Market sentiment was aided by news that China's Citic Resources was taking a big stake in Alumina. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at 5036.9. This year it is up 8.3 per cent after rising 15 per cent in 2012. Trading value ...
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East of England firms were urged to explore new trade opportunities with Russia following a three-day trade mission with Lord Green during December to the UK’s fastest growing major export market. As part of the mission, Lord Green ...
Following over two decades since it entered the Indonesian market, Endress+Hauser has strengthened its position since its long-time sales partner in Jakarta joined the Group on January 1st as an independent Endress+Hauser company. ...
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A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...
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The sharemarket jumped to a 21-month high as stronger than expected trade data for China boosted confidence in Australia's biggest trading partner, and as the Reserve Bank said it had scope for further interest rate cuts. Shares were also ...
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Since its launch in April 2008, the USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program has used an integrated approach to economic development that combines financial incentives with educational opportunities to spur private sector development ...
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The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold in response to this week’s rejection of a labor contract between the International Longshore and ...
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The SIA and SRC are trying to persuade the US Congress not to cut funds for basic semiconductor R&D. SIA president Rich Templeton argues that funding for bodies like the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of ...
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Advanced surface coating specialist Hardide Coatings has secured a grant of up to £250,000 under the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Smart’ scheme to commercialize a novel coating that will enable a new generation of ...
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Philips and Arnold Schwarzenegger call for action to switch to LED lighting in cities Vienna, Austria – At the first international sustainable energy conference hosted by the “Regions of Climate Action”(R20), Philips and ...
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Hawkesbury River rail bridge – WikiPedia photo. Opinion – Greg Cameron Work can start immediately to design and build outer Western Sydney’s dedicated freight rail line between Glenfield, Eastern Creek and Newcastle. ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor (TMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to produce Fortuner sport utility vehicle (SUV) in the country. The production of the SUV is scheduled ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German economy suffered a dip towards the end of 2012. The country's price, season and calendar adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2012 ...
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Apparel experts in manufacturing and retailing across the globe from Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, The United States, Vietnam and more gathered for Prime Source Forum – Focus on ...
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Work on the conversion of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Atikokan Generating Station (GS) to use biomass is underway. “This is an exciting and important initiative,” said Tom Mitchell, OPG president and CEO. “We ...
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