Culture as a barrier to trade ..read more

Globally, only 1 in 3 businesses are owned by women. Only 1% of public tenders are won by female-owned companies. Women make up half of the world’s population, but only contribute to 37% of the global GDP. Our Senior Project Manager (Trade & Investment)  Barbara Gruewald speaks with Fatma Ben Soltane – founder and chief executive of two fashion brands: Soltana and Fierce. And, Caroline Brummelhuis – Founder and Chapter Head of the professional network The Next Women Tunisie on the challenges female entrepreneurs face and the steps necessary to tackle gender inequality in Tunisia, and ..read more

Globally, only 1 in 3 businesses are owned by women. Only 1% of public tenders are won by female-owned companies. Women make up half of the world’s population, but only contribute to 37% of the global GDP. Our Senior Project Manager (Trade & Investment)  Barbara Gruewald speaks with Fatma Ben Soltane – founder and chief executive of two fashion brands: Soltana and Fierce. And, Caroline Brummelhuis – Founder and Chapter Head of the professional network The Next Women Tunisie on the challenges female entrepreneurs face and the steps necessary to tackle gender inequality in Tunisia, and ..read more

Our US Commerical Director Alan Stevenson talks to Enterprise Florida's Manny Mencia, Invest Trinidad and Tobago's Sekou Alleyne and Dr Ramesh Ramdeen of Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association ..read more

The Levelling Up of the UK regional economy was a key pledge of the Boris Johnson government and has been a hot topic within UK politics and economic development for many years. As the UK economy begins to plot a course past COVID-19, what are the implications of the crisis around regional economic development thinking?  Has the crisis exposed limitations and challenges that a stronger regional economy might hold the answer to? Will the way that we want (and may be forced to!) work and live our lives in the post COVID world necessitate us to think differently about cities and regions? As ..read more

Food security in the UAE, Trade & Investment opportunities  In this episode, Joe Hepworth, OCO Director Middle East, is joined by Majid Al Qasimi and Greg Ohannessian, Partners at Soma Mater, a specialised consultancy focused on the Middle East food system.   Food Security has been in the news in the last 6 months like never before and has moved into the public consciousness, .  In this podcast, we try to define food security in the Middle East and examine the impact COVID has had on the food supply system. The UAE has been praised internationally for its strategy on food se ..read more

The OCO Broadcast. Episode 12. The Tunisia Tech Phoenix Tunisia has emerged as a global tech hub, rising from the 2010/11 Arab spring. In this episode, Kush Boparai, Senior Project Manger at OCO Global, talks to Khaled Ben Jilani, Senior Partner at Africa Invest, funder and mentor for the start up sector, on the circumstances that made this possible, the importance of education and what the future of Tunisian Tech could look like. The Tunisian technology sector has seen tremendous growth in Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Fintech, Retail tech, Insure Tech & Industry 4.0. The OCO ..read more

In this episode of the OCO Broadcast our US Director Paul Grossman is joined by owner and publisher of “Southern Business & Development,” Mike C. Randle to discuss the growing business opportunities in the American South, as the US’s most preferred region for foreign direct investment. Mike succinctly explains the changes and challenges facing the South, the challenges for indusry and for the economic development agencies in business recruitment. Just a few observations to pique your interest: · Re-shoring has been occurring in the South long before COVID-19. · Companies are moving employe ..read more

Société 5.0, IA.. le Japon en a fait ses priorités afin de répondre aux nouveaux enjeux économiques et sociétaux que sont la compétitivité industrielle, le déclin démographique, le vieillissement de la population. This week, our Director for Southern Europe, Mr. Laurent Sansoucy, discuss opportunities for French companies in Japan with Mr. Susumu Kataoka, Managing Director of Jetro France ..read more

Episode 9 - Tuscany, towards a renaissance?  ..read more