In November 2016 we celebrated the inaugural Kinross House Meeting which was attended by an international group of business leaders, policy makers and senior government representatives. As the first ever neo-classical Palladian mansion built in Scotland, Kinross House is the masterpiece of Sir William Bruce. Nothing had ever been seen like it before, all previous…
Weekly Briefing Volume V, Issue 50: Thursday, 15th December, 2016 www.gatewayhouse.in “We are delighted to announce the second edition of the Gateway of India Geoeconomic Dialogue supported by the Ministry of External Affairs. We look forward to welcoming great minds from global politics and business to Mumbai to debate the role of corporations in India’s…
Weekly Briefing Volume V, Issue 49: Thursday, 8th December, 2016 www.gatewayhouse.in Indonesia-India: on a friendship path? Indonesian President Joko Widodo is visiting India next week two years after assuming office, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is now in the second half of his five-year tenure, is yet to extend the gesture. A ‘Look West-Act…
On Tuesday 29th November the Asia Scotland Institute hosted a series of events with renowned economist and expert on the global economy Dr Gerard Lyons, who delivered his insights on “Britain, China, and Life after Brexit.” For a detailed description of the events please click on one of the buttons below.
Here’s a special insight into PM May’s India visit from the UK India Business Council Richard Heald: CEO’s December newsletter UK India Business Council CEO, Richard Heald gives his updates on a busy November. The Prime Minister’s visit to India was an overall success, and there are signs that 2017 could be…
Weekly Briefing Volume V, Issue 48: Thursday, 1st December, 2016 www.gatewayhouse.in Chinese investments in Sri Lanka Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is currently in China upon Beijing’s invitation, played a major role in attracting Chinese investment to his country. Gateway House tracked Chinese outlay of funds in Sri Lanka over the last 10…
The Princess Royal visits Singapore The Princess Royal visited Singapore earlier in November to attend the 27th Commonwealth Agriculture Conference with Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland. While in Singapore, she also visited Jurong Port and the Kranji Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery. >>> Read more <<< Revealed: The most entrepreneurial countries in the world Singapore has topped…
Shanker Singham and Elizabeth Linder take us through the options ahead for both exports from and imports to Britain as we gathered in Stirling to discuss some of the most critical yet opaque trade issues affected by Britain’s newfound place in the global world order.
According to a 2011 McKinsey report, more than $1 trillion of annual investment is required to meet requirements for infrastructure development in Asia – a demand that continues to swell as India, China, ASEAN, and smaller developing nations lead the vanguard of global economic growth. To meet this demand, foreign private sector investment in infrastructure…