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Feedback HSBC – London, England Dear Ms. Blythe Should you have any questions about HSBC in Brazil or Latin America in general please let me know. I have enclosed my business card for future reference. Warm regards --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Embassy of Portugal - Ottowa, Canada Dear Mrs. Blythe, I was very pleased to receive the copies of your special report on Portugal, and I thank you kindly for sending them to me. It is very rewarding to see Portugal portrayed in such a positive way and to know that its leading developments in the field of alternative energy sources are being internationally recognized and publicized by such a prestigious magazine as Forbes. the articles on the Insight feature were veery appealing and well researched. I was delighted to find out how dynamic, forward-looking and pace-setting Portugal is becoming in the areas of green and renewable energies and sustainability. Yours sincerely, Pedro Moitinho de Almeida --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alberta Finance and Enterprise – Canada Dear Ms. Blythe: Thank you for passing along Insight Publications 2009 special report on Portugal, Europe's West Coast. As Alberta Minister of Finance and Enterprise, I appreciate the opportunity to review this special advertising feature, reprinted from the March 2, 2009 issue of Forbes Magazine. As a minister in the Alberta provincial government, I was especially interested in the Portuguese government's decision to balance a free market economy with its policy of luring companies prepared to invest in sustainable and socially responsible projects. All governments are keenly interested in assisting their respective economies, especially in the current economic climate. Despite Portugal's reputation for seeking green energy solutions, I also note there is still oil and gas exploration seeking deposits at two deep-sea sites off the Portuguese coast. Thank you again for bringing this promotional publication to my attention. Sincerely yours, Iris Evans --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ministry of Energy and Mines – Malawi Dear/Madam, RE: SPECIAL REPORT ON SPAIN'S GREEN ENERGY INITIATIVES PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 27, 2008 ISSUE OF FORBES MAGAZINE, NORTH AMERICAN EDITION. Reference is made to your letter dated 17th October 2008 to which you attached the above captioned special report. Going through your report, I noted that it is an extremely important publication because through it, different governments can borrow a leaf from what Spain is doing in as far as the promotion of the use of renewable energy sources is concerned. For instance, a number of initiatives are aptly articulated in your publication which Spain, through its Centre for Renewable Energy (CENER) amongst other channels, is seriously undertaking in the area of Renewable Energy Technology. these include solar-thermal, photovoltaic-solar, biomass, bioclimatic architecture, and the integration of these renewable energies amongst other initiatives. Through a worldwide use of these clean energy sources, green house gas emissions can be reduced significantly thereby making the fight against climate change and achieving a carbon-free environment an attainable end. You may also wish to be informed that I found your publication of particular significance to Malawi because through it, Malawi as a country can learn a lot from Spain in the area of Green Energy. For instance, the production of bio-ethanol from orange pulp and peel as indicted in your publication is very appealing to Malawi since ours is a non-oil producing country. Employing this technology in Malawi ca therefore help in reducing Malawi's over dependency on imported fossil fuels. I therefore trust that through your publication, other governments which are signatories to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change can be reminded of the need to take drastic measures to meet their obligations by finding sustainable means of cutting green house gas emissions so that what was meant to be achieved by 2012 under this Protocol is be to realized. All in all, this is a very important publication as different governments can learn fro what Spain is doing in the promotion of technological development and the use of renewable energies. In this way, the fight against climate change and achieving a carbon-free environment is to be a priority of not only Spain but also of all other responsible governments. Yours sincerely, Ted A. Kalebe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norvatis International AG – Switzerland Dear Ms. Blythe Since Norvartis is in the process of developing their own strategy concerning the use of green energy, your publication roused great interest amongst our colleagues. The Norvatis Corporate Health, Safety and Environment department has recently adopted Energy Standards for buildings and Equipment for implementation worldwide. We were therefore pleased to read about the efforts and initiatives being undertaken by the Spanish Government, among others in setting temperature limits for air conditioning and space heating for public buildings in Spain Such detailed information is very welcomed for benchmarking with our own standards. Again our thanks for the interesting publication. Yours sincerely. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BMW Group – Germany Dear Mrs. Blythe, Thank you for your letters dated October 17th and October 30th, 2008 to Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW Group. You had sent copies articles from Forbes Magazine and Pioneer News which presented investment opportunities in Morocco and Angola (province Cabinda). We took notice of the specific investment advantages that Morocco and Angola offer. The BMW Group is currently not investigating investments in these countries, but your articles would help to find a decision, should we have new plans in the future. We have noticed that an online version of these articles is available under www.insight-publications.com and will recheck your homepage regularly to get your newest articles on investment opportunities from now on. Sincerely, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft ppa. October 30, 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Embaixada do Reino do Marrocos – Brazil Dear Sir I received with great pleasure the copy of your special report on Brazil, published in the 30 March, 2009, issue of Forbes Magazine, North American Edition and I would like to thank you for your kind initiative. In this regard, I would like to transmit to you and to all journalists and researchers that have contributed to the preparation and the edition of this important report, my warm congratulations and my encouraging appreciations regarding its rich informations, particularly those relating to the numerous and diverse economic, commercial and financial opportunities concealing by Brazil, taking into account its rich regional disparities and specificities. I am sure that through its remarkable analyses, this report will contribute, undeniably, to enrich the knowledge of researchers, specialists or simply persons that are interested by the resilience of economic performance, investment opportunities and human development of this rich, vast and emergent country. Best Wishes, The Ambassador May 5, 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Minister's Court –Bahrain Dear Mr. Gasser, It gives me pleasure to inform you that His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, received with appreciation your kind letter of April 24th 2007 and the enclosed personal copy of the 7 May 2007 of "Forbes Magazine, North American Edition". His Highness found the special report on Nigeria and its investment opportunities very interesting. He asked me to convey to you his thanks as well as his best wishes for the continued success of "Insight Publications". With my best regards, Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa June 6, 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your letter of 30 July 2004 by which you send me the Forbes magazine “Greece 2004: Beyond the Games”. I have taken note of the magazine with great interest and I would like to commend you for this detailed overview of the unique spirit and smooth organization of the Olympic Games. May I take this opportunity to wish you all the best of success for your work. Romano
Prodi --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear
Mrs. MacCarthy The
captioned report helps the Fortune Magazine reader to obtain a clearer
and actualized vision of Panama and its economic potential; also,
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