The Swiss yarn manufacturer Hermann Bühler AG is the very first company worldwide to receive a certificate for sustainable textile production in line with the certification system “Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by ...
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Switzerland-based Zurich Insurance Group is said to have a plan to buy into Chinese property insurance firm Sinosafe General Insurance Co., Ltd. Sources said recently that the Swiss insurance group was looking for a stake in a Chinese ...
South Africa-based financial services provider Sanlam is mulling to acquire a 40% holding in MCIS Zurich Insurance, in an effort to boost its presence in Malaysia. People familiar with the matter were reported by thesundaily as saying ...
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The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) on Tuesday signed an agreement to start using the same patent classification system as adopted by the E.U. and U.S. patent authorities in January, the European Patent Office (EPO) ...
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) Academy has officially launched the Driver Cadetship Program. The launch was supported by Zurich Insurance, which affirmed it will reduce insurance premiums and restrictions for drivers undergoing ...
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Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) has granted a regulatory approval to The ACE Group for establishment of a representative office in the country. Scheduled to be opened in Yangon, the new office will ...
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British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin has unveiled the new CC100 Speedster concept sports car at ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring race in Germany. Based on the carmaker's earlier DBR1 sports car, the new concept is powered ...
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Switzerland’s multi-line insurance provider Zurich Insurance Group has reported a business operating profit (BOP) of $1.4bn and net income attributable to shareholders (NIAS) of $1.1bn for the three months ended on 31 March 2013. ...
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ACE Group, a multiline property and casualty insurer, has introduced a suite of surety products for the Italian market, in an effort to continue expansion of its international capabilities in the Continental Europe region. Supported by ...
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IDG News Service - A data center in Sweden has cut its energy bills by a million dollars a year using seawater to cool its servers, though jellyfish are an occasional hazard. Interxion, a collocation company in the Netherlands that rents ...
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Canadian group Manulife Financial and MetLife in the US are understood to be among the potential bidders to acquire a major stake in AmLife Insurance, the life insurance business of Malaysian bank AMMB Holdings. Sources familiar with the ...
Premier lingerie brand, Cloe has announced the launch of its exclusive outlet, www.MoodsofCloe.com in India. Backed by Zurich based Mountain Partners AG and Apollo International Group, Cloe designs, manufactures and distributes premium ...
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Due to the cold, wet weather in the last few months, logs are currently in short supply in broad sweeps of western Europe. The damp weather in autumn, the harsh winter with snowfall in the lowlands, and the subsequent periods of thaw all ...
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HSBC Middle East has inked an exclusive agreement with Zurich Insurance Middle East for distribution of its personal and commercial general insurance products in the UAE over the next ten years. Involving distribution in other Middle East ...
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The increasing usage of nanosilver in textiles can harm the environment since nanosilver has a higher antimicrobial efficacy as compared to bulk silver, says a recent study. Nanotechnology is considered a major means of assisting ...