News

2016

  • First of three opening events at WTC Lund, Sweden - Lund | LUND, SWEDEN - On the 3rd of March WTC Lund held the first of three opening events on the theme "Defining the future of work". Around 75 guests listened to Estelle Leclercq, Regional Development Manager at World Trade Centers Association, who spoke about the history and the pu... more

  • Irish delegation visits Savannah, Georgia - Savannah | SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On March 14 - 17, World Trade Center Savannah and the Center for Irish Research and Teaching (CIRT) of Georgia Southern University (GSU) welcomed a delegation from Ireland. The delegation included Government Chief Whip, Paul Kehoe, Minister of State in the ... more

  • The 19th CHITEC will be held in Beijing in May - Beijing | The 19th China Beijing International High-tech Expo is going to be held on May 19-22, 2016 in Beijing China International Exhibition Center.     China Beijing International High-tech Expo (referred to as "CHITEC") is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technol... more

  • India Symposium in WTC Rotterdam - Rotterdam | ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - Recently ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) and Europe India Chamber of Commerce organized the India Symposium 2016 “Logistics for Make in India”. With a special focus session on the Indian budget organized in cooperat... more

  • AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCERS - Trieste | TRIESTE, ITALY - World Trade Center Trieste has finalized various agreements with high quality food & beverage manufacturers, to introduce “made in Italy” agro-food products & wines in new foreign markets. The companies, which have been selected by WTC Trieste, have... more

  • Edmonton Chamber Sees No End to Deficit Spending - Edmonton | EDMONTON, CANADA - March 23, 2016 The recent federal budget offers little hope for restoring long-term fiscal discipline. As we see our deficit and debt levels rise even higher, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce is concerned that government spending is outpacing Canada’s econo... more

  • Experts Raise Alarm over Water Crisis - Mumbai | MUMBAI, INDIA - A panel discussion on ‘Water Matters: Water for All’ was organised by World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai and Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) on March 23, 2016 marking World Water Day. Dr. Mihir Shah, Former Member of the Planning Commissio... more

  • WTC Panama and Capital Financiero sign Alliance - Panama | PANAMA CITY, PANAMA - Remy Swaab, Executive Director of the World Trade Center Panama and NĂ©stor Altuve, General Manager of the leading financial and business weekly publication, “Capital Financiero”, signed a Strategic Alliance to foster synergies between these two well-known... more

  • San Diego's blue tech economy has global reach - San Diego | By Matt Sanford, director of economic development Walking around the trade show floor at Oceanology International in London, it was apparent that many of the companies in attendance have a presence in San Diego. From startups like Assure Controls and Ocean Aero to some of the... more

  • WTC Moscow takes part in Earth Hour - Moscow | MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The Earth Hour is a campaign during which WWF invites people to turn off lights and appliances for an hour. At the same time the backlights of the world’s most famous buildings and monuments are turned off. In Russia and in all other countries the campaign to... more