Annual inflation in the euro area was 2.0 percent in January this year, down from 2.2 percent in December 2012, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In January 2012, the annual ...
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Thelocal sharemarket fell sharply yesterday as an indecisive national election in Italy raised the prospect of another sell-off in European bond markets that could rekindle the continent's debt crisis. Italy was headed for a political ...
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A new sportswear market research covering 46 countries, each capturing trends and developments in performance, outdoor and sports-inspired clothing and footwear, offers insight into key strategic and competitive issues within the athletic ...
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In the City of Lights, a bright new bulb lit up the atmosphere in Paris at the 50th Anniversary of Salon International De La Lingerie. That spark came from The Shibue Strapless Panty by Shibue Couture. Salon International De La Lingerie is ...
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Lumiere, the state of the art knitted fabric manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka which commenced operations a few months ago has provided a unique opportunity to all garment manufacturers serving fashion orders. Hitherto garment ...
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With the UK languishing in the ‘relegation zone’ of Europe’s renewable energy league table behind countries such as Spain, Greece and France, you might have hoped that the UK Government would at least have been motivated ...
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Global food group Nestle said 2013 looks every bit as "challenging" as 2012, a year when profits increased but underlying sales growth slowed. The Swiss food giant reported a 11.8% increase in earnings of CHF10.61bn (US$12.02bn) in 2012. ...
PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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An EU-funded research project has created a system for higher broadband speeds that could be able to connect to many different devices in the home. Researchers on the HOME Gigabit Access (OMEGA) project have managed to develop a network ...
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics, commonly known as Philips) (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is a Dutch multinational electronics company headquartered in Amsterdam. It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891 by Gerard ...
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Whilst UK GDP growth stalled in the last quarter of 2012, we have a record high in the number of jobs and ultra-low interest rates…hence we're not witnessing the huge job losses and brutal levels of home repossessions that the ...
Over-investment in 2010-2011 caused the solar industry to suffer from falling prices and increasing net losses in 2012. However, due to policy promotions and solar incentives in various countries, demand in 2012 showed sequential growth. In ...
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Researchers at the University of Oxford have found a way to make wafer-sized graphene with good electrical characteristics. Grown on copper using chemical vapour deposition (CVD), the material is not mono-crystalline, but crystal ...
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On February 1, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, reported that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union member states (EU-27) was 10.7 percent in December last year, stable compared to ...
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Vestel is pleased to announce its start in LED Lighting as well as the appointment of Uwe Hock as its new Sales & Marketing Director, LED Lighting for Vestel Germany in Garching / Munich. Uwe Hock joined Vestel Germany in November 2012 ...
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