As the anticipated U.S. decision to put an end to the quantitative easing policy has sent jitters across the markets of emerging economies, and has led to mounting concern over a capital exodus, the Chinese government has geared up to do ...
"Plain and simple, the city council's vote to sustain the mayor's veto of the Large Retailer Accountability Act is a victory for D.C. jobs and the D.C. community", said, Senior Vice President for Government Relations - David French at ...
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Sales of high-end tea in Guangdong province before Mid-Autumn Festival have declined sharply due to government policies to limit luxury spending with public funds. "High-end tea, along with mooncakes, is usually used as gifts during some ...
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The presses allow the two businesses to offer increased capacity, and greater manufacturing efficiency and flexibility to their existing blue-chip customer base as well as allowing additional customers to take advantage of top quality ...
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden has completed a total of $15.6m (SEK102m) in new funding by adding $9.4m in an equity round to the $6.2m (SEK41m) loan (announced in June) from the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA), Sweden's national authority for ...
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Current proprietary software models are not fit for purpose as companies increasingly enter the cloud, IT bosses from Channel 4, accounting software firm Sage and Investec Bank have agreed. Speaking on a customer panel at Amazon's AWS ...
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SAP is to circumvent any spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in Brazil by building data centres in the South American country. In documents aired by Brazil's biggest television network, Globo, the NSA had a presentation dated ...
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Contrary to the actions of many local authorities across the country, Nottinghamshire County Council is set to reverse its policy of switching off street lights during the night. Since 2010 more than 6,000 street lights have been dark ...
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The Government of India must ensure raw material availability to the domestic spinning mills by devising a raw material protection policy, J. Thulasidharan, president of the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), previously South India Cotton ...
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The exports of hand-knotted carpets from Nepal fell 12.4 percent year-on-year during the Nepali fiscal year that ended on July 15, 2013, according to the data released by Nepal Rastra Bank. In fiscal year 2012-13 Nepal exported ...
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Did you ever wonder where glass bottles come from or why they look the way they do? The answer to that question is a lot more interesting than you might think. The process, which involves carefully constructed molds, also has a long ...
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Over the weekend at the Liberal Democrat party conference, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that England will follow Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in charging shoppers for bags. Speaking to Packaging News, Incpen ...
Reportedly, the Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (Wisco) issued its price policy for October. The company decided to increase its prices for hot rolled steel products by RMB50/ton for October. After the adjustment, its prices for ...
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Two congressmen have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to write a regulation covering sleep disorders, rather than issue a guidance as it is planning to do. Reps. Larry ...
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British insurer Legal & General Group has selected SSP Select Connect for deployment in its general insurance business, to boost efficiency and customer service. The underwriter said that it will integrate SSP Select Connect with its ...