The Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index rose to a 27-month high in September, signalling the largest rise in activity since June 2011, according to the flash estimate. The flash PMI rose for the sixth consecutive month, up from 51.5 ...
In September 2013 economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) remained almost unchanged. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region has increased by 2.4 points and now stands at ...
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In his September Briefing to Members of Parliament, Workman said that packaging materials are much lighter and more resource efficient than they were 20 years ago and are designed with space saving efficiency in mind. Elsewhere, he said ...
The Cotlook A and the CIF Bremen Index quotations moved again more or less sideways like in most of the previous months. At the local market, the processing industry seemed to be well covered for the rest of this year. In part the inquiries ...
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ASOS reported financial results for the three months period ending 31 August 2013: Q4 Highlights: -Retail sales +47% year on year (UK +49%, International +47%) -International retail sales 64% of total (65% last year) -Retail gross ...
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BASF Corporation has entered into an agreement to commence a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the biotechnology company Verenium Corporation [Nasdaq: VRNM] for $4.00 per share. Based on all outstanding ...
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The news comes as the government announced that supermarkets and large stores will be imposing a compulsory charge of 5p on carrier bags. The FPA, who represent the UK manufacturers and distributors of foodservice packaging including a ...
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Deutsche Bank has been selected to be a foreign exchange collective management pilot bank of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China (SAFE) to provide foreign exchange collective management and collection and payment and net ...
The EU Parliamentary committee (ENVI) responsible for making recommendations on the revised proposed EU Tobacco Products Directive were due to vote on the proposals last Thursday (5 September). They also planned to ban slim cigarettes and ...
The Euro area's recession came to an end. In the second quarter of 2013 GDP increased by 1.1 percent. For the next months we expect a gradual improvement of economic conditions. Our forecast is based on a continued upturn of business and ...
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Global competition is presenting companies with new challenges. They must be able to develop and launch products that meet local market needs. Factors such as regional market trends, national laws and different customer wishes often lead to ...
Tags: Customized Product, economy
Across the country and around the world, the face of retail is changing fast with kiosks and pop-up stores leading the growth trend. The challenge for manufacturers, established brands, small business owners and major retailers is how to ...
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New York financial regulators will soon order major life insurers in the state to set aside a total of $4bn to add to their reserves, following violation of new insurance claims rules. The regulators said that life insurers were not ...
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China will strive to push its bilateral trade with the ASEAN up to USD 1 trillion by 2020, with new bilateral investment of USD 150 billion in the next eight years. The Sino-ASEAN bilateral trade value has grown at 21.6% in the past three ...
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Credit constraints for German trade and industry edged downwards in August. 19.7% of the companies surveyed reported restrictive access to bank credit. The number of firms reporting credit constraints has not risen above a third in over ...
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