Belgium, June 2011
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February 28, 2010 The Netherlands Queen’s ‘Speech from the Throne’ Outlines Plans for the Future Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (born January 31, 1938) has been queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since April 1980, when her mother, Queen Juliana, abdicated. As queen, Beatrix has more power than most other reigning monarchs in Europe. While local [...]
February 28, 2010 Belgium Strength in Diversity Yves Leterme, Belgium’s Prime Minister, is the leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V) who previously served as the country’s Prime Minister from March 2008 to December 2008. He has also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget, Institutional Reforms, [...]
May 10, 2009 Barbados Barbados Does It Best Prime Minister David Thompson is making sure Barbados’s many investment attractions are better known. He says, “Barbados is a very stable democracy with an excellent private sector that has developed strong competencies in service-oriented activities. We also have advantageous taxation agreements with countries all over the world. [...]
May 10, 2009 Curaçao Caribbean Hub with Investment Appeal Curaçao, seat of government for the Netherlands Antilles, has developed a diversified economy based on earnings from the island’s oil refinery (which account for around 90 percent of the island’s export revenues), remittances from the Netherlands, offshore banking, other services, trade, and tourism. Curaçao also operates [...]
March 8, 2008 Abu Dhabi, Thriving in Challenging Times Keeping Plan 2030 on track Abu Dhabi’s Plan 2030, one of the world’s most innovative and comprehensive urban-development programs, is set to move ahead as anticipated in spite of the challenge posed by the global financial crisis. Abu Dhabi’s government, typically proactive, is determined to keep [...]
November 25, 2008 Bermuda Bermuda has developed a thriving economy based on financial services and tourism and now has the third-highest per capita income in the world, more than 50 percent higher than in the United States. Bermuda means business Premier Ewart Brown, Bermuda’s Head of State since 2006, says that while Bermuda’s economy, which [...]
August 29, 2008 The Bahamas The Bahamas has developed a thriving, internationally oriented economy based primarily on financial services and tourism. IMF praises 30 years of prudent macroeconomic management Area: 5,382 square miles Capital: Nassau Government: Democracy Population: 307,451 (July 2008) Language: English (official) GDP per capita: USD 25,000 Monetary unit: Bahamian dollar (BSD) Exports: [...]
July 13, 2008 Dubai Dubai: Leading Progress and Innovation The kinds of ambitious, far-reaching goals detailed in Dubai’s Strategic Plan 2015 – ‘Vision 2015’ – would seem like an impossible dream coming from anyone other than His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and [...]
January 20, 2008 Jordan Jordan has been reforming its economy significantly under King Abdullah, including eliminating fuel subsidies, passing legislation targeting corruption, and beginning tax reform. Area: 35,997 square miles Capital:AmmanGovernment: Constitutional Monarchy Population: 6.053,193 Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes GDP per capita: USD 5,100 Monetary unit: Jordanian dinar [...]