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8th December 2014 Havana, Cuba

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by Tim Cole

Former British Ambassador to Cuba

Mariel – building for the future

I was pleased to be able to visit Cuba’s new ‘Special Development Zone’ in Mariel recently. Mariel is a central element in the Cuban government’s plan to attract more much-needed foreign investment and seeing it first-hand is something I have wanted to do for a while. Several British businessmen, interested in investing in Cuba, have […]

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20th April 2011

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

5m people, an economy growing at 11.5 per cent – Ingredients for a “second tier” city in India

I made two visits recently to the State of Gujarat in Western India, both of which underline the enormous potential for UK companies in India, and the scale of developments here. At the end of March a team from our trade and investment operation in Mumbai travelled to Surat, the second largest city in Gujarat, […]

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