ACE, a global commercial property and casualty insurance firm, has named Jeremy Cole as risk control account manager in the UK and Ireland casualty risk engineering department. ACE casualty risk control manager UK and Ireland Phil Myers ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is planning to build its first diesel engine plant in India in an effort to meet the increasing demand for cars that run on diesel. Hyundai Motor India director of marketing and sales Arvind Saxena was ...
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“The benefits of the Maharashtra Textile Policy will not benefit the cotton farming community in the state”, so said a leader of a Maharashtra farmers organisation. It may be recalled that the Maharashtra government had ...
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At present, bearish trend seems to be continuing in the long-term international cotton prices. The demand for cotton from textile mills is appearing only when there is a decline in cotton prices. In addition, the Government policies ...
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The European Union launched an investigation on Thursday into alleged state subsidies for Chinese solar panel manufacturers, intensifying a trade war between the two centered on the multi-billion dollar solar power market. The EU's ...
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The Government Digital Service (GDS) estimates it will save £1.8bn per year moving offline services to digital channels, according to a copy of its draft Digital Strategy seen by Computer Weekly. The focus of the strategy is on ...
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Solar manufacturers called on European Union regulators Tuesday to expand an investigation into China because of concerns that it unfairly subsidizes its clean energy industry. The complaint is the second by EU ProSun,a group ...
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The labelling of two IT suppliers as high-risk by government is part of a tightening-up of outsourcing,but how far can the government practically address the problem of failing outsourcing contracts? Fujitsu is among the companies ...
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An ex BT programme manager has branded the government's plans–and BT's part in them–to have superfast broadband available to 90 per cent of the UK by 2015 a"Westminster myth",accusing those in charge of trying to base"internet ...
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Dubai FDI, the foreign investment promotion office of the Department of Economic Development (DED), has announced that Dubai will host the "XVII Annual World Investment Conference" of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies ...
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A lack of progress in closing the digital divide between urban and rural areas has been caused by the government being preoccupied with the delivery of certain broadband speeds to consumers,according to the House of Lords Communications ...
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The UK economy could continue to suffer as businesses are failing to invest in technology and innovation. IT finance provider Syscap analysed figures from the Office for National Statistics to find that,in the first quarter of ...
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Lighting maker Neo-Neon, which has been eager to shift businesses from traditional lighting fixtures to LED ones, expects its 2012 LED lighting shipments to grow 4-5 times, according to company general manager Cheng Chien-wen. Nevertheless, ...
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ELLE Decoration UK has successfully lobbied for Equal Rights for design.On May 23,the UK government announced official changes to the law concerning copyright protection,from 25 years for registered designs to the life of the creator plus ...
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For the past decade, solar companies and investors have largely focused their energy on transforming the electric power business of developed countries, first in Europe and then the United States. As growth in some of these markets slows, ...
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