The overall tax-to-GDP ratio, meaning the sum of taxes and social contributions in % of GDP, in the EU27 stood at 38.8% in 2011, from 38.3% in 2010 and 38.4% in 2009. The overall tax ratio in the euro area (EA17) increased to 39.5% in 2011, ...
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Cybercriminals increasingly hack into shared Web hosting servers in order to use the domains hosted on them in large phishing campaigns, according to a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Forty-seven percent of all ...
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Just weeks before the European Union and the United States are slated to begin historic free trade agreement talks, some U.S. manufacturers were jolted by the EU's recent decision to dramatically increase tariffs on specific US-made goods, ...
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ACE Insurance, a unit of the ACE Group of insurance and reinsurance companies, has appointed Tim Shields as the new president director of PT Asuransi Jaya Proteksi, (Japro). Following completion of transaction, subject to regulatory ...
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Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
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A decades-long push to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients in the United States received a significant boost Wednesday [Apr. 24, 2013], when bipartisan bills on the issue were simultaneously proposed ...
Longtime exhibitor Surya, along with Palecek, Moe's Home Collection, Andrew Martin International, Cisco Bros., Luna Bella and Terra Sur, will anchor a new floor of permanent home décor showrooms at the Las Vegas Market. The new ...
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Case goods and upholstery manufacturer Fine Furniture Design has replaced industry veteran Ted Philpott with Jim Adams as president and CEO. Philpott left the full-line furniture source this week and Adams has immediately filled his ...
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Researchers have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic (PV) system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide ...
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Ridgetop Group Inc of Tucson, AZ, USA has been selected to receive a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contract from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Ridgetop will create a cell library of key ...
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Renowned national swim coach Mark E. Schubert has joined Dolfin Swimwear as Director of Technical Development. An eight-time Olympic swim coach, Schubert will focus on innovation and technical leadership for Dolfin’s line of ...
Head ten minutes south of LAX on the 405, exit at El Segundo and you'll blunder upon a 200,000-square-foot concrete bunker lurking among the strip malls in this seedy bit of Los Angeles County. The low-slung structure, surrounded by a black ...
AGC Automotive Americas' Elizabethtown plant has received the Governor's Safety and Health Award for achieving 1.5 million work hours without incurring a lost-time incident. The Governor's Safety and Health Award is given to employers and ...
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In May 2000, after public input, the Federal trade Commission (FTC) staff issued the initial Dot Com Disclosures guide to show how the Commission's consumer protection statutes, rules, and guides apply to online advertising and sales and ...
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China based automobile manufacturer Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC Motors) has signed electric vehicle (EV) supply agreement with US based GreenTech Automotive (GTA) in Shanghai. Under the deal, JAC will deliver 2000 units of third ...
Tags: JAC, Electric Vehicle Supply