After a slowdown in demand in the second half of last year in many parts of Europe, coatings companies in the region have become less confident about the short-term future. However, despite economic forecasts of relatively slow growth in ...
Ford Motor has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in its joint venture (JV) with Russian car company Sollers as well as provide additional funding to the Ford Sollers JV. The Ford Sollers JV produces and imports Ford products, ...
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General Motors has announced the exit of its Opel brand from Russia market by December 2015 as well as planned an overhaul of its entire business model in the country. Apart from taking off its Opel brand, the company will also minimize ...
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Ford CEO Mark Fields announced the company’s plans to release six new car models in the Russian market this year. The decision comes during a time when automakers including General Motors and Renault are cutting operations in the ...
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XCMG cooperates with KAMAZ, the biggest truck manufacturer in Russia, in the field of special vehicles such as truck mounted cranes, forestry cranes, and hook arm for sanitation trucks. As the biggest construction machinery manufacturer ...
Japanese barcode printing, labelling, and RFID solution major SATO took a majority stake in Russia-based label manufacturer Okil-Holding, JSC, a move which will strengthen its position in the BRIC region. Acquiring approximately 75% of ...
Bord Bia today launched its Export Performance and Prospects Report which reflects a 4% increase in exports for 2014 to reach a record high of almost €10.5bn. Aidan Cotter, Chief Executive, Bord Bia outlined the background to the ...
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Amidst restricting food imports from various European countries, Russia is set to import food from Iran, starting January 2015. Citing Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor representative Alexey Alexeyenko, Russian news agency ...
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With falling home prices and slowing growth, Beijing already has plenty on its plate. Such challenges are now fueling concerns about how the current Russian currency turmoil will impact the world’s second largest economy, and ...
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In 2014 Russian government published a series of laws and regulations to the wheeled vehicles. The regulations newly increased ECE R10 electromagnetic compatibility, ECE R93 front lower part protection and R122 heating system and declared ...
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The European Commission will offer €28m in financing for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in response to the ban imposed by Russia on certain EU agricultural product imports. Based on individual milk production levels ...
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The European Commission has approved a €28m financing package for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The move comes in response to the Russian ban on the import of certain EU agricultural products. Of the total ...
The Russian government is set to import meat and dairy products from Israel by the end of this year, said Russian Deputy Economic Development Minister Aleksey Likhachyov. This follows Russia's one-year ban on the import of certain food ...
For the first time since its inception nearly a decade ago, the American multinational corporation and e-commerce company eBay has launched a domestic selling business in Russia. As part of its ongoing expansion spree in emerging markets, ...
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Nissan owned Datsun is set to launch the mi-DO hatchback at the 2014 Moscow Motor Show. The mi-DO is a five door hatchback with a 'D-Cut' grille in the front and elongated projector headlamps to provide the car a masculine look. The car ...
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