The state of the trade continues to be reported as positive, but less so than in the previous two quarters. Confidence has been resolutely positive since the start of 2013, and respondents had previously improved their reports further ...
Tags: actual balance, Office Supplies
The Indian economy is showing signs of a turnaround, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, new reforms, some of which are introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, need to be implemented ...
Tags: Indian economy, Textile
Rohm upgraded its earnings forecast for the April-September half, raising guidance for net profit to 19 billion yen ($178 million), up 55% on the year and some 9 billion yen higher than previously predicted. Sales of the Japanese ...
Tags: Smartphone Electronics
Graphic Packaging International, an American paperboard producer for beverages and other consumer goods, will invest $41.5m in the company’s paper mill in West Monroe for upgrading machinery. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and ...
In today's competitive business climate, supply resources and chain management are major concerns for businesses. They want to assure and improve the quality of their final products and achieve a faster entry into market. From April 7th ...
Tags: Global Sourcing Event
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has announced that the situation in French industry remained stable in March compared to February, according to a survey carried out among French business leaders, with ...
US-based United Natural Foods (UNFI) is set to establish a new distribution center in Prescott, Wisconsin, with an investment of $37.8m. Located in Eagle Ridge Business Park, the 300,000ft2 center will be the company's second distribution ...
Tags: United Natural Foods, Agriculture
The mood of German consumers was notably buoyant at the start of 2014. Both economic and income expectations as well as willingness to buy improved, in part quite considerably. Following a revised value of 7.7 points in January, the overall ...
Tags: German consumers
China's business climate index, a major gauge of the country's macroeconomic outlook, dropped in the fourth quarter, according to data released on Monday. The index was 119.5 points for the fourth quarter, down two points from the ...
Applying technologies originally developed for high technology government programs to our national energy and economic priorities, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is leveraging its expertise in the manufacture of Space Shuttle external tanks to ...
Given the rise in double digit inflation, soaring raw material prices and fuel cost, Secunderabad-based yarns producer Suryalata Spinning Mills Limited continued to find trading conditions difficult in the first six months of current ...
Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys") (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL), the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central Asia and the Caspian Region, is pleased to announce that it has received the appropriate Georgian governmental ...
Tags: Tethys, Iberia, Georgia, Uzbekistan
On his appointment, McGann said the global competitiveness of Europe is still an issue that needs to be addressed by the EU. "The pulp and paper industry is a leading sector in the bio-economy with a large renewable energy and raw ...
The mood among consumers in Germany is again remarkably good as 2013 draws to a close. Further increases were recorded in economic expectations and willingness to buy. Income expectations declined slightly from a high level. Following a ...
Tags: upswing, consumer climate, economy
A number of garment factories in Haiti were forced to close last week following protests by workers demanding a higher minimum wage. The workers say a rise in the minimum wage set out last month, and due to come into effect from 1 ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, garment