Uruguay Poised to Become World Leader in Renewable Energy: Wisconsin businesses have the opportunity to invest and take advantage of tax incentives offered by the Uruguayan government

Sales of beauty and personal care products in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region recently surpassed the $24 billion mark, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) dominating in terms of per capita spending.

The South Korean government is focusing on developing the country’s water sector, with support for this development coming from the chemicals sector. The water purification subsector is growing especially fast, with support from both the government and the chemicals sector.

To meet predicted demand for health care workers in sub-Saharan Africa, 90,000 doctors and 500,000 nurses must be trained within the next 10 years. Thus, the region holds a host of opportunities for Wisconsin firms in the health care sector.

Singapore has built world-class infrastructure for bioscience research and development (R&D) and manufacturing, and has attracted and developed skilled talent for basic as well as translational research. Over the last 15 years, the sector has managed to attract R&D partnerships from major global players in the pharmaceutical and medical device segments. Today, the bioscience sector accounts for $1.1 billion in R&D expenditure and $225 billion in manufacturing outp

Market News Update Market: Russia Date: January 2016 Investors May Benefit from Russia's Economic Turmoil Why this is important to Wisconsin businesses: U.S. and European companies are opening facilities in Russia to take advantage of low labor, energy and materials costs. Industry/sector: Multiple Sectors Despite a drop in oil prices, Russia’s economy is still generating enough currency to…

The Japanese government has announced a goal of boosting the country’s GDP by 20 percent to $5.6 trillion by 2020. The government pledges to devote effort to developing an environment that promotes investment by lowering the effective corporate tax rates.

Market News Update Market: Germany Date: March 2015 Germany’s Increasing Strength in Wind Power Why this is important to Wisconsin businesses: A new cluster of startups in Germany seeks to exploit the digital revolution in the medical sector, creating new business opportunities. Industry/sector: Energy New figures from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reveal that nearly 11.8GW of…

The Reseau Électrique Métropolitain (REM) is a planned $5.5 billion light rail transit system that will stretch 67 kilometers across the greater Montreal area and connect with the city’s existing metro, rail lines and buses while running 20 hours a day, seven days a week. The REM project represents the largest public transportation infrastructure project in Canada since the Montreal metro was inaugurated in 1966, and will be the third-largest automated transportation system in the world, behind the Dubai Metro (80 km) and the Vancouver Skytrain (68 km).

In 2015, Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) spokesman Peter Gibson was quoted as saying that CASA was being inundated with an unprecedented number of applications to commercially operate drones: "They're being used in agriculture, mining, by police forces, fire brigades, aerial photography, survey work, mapping, all sorts of things… and the applications people are putting them to broadens all the time.” In September 2016, new, relaxed drone regulations come into force, and it is expected that this will help the industry take off.

Aiming to gain global recognition, India’s government has launched the “Make in India” initiative to promote India as a manufacturing hub. India ranks sixth among the world’s top manufacturing countries, with China topping the list, followed by the U.S., Japan, Germany and Korea.

In August of this year, the city of São Paulo, Brazil, will host the seventh Green Building Brazil International Conference & Expo, the leading sustainable construction event in Brazil and one of the leading events in its category in the world.