According to the statistics provided by the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID), in 2012 Turkey's total steel pipe exports amounted to 1.91 million metric tons, increasing by 15.8 percent compared to the previous year. ...
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The Australian dollar's moves yesterday reflected the differing pressures on the currency as a major international bank, HSBC, yesterday expressed concern about its long-term strength. The dollar broke through the $US1.05 level in trading ...
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CHINA'S currency will continue to rise this year with its internationalisation developing at a rapid pace, HSBC's currency analysts say in a report released yesterday. In its latest worldwide currency outlook, HSBC says it expects to see ...
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Hawaii and Texas Top List of 20 States and D.C. Adding Construction Jobs Since November 2011 as Delaware and New York Trail; Vermont and Louisiana Led 19 States with One-Month Gain, D.C. and Texas Lag Barely one-third of states added ...
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The sharemarket had it biggest fall in five weeks yesterday, with financial, material and industrial stocks leading the decline as global equity markets lost momentum following strong gains last week after the resolution of the US ...
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Argo Group International Holdings, a Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has established the first sidecar for the 2013 accident year. Named Harambee Re 2013-1, the newly set up sidecar, will support ...
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Canada based Western Financial Group has added Alberta-based Craig Insurance to its family of insurance brokerages, effective 01 January 2013. The addition provides customers with access to a broad spectrum of insurance and banking ...
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Surging derivatives trade on the Australian Securities Exchange last month helped offset the continued decline in equities trading as the market operator searches for new growth business. Investors are continuing to treat shares with ...
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The Australian dollar rose this morning,after pushing above 105 US cents during the US trading day. At 6.20am AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 104.87 US cents,up slightly from yesterday's local close of 104.72 US cents. During ...
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The sharemarket struggled to gain traction yesterday as investors traded cautiously after seven straight weeks of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 6.5 points,or 0.1 per cent,at 4717.3.It hit a 19-month high of 4750.7 in early ...
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The Australian dollar is expected to face a"difficult year"this year,as concerns about risks to the world economic environment ease and weak domestic factors come into play,according to a new report by HSBC's currency analysts. "While the ...
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The US new vehicle market rose to 14.5 million units in 2012 on the back of rising demand for mid-sized and small cars in a nation famous for its ‘bigger is better’ buying philosophy. The 2012 result – which saw ...
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Over half of the UK’s business IT networks (51 percent) were breached during 2012 due to employees using their personal devices at work, according to research carried out by Virgin Media Business. Some 500 British CIOs were ...
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In the face of concerns over energy scarcity,POWRtec,an intelligent Smart Meter provider,have submitted a business overview stating that the largest and most immediate source of energy available is to increase the energy efficiency of the ...
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A survey has shown that consumers with more knowledge about the smart grid are more likely to accept it. The survey,from the IBM Institute for Business Value,was conducted across 15 countries.9,000 people were surveyed.Consumers were ...