The fourth quarter of 2013 showed signs of improvement in small business loans. For the first time in 15 consecutive quarters, both the value and volume of small business loans increased simultane-ously 0.4 percent and 1.1 percent ...
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Strong market fundamentals lead to 30 per cent rise in investment sales volumes. Investment activity has surged to produce a $1 billion result in the first half of 2014, up from $661 million recorded in second half of 2013, according to ...
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HQE is a trademark that is registered internationally and is the exclusive property of the HQE Association. HQE certification is managed by the operator, Cerway, in all countries except France. For over 20 years, the HQETM movement has ...
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In late March, vertically integrated photonics product maker Thorlabs Inc of Newton, NJ, USA announced a greenfield initiative to start the new business unit Thorlabs Ultrafast Optoelectronics (Thorlabs-UFO). The team will focus on ...
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Introduction FDA (FDA) under the United States Department of Health Education and Welfare, is responsible for the drugs, food, biological products, cosmetics, veterinary drugs, ...
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A, CCC Certification CNCA authorized by the state under the state compulsory product certification (CCC) work. Second, CQC logo certification CQC facilities in order to increase the way of signs show that the products meet ...
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Argentina IRAM, established in 1935, is a non-profit private association. As Argentina's national standards body, as well as independent certification services. Argentina certification system in 1998 based mainly on the development of ...
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Sign explained: Product Certification Mark Used on products complying to a Malaysian Standard, foreign standard or international standard UN Marking Used on packaging complying to the UN Marking requirements as specified ...
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Standardization, is one of the main objectives of ELOT which is realized through the elaboration and publication of Hellenic Standards and the promotion of their implementation. Hellenic Standards, according to the International guides, are ...
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CSA is the Canadian Standards Association (Canadian Standards Association) for short, which was founded in 1919, is Canada's first industry standard for the development of the non-profit institutions. In 2001 the Association is divided into ...
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Ukraine's retail gas prices may have to rise 40% as part of economic reforms needed to unlock loans from the International Monetary Fund, Ukrainian energy minister Yuriy Prodan told reporters in Brussels Thursday. "This is an unpopular ...
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Textiles and apparel from Ukraine are likely to get tariff exemption in the EU market from as early as May this year, as the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament has backed a plan to remove tariffs on imports from ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking companies or institutions to nominate their innovative technologies for the 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. EPA is looking for nominations from companies and ...
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The Chinese Cultural Renaissance or the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement was a movement promoted in Taiwan to undo the cultural destructions caused by the Communist Party of China. Some notable acts of destruction include Cultural ...
The coal industry in North China's Shanxi province faces mounting pressure to get financing amid slumping coal prices and increasing debts, as experts call for greater freedom for non-governmental financial institutions. "The performance ...
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