The European Parliament has voted in favour of a new patent law to provide one regulation and one court to cover inventions across the European Union (EU). Currently EU citizens can either apply for a national patent in their own country ...
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The department for culture, media and sport (DCMS) introduced its new minister to the broadband industry today with controversial rules aiming to speed up deployment of superfast connections across the UK. Maria Miller, who takes over ...
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Reuters cited a research report published Wednesday by the State Information Centre, China’s leading think tank, China's exports are likely to grow 8 % in 2013 from the previous year while imports could rise 7.8 %. The report ...
MONROE, Mich. — Furnishings importer and manufacturer La-Z-Boy will receive a $3 million Michigan Business Development Program incentive to keep and build its new headquarters here. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in ...
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Week after week we read headlines pronouncing that China is about to overtake the U.S. and other advanced economies and become the number one global economic force. Recently there have been a number of high profile announcements that China ...
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European coatings companies must deal with the widening gap between mature domestic markets Mature Domestic Markets in Europe Present Challenges Nonetheless,the poor prospects for major parts of Europe underline the challenges for its ...
THE sharemarket continued its climb yesterday, reaching a 17-month high on positive news from Europe as US politicians inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff crisis. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and ...
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World Bank Group support for Iraq over the next four years will focus on job creation,social inclusion and building stronger institutions.The Country Partnership Strategy which was discussed today by the World Bank Board of Executive ...
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THE Australian sharemarket hit a fresh 17-month high today as US lawmakers inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff problem. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and financial stocks mostly rose despite some ...
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NEW YORK, NY, August 22, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Although the American economy has experienced notable improvement over the past year, small businesses continue to weaken under financial pressure. A recent article from The Wall Street ...
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Technology is taking an ever more central role in the way we work, live and play. The future for the IT community is bright, and IT professionals have a unique opportunity to lead their organisations to a successful economic recovery. But ...
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Bloomberg reported that China may maintain its annual economic growth target at 7.5% next year in a sign the new leadership headed by Xi Jinping won't tolerate a bigger slowdown from the lowest goal since 2004. Nine of 16 analysts ...
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Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 1.9% in the first half 2012 according to data published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) (1). The growth is in response to the increasing demand on the domestic and ...
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Iron ore levels remained ascendant for the 3rd consecutive day. It has touching levels last seen in July. Primarily driven by expected economic recovery in Q1 supported by strong critical parameters has set speculative fear in the market. ...
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Mr Thomas Keller CEO of Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile said that China's commitment to urbanization and industrialization should give the global copper market a healthy boost in the coming years. Mr Keller said that ...
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