A Taiwan delegtation formed by government officials, researchers and industry players recently concluded a six-day visit in Japan, where they probed the possibilities of forming strategic alliances between the two countries. According to ...
Oman Cement Co has recorded a 36.7% rise in its net profit from $45.5m (OMR 17.5m) to $33.2m (OMR 12.8m) for the year 2012, according to a company disclosure to the Muscat Securities Market. Total revenue rose 17% to $154m (OMR 59.3m) ...
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Revenue in the IT segment of the world's smart electricity delivery industry is likely to have grown by 23%, to $9.4 billion, in 2012, in support of smart grid deployments, according to a new study. Global revenue from software and IT ...
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Revenue in the IT segment of the world’s smart electricity delivery industry is likely to have grown by 23 percent, to US$9.4 billion, in 2012, in support of smart grid deployments, according to a new study. Global revenue from ...
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(Muscat, Oman) -- On the back of increased government spending on infrastructure and mega projects, demand for cement is expected to grow at higher pace this year. In the Oman budget for 2013, RO 600 million has been earmarked for roads ...
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IDG News Service - As the economy improves and at least some of the concerns about the so-called U.S. "fiscal cliff" are resolved, desire for new mobile, analytics and storage technology will drive IT spending this year, according to market ...
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According to an industry expert, the forecast for massive government spending on infrastructure in the Middle East and specially in the UAE this year will help boost businesses of stakeholders and attract foreign partnership. The UAE ...
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According to experts interviewed by Gulf News, the UAE economy is expected to grow at a rate between 3.25% to 5% in 2013 in a world still grappling with economic and financial challenges. And much of that growth is a result of government ...
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Economic Times reported that employers probably added jobs in December at about the same pace as the prior month, showing the US labour market held up as lawmakers struggled to resolve the fiscal impasse, economists said before a report ...
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South Korea's oil refiners are likely to face tougher challenges in coming years as President-elect Park Geun-Hye vows consumer-focused policies and tighter business regulations under her economic democratization platform. Park, from ...
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Somerset County Council is making preparations for legal action from Southwest One, the shared services joint venture it formed with IBM in 2007. The stand-off is the culmination of 18 months of crisis talks over the joint venture's ...
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Verify Markets, a research firm specializing in industrial, environmental, energy, and water markets, finds that the need for energy savings and peak demand reduction are key drivers for continued growth in the lighting controls market. ...
Sally Howes, IT director at the National Audit Office, has extensive experience in the IT sector and was brought in to boost the government watchdog's technical skills. Under her guidance the NAO is expanding its role beyond project ...
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But the infrared imaging company increased earnings despite sharp year-over-year contraction in sales. Electrical fault? The CEO of FLIR Systems has described the thermal imaging company's second financial quarter of 2012 as"extremely ...
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A new study by UCLA has discovered that study partners play a key role in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease. These people provide patients with support while updating researchers about progress, with the new research finding how a ...
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