The Australian Government has said the Federal Budget, set to be delivered next week, will include measures to support small business. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey and Federal Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson have said the Jobs ...
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In the next five years, India’s e-tail market is expected to grow 10 times from its current level to $50 billion, primarily driven by better Internet penetration and higher incomes, according to a report by Swiss financial service ...
The performance of China’s foreign trade sector is expected to increase at a moderate growth, helped by a recovering global economy. As China continues to undergo significant structural changes, the composition of imports and ...
Chinese consumers will continue to increase in wealth and complexity, and fears about the country' s slowing economy are overblown, experts said. Many people who worry about economic rebalancing in China focus only on the low share of ...
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Columbus Exploration Corporation has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire organic food company Agricola Nuova Terra Guatemala for more than $6.5m. Agricola currently offers fresh organic and conventional products to ...
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Shoppers Stop Ltd (SSL), an India based operator of various retail formats reported a revenue jump of 9 per cent from the year ago quarter in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015. In a press release, SSL said it recorded a ...
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According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), excess cotton stocks held outside China are likely to keep international cotton prices down in 2015-16. Stocks outside China are projected to surge 26 per cent to 9.4 ...
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British company woos parents with its heritage brand name, service and quality With the birth of Britain's royal baby, Prince George, having caused a sensation in China, it is hardly a surprise to see the royal family's choice of pram, ...
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Bough Lin, chairman of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), has predicted that the semiconductor market is unlikely to return to its seasonal growth pattern until the third quarter of 2015. A seasonal pick-up in demand usually starts ...
Global demand for hard disk drives (HDDs) of all sizes will continually decrease from 561 million units in 2014 to 550 million units in 2015 and further to 538 million units in 2016, according to Taiwan and Shanghai general manager Vincent ...
First-quarter steel exports surged 40.7 percent to 25.78 million metric tons as mills responded to weak domestic demand and falling prices, the China Iron and Steel Association said on Wednesday. "Although domestic steel companies face ...
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This rose gold pendant is part of Luca Carati’s new Crochet collection, which the brand had on display at the recent Vicenzaoro show in Dubai. After more than 25 years in business, Italy’s Luca Carati continues to design, ...
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The European economy is forecast to grow by circa 1.2% this year, given fresh impetus by the €60 billion a month of quantitative easing recently initiated by the ECB. This has caused a significant depreciation of the euro; we’ll ...
Sysco Canada has agreed to acquire foodservice distributor Tannis Trading for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Tannis Trading supplies food products to the food service industry. It offers institutional food ...
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A leading domestic rating agency India Ratings has projected a 7.7 per cent growth this fiscal driven by domestic demand. The projection is marginally low from the official growth forecast of 7.9 per cent. "We expect GDP to grow by 7.7 ...