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EDITORIAL:
Businesspeople and diplomats need one another’s expertise to be effective in a global market place …MORE
DIPLOMACY AND COMMERCE have traveled the same routes for centuries, and in the era of globalisation there is much still to be gained through this close association. Diplomacy opens channels of communication, paving the way for transparent as well as profitable foreign investment. Whether in the form of a treaty or a contract, established norms of international law are the foundation stones for business and diplomatic relations.
INTERVIEWS:
Exchange Interviews the Albanian Ambassador to the UK and the Republic of Ireland
His Excellency Mr. Zef Mazi
EXCHANGE: Your Excellency, IBDE has been working over the past few months with EU-Balkans Ambassadors in establishing the “EU-Balkans Discussion Group” project, with the view to enabling regular engagement of the EU-Balkans Ambassadors, including Turkey, with the local and international business community based in the UK. You have been championing the project from day one. How important is this engagement between business and diplomacy for the Western Balkans economic/ political integration in the EU market?
AMBASSADOR: Regional cooperation and good neighborly relations,…………Find out MORE
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Exchange Interviews SAVOY General Manager
Kiaran MacDonald, London
EXCHANGE: Mr. MacDonald, you mentioned in a recent diary entry that there was a “buzz” in the air as the Savoy assembles its team for the re-launch of this iconic brand. What new services will your team be bringing to the Savoy of 10.10.10?
Mr. MacDonald: The return of Savoy Butler service is one that we're very excited about,……Find out MORE
OPINION:
How about some real Black Sea Economic Cooperation?
By Erhard Busek – Former Austrian Vice-Chancellor
THE BLACK SEA AREA is getting more and more attention. This is a result of the downfall of the Iron Curtain and the overall changes in the region ….Find out MORE
Analysis / Research :
The impact of political and diplomatic disputes in international business activity
By Michael Johnson – Expert on international trade policy
MOST TRADE between friendly nations, particularly those who operate within the multilaterally agreed rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other relevant international agreements, proceeds smoothly. However, disputes do arise and they fall into three main categories: MORE
Running an international business requires effective international business diplomacy
By Geza Feketekuty – Founder of the Institute for International Trade and Commercial Diplomacy
The age of conundrums – coping with inexplicable trends in the global economy
By Vanessa Rossi – Senior Research Fellow in International Economics, Chatham House, London.
Strategic depth: Regional diplomatic hegemony at the service of national industry and commerce
By JACQUES N. COUVAS - Senior Lecturer of strategic management at Bilkent University, Ankara
Business diplomacy in countries in transition
By BERNADETT KOLES - Associate Professor, Central European University Business School
& ALEXIOS ANTYPAS - Associate Professor, Central European University
Corporate responsibility as business diplomacy
By MATTHIAS S. FIFKA – Lecturer in International Business and Politics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Roll the red carpet and they will come: effect of investment promotion on FDI inflows
By BEATA SMARZYNSKA JAVORCIK - Reader in Economics (Associate Professor), University of Oxford
& TORFINN HARDING - Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford
Corporate governance, reform and British influence
By ALFRED KOVACI - Deputy Chief Executive at the International Business and Diplomatic Exchange - IBDE
Intercultural communication for the international businessperson
By FRANCISCO JAVIER ORJALES-MOURENTE - MA in Diplomatic Studies
Handling complexities: Operation in complex and emerging markets
By FRANCESCA PANINI - Business Analyst at Source8 Ltd.
EU’s role in the regional cooperation within Southeast Europe
By AGIM BECAJ - Analyst at the International Business and Diplomatic Exchange – IBDE
IBDE: Overview
Who we are & what we do
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