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The chairman of the World Free Zone Convention highlights the importance of the world's free zones.
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China clarifies its social security requirements for foreign workers
A new measure is being introduced in China to clarify the level of social security insurance required for foreign workers, but it will cost both employers and employees alike.
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Hermosillo, Mexico: city of the future
Xavier Gándara, the mayor of Hermosillo, in the state of Sonora, Mexico, talks to Courtney Fingarabout what the city can offer investors, and how a thriving tourism sector shows that security issues are under control
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Ukraine and the Crimea invest in infrastructure to boost tourism
In ten years time, Ukraine and the Crimea aim to attract 20 million tourist per year. Speaking at the International Black Sea Economic Forum, vice prime minister and minister of infrastructure of Ukraine, Boris Kolesnikov explained how investing in infrastructure will help the country reach this goal.
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Abdul Karim al-Luaibi: showing the world Iraq's potential
Iraq has made solid progress in developing its oil capabilities and has ambitious plans to increase production further, according to its minister of oil, Abdul Karim al-Luaibi.
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Iraq's dated oil infrastructure desperately needs updating and expanding so it can meet increasing demands. The government has ambitious plans, but can it engage the international oil companies to invest in them?
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Iraq braces itself for US security withdrawal
Insurgent attacks have been falling in Iraq over the past few years, but as US and allied troops prepare to exit the country later this year, security issues are again coming to the fore.
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