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Global Supply Chain Risk Climbs to Record Highs
Sep 6, 2016Global supply chain risk Q2 2016. Global supply chain risk climbed in the second quarter of 2016, reaching the highest levels since records began in 1995, according to the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet. The Index, ...
Tags: Global supply chain risk
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Business Confidence Rebounds Post-Election
Aug 8, 2016Business expectations for sales, profits and employment have bounced back for the three-month period to 31 December 2016, according to Dun & Bradstreet’s July Australian Business Expectations Survey. The surprising turn of events ...
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Business Optimism Wanes as Results Fail to Meet Expectations
Dec 3, 2015Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Business Expectations Survey indicates a fairly subdued outlook for the first quarter of 2016, as results continue to fall short of expectations. As the new year approaches, businesses are reporting lowered ...
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Air Freight Recovery Slow
Nov 12, 2015Air freight volumes were up slightly in September according to the IATA, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) 1.0% higher compared to a year ago. This was a small improvement on August, when volumes were broadly stable year to year, however, ...
Tags: Air Freight, world trade
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Air Freight Volumes Were up 3.3% in April
Jun 17, 2015The IATA reports that air freight volumes were up 3.3% in April compared to a year ago, which was below the 4.3% expansion seen so far this year. The April result provides a clearer reading of air freight market performance, after holiday ...
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Vietnam GDP Continue to Grow
Apr 23, 2015The World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Report April 2015 paints a favourable picture for Vietnam. According to the report, medium term projections reflect gradual improvement in GDP growth and macroeconomic stability ...
Tags: Vietnam's Growth, GDP growth
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Industrial Sales to Improve in H1
Feb 5, 2015Industrial sales volume and hiring of workforce is going to improve in the first half of 2015, says the finding of an Assocham Business Confidence Index survey. Around 54.2 per cent of the respondents in the survey felt that not ...
Tags: Industrial Sales, Textile
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New National Textiles Policy
Jan 30, 2015Speaking at the inauguration of Tex-Trends India 2015, Indian union textiles minister, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said the new National Textiles Policy will be unveiled after the Union Budget is presented. The new Textiles Policy aims to ...
Tags: home furnishings, yarns, fabrics, silk, Apparel
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One of The Big Benefits of The Sharp Fall in Oil Prices:a Drop in Raw Material Costs
Jan 21, 2015For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
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The State of The Trade Continues to Be Reported as Positive
Dec 23, 2014The state of the trade continues to be reported as positive, but less so than in the previous two quarters. Confidence has been resolutely positive since the start of 2013, and respondents had previously improved their reports further ...
Tags: actual balance, Office Supplies
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Air Freight Volumes Continue to Show Solid Gains on a Year Ago
Dec 12, 2014The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its air cargo report and outlook. Air freight volumes continue to show solid gains on a year ago, supported by improving growth in trade in some regions, but weakness in load ...
Tags: load factors, yields, Service
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Global Purchasing Index Rises More Than 2 Points in August
Sep 12, 2014A monthly benchmark that gauges purchasing professionals' views on procurement activity in the electronic components marketplace. A reading below 100 indicates pessimism; a reading above 100 indicates optimism. After slowing in July, the ...
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Society Caused Great Pressure to Airlines in Many Ways
Aug 15, 2014Worldwide airline share prices fell 2% in July compared to June, but in line with performance of the broader market. Initial Q2 financial results show strong gains for US airlines' performance, but declines in Asia Pacific due to cargo ...
Tags: Service, Airline economy, Air transport
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NSSMC Has Announced Its Financial Results for The First Quarter Ended June 30
Aug 12, 2014The world's second biggest steelmaker Japan-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30 of the financial year 2014-15, posting a net profit of JPY 48.3 billion ...
Tags: NSSMC, announce, financial results
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A Rise in Yields Is Consistent with The Positive Outlook for Profitability
Jul 31, 2014Airline profit expectations for the year ahead are positive even though recent improvements in financial performance have paused, according to IATA's quarterly survey of airline CFO and heads of cargo in July. Recent past financial ...
Tags: Service, Airline Service