The recent hike in minimum wages may lead to layoffs in Bolivian textile and apparel sector, El Conglomerado Textil Boliviano (COTEXBO or Bolivian Textile Conglomerate), has said. The textile sector in Bolivia, a land-locked country ...
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High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Zimbabwe Glass Industries (Zimglass) the country’s sole glass manufacturer is still reeling in financial woes seven months after the company resumed operations. The company resumed operations in September last year following a $7 ...
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A court in California declined to certify as class action a lawsuit by workers alleging an illegal cartel formed by seven technology companies including Apple, Google and Intel. The judge, however, raised the possibility that she may ...
Oscar Galeano details how the decision to study in China changed his life and opened up new ‑ elds of business endeavor. Returning home from China last year was as exciting and as terrifying as it was when I first came to ...
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Marco shares his experiences of how getting connected with people makes life in China procurement much easier The plane circles in from the seaside approaching Xiamen, a charming and rapidly developing city in Fujian Province on China's ...
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China, with its incredible economic significance, has become a key player in the global economy. Amidst the current global economic stagnation, it's attracting millions of professionals in pursuit of realizing their "Chinese Dream". Unlike ...
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Centrosolar Group AG will sell its solar glass division off, following a year of devastating financial losses. The Germany-based company has also postponed the publication of its annual report and announced the continuation of its ...
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IRL has published, “A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry.” This report has been developed and expanded upon from IRL’s previous studies. The report provides overviews and forecasts for ten national paint and ...
Tags: Paint Industry, Paint, coatings markets
The field of IT is notorious for being persistently male-dominated, but that doesn’t mean women still suffer from a gender gap when it comes to pay. In fact, the compensation gender gap has disappeared for tech workers, according to ...
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As Congress considers a law requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes nationally, debate is heating up over the revenue threshold for triggering collections. The Marketplace Fairness Act, as it's named in both House and Senate ...
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Bob Burbank refers to the days of Mario Cipollini and the Cannondale-sponsored Saeco race team often as he discusses the brand's latest venture, Cannondale Pro Cycling. That sense of camaraderie and fun represented through a personable ...
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Jen Marissa Mayer was in the news again, and this time it wasn't for giving out free iPhones to employees. The flash point for the Mayer-related chatter this week was the recent announcement that Yahoo! employees would soon be expected ...
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CRAiLAR Technologies Inc., which produces and markets CRAiLAR Flax fiber The Friendliest Fiber On The Planet, reported a net loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 of $3.1 million or $0.07 per share compared with a net loss of ...
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There's plenty of reason for optimism about IT jobs. CIOs are ramping up hiring, average salaries are climbing, and companies are increasing their investments in core tech areas such as security, mobility and data analytics. Concerns about ...