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Post-election overview: Wales and the European Union
The elections for the European parliament have dominated the headlines over the past week following the rapid ascent of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) to the point where it claimed the...
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Welsh exporters travel to South Africa to coincide with WRU tour
Eight Welsh businesses are travelling to South Africa next week (8 – 15 June) as part of a Welsh Government-led trade mission to visit Johannesburg and Durban, which is timed to coincide with the Welsh...
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ICT company opens its first international office in Wales
Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), a US company specialising in backup tape restoration and data conversion, has established its European headquarters in Nantgarw where it will create 16 highly-technical...
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Welsh university is new home of International Institute for Creative...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has been named as the new home of an international institute that informs best practice in enterprise, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial teaching,...
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Debate to look at the role of agribusiness in Africa
Cardiff will play host to a debate next week (Monday 23 June) on whether agribusinesses provide jobs and growth for rural communities across Sub-Saharan Africa or simply create wealth for...
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Welsh innovation used by MIT research project
Small remote-controlled unmanned air systems, which have been developed in Wales, are to be used in a research programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The remote controlled...
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Chinese consumers set to experience Welsh Lamb
The export of Welsh Lamb to China is a step closer after an agreement was reached between the British and Chinese Governments. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by UK Prime Minister David...
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Welsh musicians perform to 60,000 people at Canadian arts event
Welsh musicians from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) have travelled to Canada to perform as guest artists in the 35th Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. The week-long event...
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Welsh exporter acquired by Israeli electronics firm
Newport-headquartered SPTS Technologies has been acquired by Israeli company, Orbotech, in a deal worth £215 million ($370m). SPTS Technologies manufactures wafer processing equipment for the...
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Profit increase all ‘wrapped up’ for International Greetings
Designer and manufacturer of gift packaging and greetings products, International Greetings, which has its UK manufacturing headquarters in Ystrad Mynach, has reported an increase in profits of over...
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Swansea University strengthens links with Spain’s top universities
Links between Wales and Spain are being strengthened, creating new opportunities for students and researchers, following new partnerships that have been agreed between Swansea University and three of...
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BCC urges more businesses to reap export rewards
The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) is urging more businesses to ‘look beyond our shores’, following the results of its international trade survey published today (15 July). Made up of responses from...
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Danish retail brand expands its operations in Wales
Danish retail brand, Tiger, is expanding its operations in Wales by opening a new 195 sq metre store in Cwmbran that is set to create 10 new jobs. The variety store, which sells own-brand Scandinavian...
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Wales benefits from highest levels of FDI in 24 years
Official figures from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) revealed that Wales attracted 79 foreign direct inward investment projects in 2013-14, which created and safeguarded 10,441 jobs, its best...
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Cardiff company helps Welsh university build links in Botswana
Swansea University’s School of Management has leant its support to the Botswana national rugby team by sponsoring the squad for the 2014 Africa 1C Six Nations rugby tournament. The sponsorship has been...
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Canadian hi-tech firm opens R&D centre in Wales
One of Canada’s fastest growing hi-tech companies, Appnovation Technologies, is opening a research and development centre in Caerphilly, south Wales. The £2.6m investment by Appnovation Technologies,...
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Welsh businesses called to Explore Export
Companies in Wales wishing to find out more about exporting can now register for an event offering advice from experts covering all aspects of international trade. Explore Export will be held on...
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New statistics show Wales as UK tourism hotspot
Wales is proving to be a UK hotspot with tourists, with results from the Great British Tourism Survey revealing that total trips to Wales, between January and March 2014, were up 3.2% in comparison...
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Swedish group acquires Welsh automotive manufacturer
The north Wales-based manufacturer of automotive parts, Henrob, has been acquired by the Swedish group, Atlas Copco. Henrob is a market leader in self-pierce riveting, a mechanical fastening process...
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Welsh literature celebrated at Melbourne Writers Festival
Welsh writers and musicians are travelling to Australia to take part in this month’s Melbourne Writers Festival (21-31 August) to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas’ birth. Welsh writers, Rachel...
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