Worldwide Network Of Estonians “There is an Estonian in every port” is Ernest Hemingway`s famous quote. There are a mere 1.3 million of us, but throughout our history we have been keen travellers around the world. All the experience Estonians have gathered from these ports that Hemingway refers to is put to good use when our businesses look to go global. And Estonian businesses really are going global. For example, our pianos—bearing the name of our country, Estonia -- are regarded as amongst the very best in the world. Those who know about music want the best, and that means Estonia. COVER Reet Aus Photo by Madis Palm
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Another example is the global rising star TransferWise. Born in Estonia, TransferWise helps people make currency transactions from one country to another with greater efficiency and at substantially reduced cost. The fast-growing company has just recently added Sir Richard Branson to its list of savvy and respected investors. And, of course, although Estonians may be apart from each other from time to time, we are always connected through Skype, an application created in Estonia and now shared across the globe. Going global not only means that Estonian companies are expanding out to the world. In this edition of Life in Estonia, you can also read about the innovative idea of e-residency: a concept that allows entrepreneurs around the world to use the many possibilities of our attractive business environment and advanced e-governing, independent of their physical location. Time will tell, but in ten years’ time there may well be a tenfold increase in “Estonians” in every port. Anne Sulling Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship of Estonia SUMMER 2014
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