Trade Horizons Limited

01/10/2024

Trade Update October #1: 1. Google Cancels Chile Project Due to Environmental Concerns
2. Saab’s $75M Investment in Michigan:
3. Australian Lithium and Rare Earths get $786M US Funding
4. Jaguar Land Rover £500 Million Investment in Merseyside EV Factory
5. Indonesia Seeks to Join CPTPP
6. Thailand and UK Sign Free Trade Agreement
7. Vietnam Targets FDI

Read more: https://tradehorizons.com/market-entry-blog/2024/09/australia-google-saabjlr-indonesia-thailand-vietnam/

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮



IoD London International Trade Group

On September 9, 2024, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering supply chain resilience. This agreement marks a significant step towards enhancing strategic cooperation and addressing risks to critical supply chains a...

17/09/2024

Trade Update September #3: 1. Carmakers ditch $13bn of battery investment
2. Schneider £42m Yorkshire Investment
3. Modi sets $500bn electronics target
4. Korea, Philippines discuss trade & EVs
5. Renewable Hydrogen
6. Iowa Governor Leads India Trade Mission

Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTrvF978

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮



IoD London International Trade Group

30/08/2024

UAE-based FinTech, Yuze, which specializes in providing financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises, has secured $30 million in a recent funding round to support its international expansion efforts.

Yuze aims to tap into new markets and provide innovative financial solutions to SMEs globally, as it continues to grow and establish itself as a key player in the FinTech industry.

https://fintech.global/2024/08/16/uae-fintech-yuze-secures-30m-to-fuel-international-expansion/

UAE-based FinTech Yuze, which specialises in providing financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has secured $30m in a recent funding round.

29/08/2024

A UK market leader in EV charging infrastructure, GRIDSERVE , has announced the formation of a new internationally focused arm of the company, which will see its technology taken into new markets worldwide.

The CEO of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure firm Gridserve has announced the formation of a new international arm of the company.

28/08/2024

Indian technology company Whilter.ai, which specializes in business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions and leverages Generative AI to create hyper-personalized video content at scale, has ambitious plans for expansion in the US and European markets.

Mumbai: In a world where digital interactions have become the norm, brands are increasingly challenged to create meaningful, personalised connections with their audiences. The age of one-size-fits-all marketing is fading, giving rise to a new era where every engagement feels unique and tailored. Thi...

27/08/2024

Trade Update August #3: 1. Ethiopian Wind Farm
2. Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement 2025
3. South Korea Unveils Trade Roadmap to Combat Protectionism in Election Year
4. India-EU FTA talks in Delhi this September
5. Trade and Investment to be Key Themes of Ramaphosa’s Upcoming State Visit to China

Read more: https://tradehorizons.com/market-entry-blog/2024/08/ethiopia-canada-south-korea-south-africa-india/

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮



IoD London International Trade Group

In a significant move towards bolstering renewable energy initiatives in Africa, AMEA Power has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Implementation Agreement (IA) with Ethiopian Electric Power for the development of the Aysha-1 Wind Project. This 300MW wind farm, located in Ethiopia's Somali....

26/08/2024

trumpet 🎺, a software sales platform, has raised $6.35 million in Seed funding to support its expansion into the US market. Founded in 2021 by 🎺 Rory Sadler, Nick Telson-Sillett, and Andrew Webster, Trumpet has quickly gained traction with over 10,000 users and 250 paying customers, with an aim to enhance sales efficiency and velocity for revenue teams globally.

The platform centralizes the entire buying journey from pitch to renewal into one collaborative workspace, helping sales teams manage deal information, content, timelines, and communication.

Trumpet enables revenue teams to centralise the entire buying journey from pitch to renewal into one link – a collaborative workspace.

23/08/2024

Australian personal care brand, Totem Eco, is aiming to tap into the trend of conscious consumerism by offering planet- and people-conscious personal care products.

The brand was founded by husband-and-wife team, Toby and Katie Gibson, who embarked on their journey after experiencing health scares and negative reactions to everyday products.

The brand is now expanding internationally, with South East Asia as a major focus. It already ships products globally and aims to establish local distribution in SEA, starting with Singapore’s mature beauty market.

Australian personal care brand Totem Eco aims to tap into the growing trend of conscious consumerism as it embarks on its international expansion, with South East Asia as a major focus.

22/08/2024

Lupa Technology, a cloud-based SaaS startup that serves the construction industry, has closed a $1.8M investment round that will be used for global expansion.

The company’s primary markets include the USA, UK, EU, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regions. Founded in 2021, the company aims to help companies turn data into an asset.

In a Nutshell   Serbian-US data management platform Lupa Technology closed a $1.8M investment round. The round was led by South Central Ventures,

21/08/2024

Australia’s second-largest superannuation fund, Australian Retirement Trust, has opened a London office as part of its strategy to expand globally. The move reflects the fund’s interest in diversifying its real estate investments beyond the Australian market.

The fund’s London office will serve as a base for exploring investment opportunities in Europe and other international markets. By establishing a presence in London, the fund aims to tap into the region’s real estate sector and leverage its expertise.

https://realassets.ipe.com/top-150-real-estate-investors/australian-retirement-trust-sets-up-in-london-for-global-expansion/10073115.article

Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has opened a London office as it eyes global expansion. Florence Chong reports.

20/08/2024

Trade Update August #2: 1. Costa Rica’s Microchip Industry
2. UAE FDI Outperforms
3. Egypt Targets EU Investment
4. SUSI Partners to Fund Major Battery Energy Storage Projects in Chile
5. How Data Centres Can Attract Large Amounts of FDI

Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXiBrG-V

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮



IoD London International Trade Group

19/08/2024

Interpath Advisory, a UK-based multidisciplinary consulting firm, has launched a new office in Paris as part of its expansion into continental Europe. The firm aims to establish a market-leading presence in France, offering advisory and restructuring services.

The expansion reflects Interpath’s ambition to disrupt traditional professional services models and expand into additional European markets.

As it looks to expand into continental Europe, Interpath Advisory has announced the launch of a new office in France. The Paris locale will be helmed be a string of senior hires.