The Food & Drink Federation has released a report praising achievements by the industry to cut salt, fat and sugar from products, as its Responsibility Deal with government comes under renewed pressure. There has been an average 10% cut ...
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According to the related information, the preliminary accounting results of GDP in 2012 are as follows: Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP in 2012 The Q/Q Growth Rate on GDP Annotations: Quarterly GDP Accounting ...
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In November 2012, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was stable at eight percent, unchanged from the previous month, according to new figures published by the OECD. ...
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BP on Wednesday raised its estimate of global energy demand in 2030 and predicted that shale natural gas, tight oil and biofuels will play an increasingly important role in meeting the world's energy needs. World energy demand will ...
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The Jamaican government has announced the discovery of an abundance of rare earth minerals in its soil by a team of Japanese scientists. AP reports that Philip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining, has informed ...
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In accordance with the accounting procedures of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the 2011 Statistical Yearbook and departmental accounting, financial accounts data, on the basis of the preliminary verification, the NBS made ...
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The UK Department of Health has dismissed a call by the UK's leading opposition party for legal limits on salt, sugar and fat in foods aimed at children. A Department of Health spokesperson said today (7 January) that the government's ...
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In a recent report,US based consulting firm Mcquilling Services attempted to forecast the course of bunker prices during the next few years,as this factor is among the most important ones when it comes to ship owning operating costs. ...
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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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While analysts are generally in consensus in forecasting Brent crude to average around $110/b in 2013, the surge in North American production and question marks on the timing of new infrastructure has made for a highly divergent set of ...
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Global thirst for oil will be slightly stronger than expected in the last quarter of 2012 because of demand from China and despite a sharp cutback in Europe recently. The IEA forecast that the growth of demand next year is expected to be ...
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According to the related information, the results of preliminary verified GDP for the first three quarters in 2012 are as follows: Annotations: Quarterly GDP Accounting Instructions 1. Overview on Quarterly GDP Accounting 1.1 Basic ...
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The coatings industry in Europe has been bracing itself for an extremely difficult 2012 in which much of the region will be suffering from the effects of a severe economic downturn mainly due to the impact of the troubles with the euro on ...
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European coatings companies must deal with the widening gap between mature domestic markets Mature Domestic Markets in Europe Present Challenges Nonetheless,the poor prospects for major parts of Europe underline the challenges for its ...
London based Specialty Lines broker R K Harrison Insurance Brokers and Chile's Conosur Corredores de Seguros Y Reaseguros (Conosur) have inked an agreement to collaborate on all new insurance and reinsurance business that emerge from Chile. ...
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