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Former Ambassador Reviews Economic Opportunities in Brazil

Rubens Barbosa, who served as Brazilian ambassador to the U.S. from 1999 to 2004, provided an overview of Brazil's growing economy to a full crowd of representatives from Middle Tennessee's international business community yesterday.

Brazil has a population of nearly 200 million, a GDP of $2.5 trillion, and a stable banking system. Social programs have helped expand the middle class ...

Chinese Officials Talk International Trade in Nashville

Did you know that over the past 10 years, 135 internationally owned companies have relocated and expanded in our area, bringing nearly 12,000 new jobs to the region? I've written before about the importance of international business to our regional economic prosperity. As the global economy continues to rise in prominence, our region and state must keep pace.

In recent ...

Middle Tennessee Businesses Expand Their Global Reach

Many Middle Tennessee businesses have expanded into overseas markets as part of their growth strategies. This recent Nashville Business Journal article spotlights the growing importance and influence of our regional companies that are doing business internationally, such as Clarcor, Louisiana-Pacific and HealthStream.

As of the end of the third quarter of 2011, the U.S. Department of Commerce ranks Tennessee the ...

Nashville & Tennessee Continue to Welcome Foreign-Owned Companies

Today, almost all companies, large or small, are affected by global events and competition. International business is one of the key components of our Partnership 2020 economic development strategy because we know it is crucial to our regional prosperity.

As communicated in the Chamber and Partnership 2020 Annual Report, the 2010-2011 fiscal year saw positive growth for international businesses in ...

Tennessee and Canada: Preserving Strong Economic Ties

In the economic development field, we're well aware that the rise of the global economy has "changed the game" permanently. In other words, the competition has risen from a regional or statewide level to a worldwide level, and we have to be prepared to keep pace. Because international business is so essential to our regional economic diversity, we've made it ...

Japanese Economy Recovering in Aftermath of Disasters; Investment in Tennessee Continues

Japan is the world's third-largest economy, and the country's industries play an indispensable role in the world's supply chain. Following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan in March, many economists predicted a "ripple effect" that could continue for years to come.

Yesterday, the Chamber's International Business Council hosted a discussion with national experts discussing the impact ...

Assessing the International Economic Impact of the Japanese Disasters

The unprecedented triple disaster that Japan experienced in March represented a major impact on the world's third-largest economy. With thousands of people dead or missing, and material damage estimated to be as high as 25 trillion yen (more than $320 billion), it is by far the world's costliest natural disaster.

In the immediate aftermath of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and ...

Nashville Earns Accolades for Top Foreign Direct Investment Strategy

In its 2011-2012 list of "American Cities of the Future," the Financial Times Limited's fDi Magazine ranked Nashville among the top 10 large cities in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for foreign direct investment strategy. The magazine uses a mixture of hard data and expert opinion to rank cities with the best prospects for inward investment, economic development and business ...

Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival to Benefit Japanese Disaster Relief

Over the past week and a half, we have all been saddened by the devastation that our friends in Japan are experiencing with the recent earthquake and tsunami.

Tennessee's close relationship with Japan and Japanese companies goes back many years, and continues to grow. Japan has become Tennessee's largest foreign investor and fourth-largest trading partner. In 2008, Nashville was chosen ...

Tennessee is a Player in the Global Economy

With powerhouse international companies like Nissan, Bridgestone Americas, Volkswagen, Louisiana-Pacific and Gibson Guitar calling Tennessee home, our state has grown into the 16th largest exporter in the nation -- which is especially impressive for a landlocked state.

In Middle Tennessee alone, the relocations and expansions of nearly 100 foreign companies accounted for 11,192 new jobs from 2001 to 2010. More ...
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