged behind in the use of Information Technology. […]
13th January 2014
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British Week 2014 Guatemala – Want to join in?
As we start 2014 the Embassy is going into full planning mode for British Week. This celebration of all things British will run from 7-15 March and include events open to the public such as family day, a fashion event and football games. I want to focus on one event where we want people to […]
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13th January 2014 Windhoek, Namibia
Happy New Year from the British High Commissioner to Namibia
Happy New Year to everyone – both in Namibia and further afield. I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the good company of family and friends over the festive season, to enjoy some fireworks and frolics wherever you were, and have come back refreshed and ready for the year to come. 2014 already looks […]
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13th January 2014
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Changes to the way you apply for a British passport in Australia
There are an estimated 1.1 million Brits in Australia. Every year around 60,000 of them renew their passports. The way that the application process works changed this week. It’s part of a wider transfer of responsibility for issuing passports overseas from the Foreign Office to HM Passport Office – an Agency of the Home Office […]
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10th January 2014
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British Investment in Ethiopia
The development of Ethiopia’s private sector is still at an early stage, following the ravages inflicted by the former communist regime. Gradually foreign direct investment (FDI) is helping to make up the gap which has been created in the economy, while the local private sector strengthens and matures over the age. The Government of Ethiopia […]
10th January 2014 Toronto, Canada
Global SIN Conference 2013: A summary from Twitter
Trouble reading this story or moving through pages? Check it out on Storify here: http://storify.com/SINCanada/global-sin-conference-2013 [View the story “Global SIN Conference 2013” on Storify]
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10th January 2014
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Turkey: an economic miracle?
Who is referring to Turkey as one of “The next economic giants”? The answer is Jim O’Neill, the British economist famous for inventing the term “BRIC” – for Brazil, Russia, India and China – in 2001 as the next big thing in the world economy. Since then, these economies have grown strongly. Now […]
10th January 2014 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Embassy Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2014
The Following is a post by Robin Ord-Smith, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Tajikistan. January seems an appropriate time to look back to 2013 and give the Embassy and state of the bilateral relationship an End of Term report. And to look forward to 2014 and make some New Year resolutions as well as some predictions and […]
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8th January 2014
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Jordan on the Security Council
The New Year saw the usual spate of cartoons about the departure of the old year and the arrival of 2014. For Jordan, the New Year brought the start of the country’s two-year stint on the United Nations Security Council. This role brings major new responsibilities. But what does it mean in practice? What can […]
7th January 2014 Budapest, Hungary
Looking Forward, Looking Back
I can’t quite believe that 2013 has passed already. 12 months has gone by like they were 12 weeks. It’s a good sign that it’s been a fun and busy year. And over the holidays I thought, briefly, about all that had happened. Not a scientific or well researched review of the year – just […]