Chinese leaders and economists have said China must up its game to boost export growth against the backdrop of an anemic global economic recovery. SIX-PERCENT GROWTH Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said on Saturday that China is confident ...
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A new report by Canadean expects more Africans to enter the beer market from the home brew sector, while commercial beer and premium brands forge ahead in the exploding African beer market. According to the report, the African beer market ...
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Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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Australian wholesaler and distributor of groceries Metcash is attempting to stem recent losses in its Liquor division, entering into an agreement in late February 2015 to purchase Southern Independent Liquor Group (SILG), which trades under ...
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Apple has taken three years to regain the crown as the world's top smartphone maker. The latest market data show that the iPhone maker beat Samsung for the first time since 2011. Leading market research firm Gartner has released a ...
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Chief executive says company is confident of catching up with top global players TCL Corp, one of China's leading consumer electronics companies, will boost its presence in the telecommunication device segment of the domestic market in ...
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Outside of China, cotton stocks at the end of 2014/15 season are expected to increase for the second consecutive season from 7.5 million tons to 9.5 million tons, which is the largest volume of stocks in the last 35 years, says the ...
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The number of LED lamps installed for general lighting in Europe (including indoor & outdoor accent and functional lighting for residential, commercial and government areas) will rise from 288 million in 2014 to 2.9 billion units in 2019 at ...
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Samsung has revealed it is considering incorporating its dual-edge display technology on this year’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5 handset. The South Korean tech giant made the announcement in Barcelona, at the annual Mobile World Congress ...
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According to new data from IDC, large format printer (LFP) shipments grew 3.5% in 2014 when compared to 2013 while revenues declined by less than 1%. Product mix changes and some very aggressive price promotions were responsible for the ...
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Global smartphone revenue grew 20% year-on-year to a record $115bn in fourth-quarter 2014 as unit sales rose 19% to almost 346 million (totalling over 1.2bn in full-year 2014), according to market research firm GfK. In Q4/2014, all ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue for full-year 2014 of $392.9m, up 18% on $331.7m in 2013. Fourth-quarter 2014 revenue was $113.6m, up 22% on $93.3m last ...
The BlackBerry death knell is unmistakable – new research points to the company’s UK market share slipping below one million users by the end of 2017. That’s a stark drop from its comparatively glorious yesteryears, with ...
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Australian drinks company Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd’s underlying profit declined by a quarter (25.3%) to AUD375.5m ($292.8m) in the 12 months ending December due to drop in volumes of soft drinks. The firm's core brands saw dip in sales ...
'Made in China' gains credibility, as makers of home appliances expand Chinese home appliances and electronics are increasingly gaining popularity among European consumers because of their price advantages and innovation. Leading the ...
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