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7th October 2012 Harare, Zimbabwe
Helmand: Reflections from PRT Joint Head of Politics – Nick Baker
As part of my guest blogger series I have invited the departing Joint Head of the PRT Politics Team , Nick Baker to blog about the change in Governor to Helmand and his time in Lashkar Gah. Last month Governor Mangal was replaced. This is the most significant political event in Helmand for the last four […]
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5th October 2012
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Looking towards the Synod
Amidst the media frenzy over the trial of the Pope’s butler, and betting shop speculation over the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the coming week will see a series of significant events and milestones: the Opening of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, the formal declaration […]
5th October 2012 Warsaw, Poland
Great British Nuclear Expertise
Been in London this week to address the Autumn gathering of the UK Nuclear Industry Association. Emerging Europe taking its rightful place at the global nuclear table. Civil nuclear is really something where the UK is a world leader. Emerging Europe nuclear is probably the single biggest high value opportunity which UK Plc has in […]
4th October 2012
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Nuts: nonsense, rubbish (Oxford English Dictionary)
Here in the British Embassy’s trade team, we’re just as likely to be in downtown DC extolling the virtues of free trade and why Britain’s open for business to anyone and everyone who will listen as we are tied to our desks doing the more traditional reporting roles expected of Embassy officials. That’s all […]
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4th October 2012
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Out with the Red Tape, On with the Music
The following is a guest post by Cassie Rowlands, Intern with the Global Issues Group at the British Embassy in Washington. Some of the greatest British musicians started out in local venues across the UK and it’s important to remember where they came from: their local pub. There’s something about enjoying live music and not […]
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4th October 2012
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Britain in Turkey
$56 billion of infrastructural investment opportunities. New airports, bridges, motorways, ports and healthcare opportunities running up to 2023. Top-level political support from the British and Turkish Governments. All this is the background to this week’s visit to Turkey by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Business and Enterprise Minister Michael Fallon, accompanied by a top-level […]
4th October 2012 New Delhi, India
Yet another gem in Pune research landscape
A few weeks ago Swapna Hedge from our Knowledge Economy team and I visited the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune; a city surrounded by greenery and blessed with a salubrious climate and famous for its educational institutes, earning it the sobriquet “Oxford of the East”. ARI is an autonomous institute of the Department of […]
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4th October 2012
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Tourism and Energy
Last week the world marked World Tourism Day with the theme ‘Tourism and Energetic Sustainability’. As I blogged about the colourful Meskel celebration on 27 September, Ethiopia was simultaneously commemorating World Tourism Day, using the opportunity to promote the tourism sector while keeping the need to be green in mind. This year the focus was […]
3rd October 2012
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Finding the balance in our trade relations
I spent last week in Honduras mostly talking with companies, industry organisations, international financial institutions and government officials about the UK’s economic and commercial relationship. San Pedro Sula in particular is a real hub for employment and wealth generation in the country contributing to over 60% of GDP. There and in Tegucigalpa British companies and […]
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3rd October 2012 Warsaw, Poland
All aboard for the Great British Polish Rail journey
There’s one thing you can say about the railways since I’ve been living in Poland – they’ve got slower. There still on time but you need a lot of it plus a big dose of patience to travel around the country. Well that’s about to change. We’re getting stuck in to help to modernise one […]
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