Japan will extend a sum of Tk 1 billion (US$ 10 million) to Bangladesh for reconstruction of readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing factories in Bangladesh that are in dire state. The loan will be issued by the Japan International ...
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The precise scope of China's proposed ban on the importation of lower calorific value thermal coal has become clearer after Platts was given sight of a copy of the relevant draft regulation and has been able to publish its contents for ...
Tags: Low-CV Thermal Coal, Chemicals
The announcements this week by North American energy companies Marathon Oil and Talisman Energy that they are pulling out of shale gas exploration in Poland seems to have finally killed the government's initial hope that the former Soviet ...
Tags: Polish Shale Gas, Gas
A deal entered into between Hanil Angola Engineering and the Angolan National Private Investment Agency (ANIP) has paved the way for starting cotton production in Kwanza Sul province of Angola, Angolan news agency Angop reported, according ...
The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review an earlier decision that found Samsung Electronics' products infringed four patents owned by Apple. The four patents relate to the ornamental design of a device, commands ...
Tags: U.S.International Trade Commission, Samsung Electronics
Still got some money stashed away in a health-care flexible spending account? If so, you might want to put a trip to the pharmacy on your day's to-do list, or at least check your plan's paperwork to see if you can take advantage of the ...
Tags: health care, health care flexible spending, pharmacy, Medical
The Australian dollar is slightly lower amid doubts there will be a successful outcome to the US budget negotiations. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0366, down from $US1.0374 on Friday. The main driver for markets ...
Tags: Australian dollar, outcome, US budget negotiations, fiscal cliff
The number of UK websites complying with the newly enforced cookie law improved in the final month of the grace period, but 80% are still not compliant, a study shows. Since 26 May, UK website owners have been required by law to ensure ...
Microsoft has ditched the 30-day grace period, a trademark of Windows 7, in the retail copies of Windows 8, mandating that users provide a product key during setup. The change runs counter to previous practice by the Redmond, Wash. ...
Tags: Microsoft, grace period, trademark, Windows 7, retail copies, Windows 8
Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced effective from 1st July 2012, below products will be extended to the scope of the PSE safety mark scheme: LED bulbs and LED luminaries will be added in circle PSE ...
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Ukraine-based vertically integrated mining and steel group Metinvest has announced that it has secured a USD 300 million 3 year pre export finance facility. The interest margin is 5.25% per annum over the LIBOR rate while there is a grace ...
Tags: iron ore price news, finance loan, steel construction, steel group
OAO Mechel of Russia's largest coking coal producer won a tender for 55% of OAO Vanino Commercial Sea Port on the Pacific coast outbidding investor Mr Oleg Deripaska's En+ Group. VTB Capital the sale organizer said that Mechel offered RUB ...
California has imposed a ban on foie gras–a food product made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. The fattening of the liver is achieved through force feeding of ducks and geese using a tube-like ...
Tags: ban, foie gras, animal activists
Taipei, Nov. 13, 2012 (CENS)--To cope with the implementation of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) next year, the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) leans to adopt the proposal of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), ...
Tags: FATCA, FSC, adopt proposal
Taipei, Nov. 20, 2012 (CENS)--The Insurance Bureau, under the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), put forth yesterday (Nov. 19) seven major control measures for investments by insurance firms in realties, effective immediately, which ...
Tags: Insurance Bureau, insurance, FSC, control measure