China's acceleration of exports and slowdown of imports in November left the country with its largest trade surplus in more than four years. The improvement of overseas demand increased China's chances of securing an 8 percent trade ...
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The best scenario for the Chinese economy in 2014 would be to achieve 7.8 percent GDP growth, a major think tank said on Monday. That could be obtained if all the recently proposed reform initiatives are carried out and the global market ...
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. signed a six-year commercial and contractual agreement with Sasol North America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sasol Limited, to supply up to 200 megawatts of electric power to Sasol's proposed ...
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The Societe Generale bank said in a report, the per capita GDP in the Euro area would be flat from 2007 to 2007, which means that it will be the Europe's "lost decade". The main reason of European economic growth weakly lies in the fact ...
China's coal output and sales for the past 10 months are stabilizing, with the price of coal rising, according to the China National Coal Association (CNCA). National coal production slipped 0.3 percent year-on-year for the past 10 ...
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China's iron ore imports have been decelerating since 2011, and that trend is set to continue next year with estimated growth of 6.25 percent, said an industry expert on Friday. China will import 850 million metric tons of iron ore in ...
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At the 75th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris on December 5-6, the participants discussed the slow growth prospects in the global steel market, exchanged views on the effect ...
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Australia has concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea, its third-largest goods export market and fourth-largest trading partner, Prime Minister Tony Abott and Minister for Trade and Investment ...
China's hunger for natural gas has pushed its shipbuilding and energy industries to build more liquefied natural gas carriers and import terminals, to give the nation an edge over other countries. "China will need more than 35 LNG ...
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Improving working conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving sustainable growth in the country, says a new report Bangladesh: Seeking better employment conditions for better socioeconomic outcomes, ...
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It seems that the status quo in the Bangladeshi textile industry hasn't changed that much. However, the increasing pressure from some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) through social media and newspapers has caused some ...
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But experts also pointed out that the foundation for future stable growth needs to be further consolidated. "Although the manufacturing PMI has stablized after it rose for a fourth month, forces that drove up the index were not balanced ...
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Currently, European and Japanese heavy truck brands take the majority in Malaysia transportation industry. Over the past few years, Chinese brands are playing an increasingly influential power as more and more Chinese truck builders enter ...
Iron ore prices are not expected to show any significant decline in the short term, said Sevkinaz Alemdar, Turkish integrated steel group Erdemir's purchasing coordinator, at the 8th SteelOrbis Turkish Steel Market Conference held in ...
Oerlikon Balzers, the market and technology leader in the field of high-quality hard material coatings is continuing to expand its footprint in Asia and is opening its first coating center in the Philippines. Thanks to its local presence, ...