Exports of jute products from India is expected to reach Rs. 28 billion in value during the 2013-14 fiscal year, owing to the increasing demand for jute from the West, said Beela Rajesh, executive director, Handloom Export Promotion Council ...
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Olam International, a Singapore-based food ingredients supplier, has sold its 50% stake in Lansing Olam Canada in a $5.4m deal. Lansing Olam Canada is a joint venture between Olam and Lansing Trade Group. The transaction was completed ...
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During the six-month period from April 1 through September 30, 2013, the global economy showed modest recovery trend, with the signs of bottoming out in Europe and continued increase in employment in U.S.. The Chinese economy by contrast, ...
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On September 17, 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) releases the Notice on Continuing the Promotion of New-energy Vehicle (the Notice hereinafter) jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of ...
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To help manage the growing incidence of cancer, China's Health Department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has ordered a comprehensive range of clinical solutions from Elekta. Fourteen hospitals around the country will receive in total ...
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Swedish furniture retailer Ikea plans to double its market share in Germany over the next eight to 10 years, according to a report in German newspaper Handelsblatt that was cited in the International Business Times. Handelsblatt quoted ...
Japan made landmark progress in 2013 in methane hydrate development -- carrying out the world's maiden offshore production test and later confirming the existence of "substantial" structures containing shallow methane in the Sea of Japan in ...
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Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Congress went home at the end of 2013 without extending a tax deduction that is credited with helping boost truck sales during choppy economic times. Bonus depreciation, as the provision is known, allowed ...
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The Vietnam Trade Office in the US will seek to persuade leading US retailer Walmart to source goods, including apparel, from Vietnam in 2014, Vietnam Industry & Trade Information Center said on its website Asem Connect. Vietnam is ...
A US firm is preparing a strategy to remove Pakistan from the list of permitted sourcing countries (PSC), Munir Qureshi, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Secretary said while speaking to members of the Pakistan Textile ...
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Struggling US computer giant Hewlett-Packard plans to slash 5,000 more jobs than previously announced because of a difficult business environment, a regulatory filing shows. HP will eliminate 34,000 positions by the end of its fiscal year ...
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India earned nearly US$ 15 billion through exports of textiles and apparel in the first six months of the current financial year 2013-14, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to the ...
Bruce Harmon/Trans Pix Congress went home for the year without extending a tax deduction that is credited with helping boost truck sales during choppy economic times. Bonus depreciation, as the provision is known, allowed fleet owners ...
XPO Logistics Inc. said it has closed its purchase of NLM, a Web-based freight auction site, from truckload carrier Landstar System Inc. XPO paid $87 million for the business, which it will rebrand as XPO NLM, it said in a Dec. 30 ...
Tags: XPO Logistics, NLM, Landstar System, close purchase
In 2014, we'll hear precious little about food safety from the federal government that will truly be new. For sure the White House has decisions to make on everything from poultry inspections to whom to nominate as the next Under Secretary ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food