The Taiwan government's National Development Fund (NDF) has approved the establishment of a NT$10 billion (US$345.7 million) lending program to offer loans for exports of green energy products. To encourage local banks to participate in the ...
Tags: Taiwan, green energy products
The Indian government which recently permitted 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) stake in multi-brand retail, while welcomed by the apparel brands and retailers, is being opposed by a few key political parties. Crisil ...
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Reserve Bank of India released second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2012-13 and leaves Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate unchanged at 8% and 7% respectively while reducing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points with an intension ...
Tags: TEA, RBI, Monetary Policy 2012-13, garment exporting sector
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) has selected IL Group to manage its insurance requirements and also offer real estate-owned (REO) insurance. By contracting IL Group to offer the best insurance options, NHHFA will now fully ...
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Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy welcomed its first freshman class. The new six-year program focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to foster college and career readiness. Supporting this innovative learning model, ...
IRIS reported that Broking firm Kotak Commodity Services gave following outlook on base metals segments: Copper - MCX Copper may note some gains tracking slight rebound in international markets however the upside remains capped. LME ...
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The Office of the Textile Commissioner has informed that those textile companies, who are willing to apply under the Restructured Technology Up-gradation Scheme (R-TUFS) but have not applied for subsidy benefits till date, can submit their ...
Tags: India, UFS Subsidy
The offshore banking units (OBU) and overseas branches have become an increasingly important source of profits for Taiwanese banks, due to expanded loans and higher interest spread. Thanks to spike in U.S.-dollar loans for mainland Chinese ...
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Britain's food and drink manufacturers are bracing themselves for difficult Christmas trading,according to the Food and Drink Federation(FDF). Speaking after the FDF's latest business confidence survey,FDF's economic and commercial ...
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As the US presidential election gathers pace,Silicon Valley looks on anxiously to see what effect more than 100 million American votes will make to the technology industry. Further reading US government agency drops BlackBerrys for ...
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Crowdsourced funding website Kickstarter,which lists projects that are seeking financial backing,has expanded to the UK. The site,which operates on a 5%commission on each successful pledge,has raised more than$340m in the US,where it was ...
Tags: Kickstarter crowdfunding website, UK, BBC, games console Ouya
Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8,its latest operating system(OS)for smartphones. Microsoft intends Windows Phone 8 to take market share away from the likes of Apple and Google's Android,which currently dominate the smartphone ...
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Spokespeople for ARM Cement, Kenya s second largest producer of cement behind Lafarge-owned Bamburi Ltd, said that the company is looking forward to a strong year on the back of its recently opened Dar es Salaam plant in Tanzania and the ...
Tags: market view, cement
Taipei, Oct. 19, 2012 (CENS)--In view of the shrinking trading volume of the Taiwanese stock market, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will coordinate with securities firms and securities financing companies to cut the lending ...
Tags: Taiwanese stock market, FSC, financing firms, Chinese economy
The EBRD is actively promoting the use of renewable energy in Ukraine in order to reduce the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuel and to improve its energy security. The latest initiative of the Bank, which is aimed at solar ...
Tags: market view, Solar Power