The GDP of Jiangjin district, Chongqing municipality has doubled over the past three years with an annual increase of 16.7 percent.
Local government revenue increased to 2.5 billion yuan in 2009.
The figures have proved the success of the district’s transport, industrial and economic strategies, said authorities.

Previously a poor and undeveloped suburban area, the township became an official district of Chongqing in 2006.
Just 30 minutes from the city’s center, Jiangjin was the focus of government plans to integrate formerly rural regions into a metropolitan economic zone.

Best Western Hotel, Lagos Ikeja formally opened last Friday, days after news filled the air that the hotel was to make grand entry into the hospitality business in the state.

The hotel, another international brand, was commissioned by the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Muiz Banire on Nigeria’s Independence Day Celebration.

TWENTY foreign-invested projects worth 8.18 billion yuan (US$1.23 billion) were signed in Shanghai today as part of the economic fruits borne during the World Expo.

Les yeux du monde étaient rivés sur Casablanca mardi dernier. L’occasion en était le lancement des 24 heures de diffusion de France 24 en langue arabe. Un moment historique pour une chaîne qui devient, de facto, la première chaîne arabophone référencée sur l’ensemble des satellites opérateurs en France.