China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center (CEMAC): National Business Climate Survey results showed that the business climate index (BCI) was 122.8 in the third quarter, dropped 4.1 points quarter-on-quarter, and 22.8 points higher than ...
Australia In February 2007, Australia enacted a law that will, in effect, by legislating efficiency standards, disallow most sales of incandescent light bulbs by 2010. The Australian Federal Government announced minimum energy performance ...
Reuters reported that German business sentiment climbed for the second month running in December as confidence in the outlook surged more than at any time in the last 2 and 1/2 years, boosting hopes Europe's largest economy will bounce back ...
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Consensus views on a U.S.manufacturing resurgence have largely centered on rising labor costs in markets such as China as the key driver of re-shoring back to the U.S.However,a new PwC US report,A Homecoming for U.S.Manufacturing?,reveals ...
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The 2013 Mazda CX-9 is now on sale in Australia,with the updated seven-seater benefitting from refreshed styling,a number of new driver assistance systems and sharper pricing for the popular Luxury variant. The Mazda CX-9 Classic 2WD ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released Draft 1 of the ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Version 6.0 specification and the ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights version 6.0 Draft 1 Criteria and ...
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Apple and Facebook this week each filed plans to expand data center operations in Prineville, Ore., a little community that's on its way to becoming one of the largest data center locations in U.S. Once their data centers are completed, ...
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MONROE, Mich. — Furnishings importer and manufacturer La-Z-Boy will receive a $3 million Michigan Business Development Program incentive to keep and build its new headquarters here. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,recently completed installation of a 3.2kW PV ...
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It goes without saying that China has proven it is a true heavyweight global contender. The herculean growth achieved by China over the past two decades is unprecedented in the annals of human history. China has overtaken Japan to become ...
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Metinvest Group, a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies continues to invest in new mining machinery for its Mining Division. Metinvest Group acquired a new BelAZ dump truck for the Annovsky open pit of Severniy GOK. ...
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The main features of recent color trends in Europe have been a greater preference for more and stronger colors and a continued move to white in key influential sectors like the automobile market. Now the big question is how much these ...
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ISACA has outlined what it believes will be the key trends organisations will face in 2013.With the financial climate set to remain in'crisis mode'for the foreseeable future,greater collaboration,cheaper infrastructure,information overload ...
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The Airtel Center at Gurgaon is the perfect example for a classic symphony in coloured glass. The interplay of light and glass in colour makes for a breathtaking view as the building shimmers against the night skyline. With building ...
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OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel announced that in 2012 the Company fulfilled its obligations with respect to the long term target program Relocation of Norilsk and Dudinka citizens to regions of the Russian Federation with more favorable natural ...
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