Denmark is facing its “Nokia moment”; drugmaker Novo Nordisk has ballooned into a $100-billion giant, dominating its home stock market just as the Finnish firm did at the height of the 1990s tech boom. While the mobile phone maker’s market value eventually slumped, there is a reason for thinking that Novo can remain a growth engine for the Danish economy for years to come. While the mobile phone maker’s market value eventually slumped, there is a reason for thinking that Novo...

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In its latest Special Report, the international affairs weekly The Economist touts the success the Nordic countries have had in reinventing their model of capitalism - the next supermodel. In a series of articles on welfare, immigrants, business, entrepreneurship and creativity, the weekly explores how Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark have "unleashed a huge amount of creativity and become world leaders in reform." Denmark is among other things praised for having one of the most liberal labour markets in Europe...

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EACC New York Member "The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI)" is proud to announce the launch of its new web page, Entrepreneurship Funding & Resources, on https://www.germaninnovation.org/resources/entrepreneurship-funding. The GCRI’s web presence is an information platform for individuals who are interested in the German science and innovation landscape and wish to conduct research or business in Germany. The “Funding & Research” section of the website provides information about the wide variety of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs at both the...

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The Irish Funds Industry Association (the “IFIA”) will be hosting a series of North American Fund Industry Seminars in Chicago, Boston and New York in March. EACC New York Member Mason Hayes & Curran also a member of the IFIA is participating at the program. Head of Investment Funds at Mason Hayes & Curran, Fionán Breathnach, will be a panelist at the Boston Seminar on “The Future of the Fund Industry in Europe” which will discuss...

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The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies has identified the 10 most promising technology trends to help deliver sustainable growth in the decades to come, as global population and material demands on the environment continue to grow rapidly. The Global Agenda Council considers that these technologies – which can be categorized under nano- and bio-technologies, environmental sciences, health and energy – have made significant development breakthroughs and are nearing large-scale deployment. With such promising technologies that could...

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The “Paris: Digital Capital” project announced by the French government in October 2012 is now entering a new phase. The goal set by the Minister Delegate with responsibility for SMEs, Innovation and the Digital Economy, Ms. Fleur Pellerin, who is responsible for this initiative is to bring together all stakeholders in the sector to boost the international profile of France’s dynamic digital economy, which harbors world-class talent. The Minister has launched a consultation involving these stakeholders, who can complete an online...

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