It took Roland Lescure only three clicks of his mouse to join Emmanuel Macron’s political party “La Republique en Marche” through the internet. “In April 2016 it was easy to […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inCulture, Film
Georgia Indo-American Chamber to Host ‘India Meets Georgia’ Film Festival May 11-12
To follow the career of Natarajan Ramji, who likes being known as the “Location Guru” for the Indian film industry from “Bollywood to Tollywood,” it’s best to have an atlas […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Trade
U.S. Sen. Isakson: ‘Africa, the Most Important Continent in the 21st Century for Our Country’
With storm clouds resting over Asia and the Middle East, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia called the African continent “the most important continent in the 21st century for our […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, Global Georgia, Payments
InComm’s Acquisition of Some Amex Products Highlights Georgia’s Importance as a FinTech Hub
Gov. Nathan Deal announced on April 24 that InComm Inc., the Atlanta-based financial technology company, acquired the distribution rights of American Express’s prepaid reloadable and gift card products. The governor […]
Posted inBusiness
‘The Women Series’ to Celebrate Its 5th Anniversary With a Reception That’s Already Sold Out
For Rose Catherin, it began at the board meetings where often she would look around and see mostly men. As a long-standing member of the board of the French American […]
Posted inBusiness
POSCO Waits on Results of Tariff Talks Before Deciding on New Investments
“Murky” is the English word Dong Won Lee , who heads POSCO America Corp.’s strategy investment department, uses to describe U.S. tariff policies being levied against his company’s flat-rolled steel imports. During an […]
Posted inCulture, Economic Development
Eco Island: How Atlanta’s Taiwanese Sister City Is Greening Its Urban Environment
Taiwan‘s bustling capital is a city of 2.7 million human beings crammed into an area the size of Abilene, Texas. “Small area, many people,” as one top environmental official put […]
Posted inDiplomacy, Education
Atlanta Focuses in on Future U.S. Relations With Europe
With “Europe Day” fast approaching, Washington may not be focused on Transatlantic relations, but the same certainly can’t be said of Atlanta. In his overview of the current administration and […]
Posted inEducation
KSU’s Division of Global Affairs Honors International Achievement
Kennesaw State University has presented its International Achievement Awards this year to a wide range of recipients including an authority on classical architecture and urban planning, three entrepreneurial sisters from […]
Posted inBusiness
Mexico’s International Airports Introduce ‘Border Control’ Kiosks to Improve Security and Efficiency
Three international Mexican airports — those in Mexico City, Cancun and Los Cabos — have installed 100 new kiosks that are to use biometric technology that will capture fingerprints to […]