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World Cotton Imports May Recover Modestly, Increasing 2% in The 2015/16 Season
Jun 5, 2015In the 2015/16 season, world cotton imports may recover modestly, increasing 2 per cent to 7.7 million tons with imports outside of China rising by 3 per cent to 6.1 million tons. In 2011/12, Chinese imports more than doubled from the ...
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Reduce Food Waste Through Innovative Packaging Solutions
Jun 4, 2015According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...
Tags: Packaging
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Annual Rate of Global Inflation up to 2.7%
May 6, 2015The annual rate of inflation across the Group of 20 largest economies increased for the second straight month in March. Economists had forecast a smaller rise in the consumer price index (CPI) to 2.6%. Annual inflation has been running ...
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Excess Cotton Stocks Held Outside China Likely to Keep International Cotton Prices Down
May 5, 2015According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), excess cotton stocks held outside China are likely to keep international cotton prices down in 2015-16. Stocks outside China are projected to surge 26 per cent to 9.4 ...
Tags: Cotton Price, Textile
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Easter Egg Recycling Facility Is Relaunched
Apr 1, 2015A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s confirmed to Packaging News the scheme would go ahead and reports have suggested more stores were slated to provide the facility this year – may be up to 400 outlets could offer the service. Last ...
Tags: Sainsbury, Christmas cards, Packaging
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AGOA Signed a Letter of Collaboration with The United States Agency
Mar 23, 2015The Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has signed a Letter of Collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) West African Trade Hub and African Partners Network, to establish a framework ...
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Big Trouble Malting and Spirits will open a new malting facility in Virginia
Mar 6, 2015Big Trouble Malting and Spirits will open a new malting facility and craft distillery in the city of Petersburg, in the US state of Virginia. As part of its plans, the company will invest in site improvements, equipment, and new building ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Consumer Confidence Influences Footfall Growth
Feb 15, 2015Footfall in January was 1.2% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.7% fall in December. Shopping centres reported the largest decline, falling 2.8%, while high streets experienced a 1.6% decline in footfall, up on the 1.8% fall in December. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Footfall
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There Is an Increasing Physical Demand of Gold From Asia
Feb 9, 2015Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Monday as U.S. equities weakened and the dollar fell. The most active gold contract for April delivery rose 6.9 U.S. dollars, or 0.56 percent, to settle at ...
Tags: Gold futures, Physical demand
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The Global Economy with Only One Engine - The United States
Jan 21, 2015Due to the euro zone, Japan and some emerging economies disappointing economic prospects, offset by a drop in oil prices brought the global economy, the World Bank cut down global economic growth forecasts on January 13, 2015 and 2016. ...
Tags: Economy, Global Economy
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A Strengthening Job Market and Lower Fuel Costs Helped to Enhance Us Consumer Sentiment
Jan 21, 2015The University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index for January rose to an 11-year high of 98.2, helped by a strengthening job market and lower fuel costs. The preliminary reading was the highest since January 2004, and up ...
Tags: job market, fuel costs, Sporting Goods
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South Africa Looking for China's Help to Quicke Industrialization
Jan 16, 2015South Africa is looking for help from China to help it move up the value chain and quicken its industrialization, says Rob Davies, minister of trade and industry of South Africa. Xi met with South African President Jacob Zuma as one of ...
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Most of The Traditional January or Boxing Day Sales Now Start Online Before Christmas
Dec 28, 2014Most of the traditional January or Boxing Day sales now start online before Christmas, even before you've had a chance to pull a cracker. Retailers are not obliged to give you a refund or an exchange if you simply decide you don??t want ...
Tags: Boxing Day, Christmas
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A Free Trade Area Built in Africa Take More Than 20 Members Market Together
Dec 10, 2014According to an agreement that will be signed next month in Cairo, three African economic groups will be merged into a free trade area. It will take more than 20 members market together that for 58% of economic activity across the ...
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The Global Trade Has Been Through The Peak
Dec 8, 2014Economic globalization refers to the economic resources which can cross national borders freely, comprehensivly and conjunctively flow and configuration in the global scope in the world economic development, making national economy ...
Tags: Global Trade, global supply chain
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