The Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion. The Lonsdale Consortium, comprising of the Future Fund, QIC, GIP and OMERS signed a lease of the port’s ...
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The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on tax rules for alcoholic beverages. The consultation, which will run for three months, will evaluate whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other ...
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InterLumi Panama, held its first edition from July 6 - 8 2016, at ATLAPA Convention Center this summer. Attracting over 120 companies from 18 countries/regions and 1,977 high quality visitors from 27 countries/regions, InterLumi Panama 2016 ...
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For first-half 2016, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €55.5m, down 31% on first-half 2015's €80.7m, reflecting the ongoing weak demand environment in the firm's ...
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Ahead of the inaugural show, Aisha Tilstone has voiced her opinion that all toy firms need to keep up with today's children and utilise new technology in fresh ranges to avoid falling by the wayside to more tech-savvy firms. The founder ...
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The hardest part of exhibiting with trade show displays is getting people to come into your booth. No matter how great your product is; if no one sees it all of your efforts go to waste. The first step is to have a great display. TSNN ...
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In the trade show business, it’s all about measuring ROI, which is critical to any program. But what about your Pre-ROI? We all love to make a sale at the show or the few days after, but in many industries that just isn’t ...
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The European Commission is referring Luxembourg to the Court of Justice of the EU over the failure to notify the transposition of the Directive on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures (Directive ...
Britain heads to the polls today to decide whether the country should leave or remain in the European Union. And we've got all the information you need to keep up with developments online. Voting is underway in the EU referendum as the ...
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The diamond industry is waking up to a new reality. Not only are the banks insisting on stricter compliance standards and pipeline integrity, but the largest mining companies and jewelry retailers are rapidly following suit. This is forcing ...
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Marketing technology company Primary Opinion has acquired 48% stake in Australian food company Maggi Beer Products for $15m. The stake sale comes after the food producer Maggi Beer cancelled its plans to issue a public offer. Of the ...
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The Ministry of Public Security will introduce special vehicle license plates for new-energy cars to further promote industry growth and regulation in China. The ministry has started soliciting public opinion on proposed designs for the ...
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Next reports a "solid" performance over its last financial year to January 2016, with Directory (online and catalogue) sales up 8% and Retail 1%. Total group sales rose by 3% to £4.1b. Despite this, growth was lower than predicted. ...
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Jeremy Morton, partner at Harbottle & Lewis, takes a look at the new updated EU trademark legislation regarding counterfeits in transit, and it what it means for IP owners. Good news for intellectual property has arrived in the form of ...
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The tech community is split over the Apple Watch, and so too is the co-founder of Apple. Steve Wozniak isn’t so sure the Apple Watch is a good idea, and says it could be one of CEO Tim Cook’s failures. The Apple co-founder ...
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