Last week, JA Solar, a major Chinese manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, revealed it had secured a US$89.84 million (RMB250 million) credit facility from state-owned lender Bank of Communications under a central ...
China's economy performed better than expected in July with inflation stable and industrial production strengthened. China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, grew 2.7 percent from a year earlier in July, with retail ...
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Young was started out working as an accountant before he turned into a successful businessman who travelled the globe to build his company (Simpac) into a significant UK player in the sourcing and supply of bags – from paper potato ...
Australia’s peak national motoring organisation says the Federal Government’s $200 million assistance package for the local car industry is an admission that its changes to the fringe benefits tax (FBT) rules were a mistake. ...
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Ford Australia will cut vehicle production in the lead-up to September’s federal election following record-low sales, which the company has blamed primarily on the government’s proposed fringe benefits tax (FBT) rule changes. ...
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The UK’s Liberal Democrats Party, led by Nick Clegg, is proposing to ban petrol and diesel-powered passenger cars on English roads by 2040, allowing only electric and hybrid vehicles to be used. According to UK reports, the proposal ...
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Recently, Xu Hong, secretary of the party committee and vice general manager of Weichai Group Holdings Limited (Weichai Group) says that Weichai Group aims to create another group with an output value of 50 billion yuan centering on ...
Laser markets keep on an even keel 31 Jul 2013 Longbow Research finds vendors reporting no rude surprises, while fiber laser players continue to tussle. Materials processing The fortunes of US laser vendors during the second quarter of ...
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The demand for improved telecom connectivity in Canada's North is real, says a new Conference Board of Canada report, and "the interest in the issue has never been greater". Published by the Centre for the North, "Mapping the Long-Term ...
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Pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will roll out two-dimensional (2D) barcodes on the inner containers as well as outer boxes for most of its US vaccines. According to the company, a 2D barcode is a small square ...
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Digital Insurance, a US-based employee benefits-only agency, has acquired employee benefits firm TurnKey Benefits for an undisclosed amount to enhance its market presence. As part of terms of the acquisition, TurnKey Benefits will operate ...
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Property and casualty insurance provider The Hartford (HIG) has enhanced its FailSafe suite of professional liability offerings to tackle risks of technology firms. The enhanced suite, which offers professional liability coverage for ...
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UK-based financial mutual and friendly society LV= has launched a new policy specifically aimed for vehicles that are more than 20 years old, marking its first branded classic car insurance. Under the new policy, vehicles that are not ...
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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) has deployed Accenture’s life and annuity insurance software suite to support its new business and core policy administration needs for variable annuity products. The ...
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The Government of Maharashtra is giving a major thrust to the textile sector, state Principal Secretary (Textile) Manoj Saunik has said. Addressing a FICCI-Invest In Maharashtra meet in Hyderabad, Mr. Saunik said out of the about 8.8 ...
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