IV. Development Zones i. National Development Zones There are three national economic and technical development zones, one bonded zone and five export processing zones in Shandong province. Qingdao Economic and Technical Development ...
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Speech by the Governor Shandong Province has important historical status in the five thousand years' civilization of China. The Confucian culture that originated in Shandong has dramatic influence both in China and overseas. Sunzi ...
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XL Group's Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC) unit has received an approval from Lloyd's to write political and trade credit risks using the Lloyd's platform. XL Group global head and PRTC chief underwriting officer Richard Maxwell ...
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Dutch insurer ING's US unit has inked a $330m deal with Cognizant, pursuant to which Cognizant will expand the business process management contract between the two companies. According to the terms of the deal, Cognizant will hire over ...
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Essex Woodlands has opened a new office in Shanghai, China, to focus on healthcare investments in pharmaceuticals, medical technology, services and information technology. Using its new office, Essex Woodlands will assist Chinese ...
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Finnish paper company Stora Enso has announced plans to invest EUR1.6bn to build plantation-based integrated board and pulp mill in China, banking on growth in the Asian market. The mill site at Beihai city in Guangxi, for which ...
Allstate has reported that its net income rose by 46.2% to $766m for the first quarter of 2012, or $1.53 per diluted share compared to a net income of $524m, or $0.98 per diluted share in the same period in 2011. Allstate chairman, ...
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US state banking trade association, California Bankers Association (CBA) has appointed CNA, as an exclusive, authorized insurance carrier. The association said that it has chosen CNA, due to its expertise in catering specialized products, ...
Copper supply shortages will extend into the first half of next year as an accelerating Chinese economy more than doubles the pace of growth in global consumption even as mines extract a record amount of metal. According to the ...
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HSBC Insurance and HSBC Asia Pacific have agreed to dispose of their entire 15.57% shareholding in Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China to Thailand's Charoen Pokphand (CP) group for HK$72.7bn ($9.38bn). Under terms of the deal, CP ...
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Equity Insurance Partnerships (EIP) has extended its affinity partnership with Poppy Insure, the trading subsidiary of The Royal British Legion. Under the renewed partnership, EIP will administer the Legion's branded home and motor ...
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UK's HSBC Holdings has geared up to dispose its Vietnamese insurance business with an anticipated price of $400m, as part of its strategy to exit non-core operations worlwide. A source close to the potential deal told Reuters that HSBC ...
Aspen Insurance Holdings has appointed John Worth as the group's chief financial officer, effective from 1 November 2012 and subject to relevant regulatory approval. Succeeding Julian Cusack, interim Aspen Group chief financial officer, ...
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Paris based insurer Societe Generale has named Jean-Luc Parer as the head of its international retail banking division, which also makes him the member of the executive committee of the group. Jean-Luc Parer succeeds Jean-Louis ...
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Health service and insurance provider Cigna has inked an agreement to buy 51% stake in Finans Emeklilik, in Turkey through in-branch banking channels, forming a joint venture (JV) with Finansbank to market life and pension products in the ...
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