Marsh will join DS Smith from Tesco where he was the group director of tax and corporate finance for three and a half years. He was also chief financial officer (CFO) at AstraZeneca and CFO of Global Building Products at Pilkington. ...
MicroPort Medical, a subsidiary of MicroPort Scientific, has signed a definitive agreement with Wright Medical Group, a US-based orthopaedic company, to acquire Wright's OrthoRecon business for $290m in cash. The transaction is subject to ...
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Tax Free Worldwide, a specialist in VAT refund services for shoppers and retailers has announced a significant extension to its refund network across China, Russia and Ukraine. Partnerships have been agreed with Transforex in China, SMP ...
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The steelmaker Essar Steel Algoma has just reported a US$92.7-million loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, which is much bigger than US$18 million loss for the fourth quarter of a year ag. In the report, the steelmaker's quarter ...
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Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been sentenced to two years in prison by a District Court in Sweden for multiple data intrusions, attempted aggravated fraud and aggravated fraud. The verdict against Svartholm Warg and ...
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The latest Chevrolet Spark is the most recent EV to attempt to shatter electric cars' reputation as anemic and inept. And it succeeds, being the best version of this small hatchback. Unlike the Mitsubishi i, this is no glorified golf cart. ...
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Coffee giant Starbucks has refused to comment on plans to tackle tax avoidance agreed by G8 leaders in Northern Ireland yesterday (June 18). Many have found Starbucks' UK tax strategy hard to swallow A spokeswoman for the firm ...
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The first time Zero Motorcycles stopped by our headquarters four years ago, we were intrigued by the promise of electric motorcycles, but our team felt they needed more work. Fast forward a few years, and the new line from Zero comes across ...
Hennes & Mauritz reported results for the second quarter and for half year ending on 31st May 2013. FIRST HALF-YEAR - The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 5 percent during the first six months of ...
Genworth Financial has expanded its family of SecureLiving Fixed Index Annuities with the launch of SecureLiving Index 5, a five-year, single premium fixed deferred annuity. The new annuity assures 104% of the premium at the end of the ...
Chinese photovoltaic (PV) firms transfer production capacity overseas in succession in a bid to reduce impact delivered by anti-dumping tax imposed on their exports. Comtec Solar Systems Group Ltd. (SEHK: 0712), a Shanghai-based PV ...
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LED commercial lighting first came to the sweet spot of price, it will accelerate the penetration of lighting market this year, the commercial lighting market has been booming since the beginning of this year. As the LED commercial lighting ...
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The Swedish Nacka District Court has ruled that Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg may be extradited to Denmark to face hacking charges, the court confirmed Tuesday. The green light to extradite Svartholm Warg was given Monday, ...
Tags: Pirate Bay, Svartholm Warg, Hacking Charges
Paragon Quality Foods – the food manufacturer formerly at the centre of a row about pork in halal lamb burgers – has reported a 20% increase in turnover for the year ended February 28 2013. Paragon Quality Foods posted a ...
Tags: Food contamination, Paragon Quality Foods, Horsemeat crisis
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed concern over the 2 percent hike in tax introduced in the Budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which may lead to increase in the cost of production for the textile industry of the ...
Tags: APTMA, Apparel&Accessories, Textile