Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are using Twitter to track what has been a particularly severe flu season across the U.S. As people take to Twitter to complain about being sick with the flu and its dreaded symptoms, researchers ...
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Reportedly, Egyptian rebar producers are expected to increase their price about US$30-US$59 /ton early next month. Recently, the currency against the US dollar shows weak trend. Since the Egyptian steelmakers purchase the raw ...
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Fair Trade USA's Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) for apparel released a report on the recently completed Fair Trade Certified apparel pilot program. Launched in 2010 after an extensive feasibility study and stakeholder consultation period, ...
A preview of the trends at Texworld for next summer More than 625 international weavers and producers will reveal their new collections for Spring/c this February. Texworld alone has registered 85 new exhibitors from South Korea, China, ...
Since August 2010 the UNFPA Iraq Country Office has been supporting nine staff of the Iraqi Central Statistical Organization (CSO) and Kurdistan Regional Statistical Office (KRSO) to get their Master’s and PhD degrees in Demography ...
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World leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, Coats plc has launched Coats Color Express - a revolutionary web-based service that provides the apparel and footwear industry with the world’s fastest and most ...
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Buoyed by the government s efforts to focus on infrastructure investment and the intensifying demand for building materials, particularly concrete and cement, the construction sector in Oman is experiencing an industrial boom. At Omanexpo ...
A folding chair is a light, portable chair that folds flat, and can be stored in a stack, row, or on a cart. Uses Folding chairs are generally used for seating in areas where permanent seating is not possible or practical. This includes ...
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Rattled with economic woes, several Egyptian textile producers are being forced to close down their manufacturing units or operate at reduced capacities due to high cost of imported raw materials and a decline in demand for garments in ...
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Last Saturday, Heimtextil, the world's largest textile fair for home textiles, closed its doors in Frankfurt am Main. The 2013 exhibition took place from January 9 to 12. According to the organizers, 2,658 exhibitors from 62 countries ...
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By Omar al-Shaher, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Privately held Iraqi banks have almost entirely relinquished their traditional functions ...
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Oliver Ebel, Executive Director and General Manager, Lenovo Middle East and Africa Lenovo announced on Monday that it is now the number-four PC manufacturer in the Middle East and Africa, based on the latest preliminary results from IDC ...
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Egyptian authorities have approved 45 trucks carrying construction materials from Qatar to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the Peninsula has reported. The trucks were carrying 1100 cubic metres of gravel that will be used ...
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During the panel discussion at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Izmir on January 16, Nam?k Ekinci, president of Turkey's Steel Exporters Association (CIB), talked about the CIB's recent visit to Egypt to discuss the country's 6.8 ...
Turkey's Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) organized a visit to Egypt on January 12-14 led by Turkey's deputy economy minister Mustafa Sever and including the participation of CIB chairman Namk Ekinci, steel company executives and economy ...