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Protracted Conflicts Causing Alarming Spikes in Severe Hunger
Aug 12, 2016Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies
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Huawei, ZTE Make Inroads Into Colombian Market
Dec 23, 2015Huawei and ZTE are building up their presence in Colombia, counting on the quality of their products to attract local consumers. The two Chinese tech giants are now mainstays in the Latin American country thanks to their smartphone and ...
Tags: Huawei, ZTE, Colombian Market, cellphone
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Bank of Japan Unveils Fresh Measures to Increase Wages, Business Spending
Dec 22, 2015he Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Friday it would expand the size of its asset purchasing program while maintaining the same size of the monetary base, in a bid to drive wages higher and boost business spending, two mainstays of the ...
Tags: Bank of Japan Unveils, Increase Wages, Business Spending
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Modelo Will Pump in $325m in Two Plants in Mexico
Jun 2, 2015Grupo Modelo, an arm of beverage major Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, will pump in $325m in two plants in Yucatan, Mexico, including an aluminum beer-can unit. The cans manufactured at the new unit will replace those being currently ...
Tags: Grupo Modelo, Packaging
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What Does 'Sustainability' Really Mean?
May 29, 2015Sustainability - we often hear about this, but what does it really mean? It means changing the way we think about how we use our resources and make small changes that have a big impact on nature and community. To this cause and with a ...
Tags: Birla Cellulose, Textile
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China, Korea and Taiwan Seems Immune to TPP
Apr 17, 2015The impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on China and non-TPP major Asian manufacturers South Korea and Taiwan will be minimal. However, other non-TPP Asian nations (particularly textile manufacturers) and small domestic ...
Tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, textile
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India's FMCG Start-up Global Consumer Products to Enter The Country's Chocolate Bussiness
Dec 11, 2014India’s FMCG start-up Global Consumer Products is set to enter the country’s chocolate business with a new brand. The start-up plans to launch its own brand initially in the four southern states early next year, Business Line ...
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Clariant Was Once Again Included in The Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Sep 12, 2014Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, was once again included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the most renowned sustainability indices globally. The listing names Clariant within the European DJSI (DJSI ...
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AkzoNobel Has Been Ranked Number One on The Influential DJSI for The Third Year
Sep 12, 2014AkzoNobel has been ranked number one on the influential Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the third consecutive year. The latest listing places the company first out of more than 350 companies in the Materials industry group, ...
Tags: AkzoNobel, Materials industry, coating
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Strong Partnerships Will Be The Key for a Dynamic to Drive GCC Petrochem Industry
May 16, 2014Strong regional multi-stakeholder partnerships will be the key for a dynamic, flexible and growth-driven petrochemicals industry, said industry experts at the sixth Supply Chain conference, organized by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals ...
Tags: Petrochem, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Israeli Announced a Bold Initiative This Week Calling on Tech Giants and Western Powers
Feb 8, 2014Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a bold initiative this week calling on tech giants and Western powers to band together to protect the world from cyber-attacks, vowing to relax export restrictions normally placed on ...
Tags: protect the world from cyber-attacks, cyber technology trade
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ManpowerGroup and WEF Advises Companies to Seek and Develop Multiple Talent Sources
Jan 24, 2014ManpowerGroup the world leader in innovative workforce solutions and World Economic Forum (WEF) strategic partner, advises companies to seek and develop multiple talent sources in order to drive increased agility and deliver faster ...
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For The Fourth Consecutive Year,BASF Has Been Named One of China's Top Employers
Jan 22, 2014For the fourth consecutive year, BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, has been named one of China’s Top Employers. This prestigious award recognizes BASF’s continuous achievements in human resources (HR) management ...
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Our Focus Should Be on Team Building and Knowledge Sharing
Dec 19, 2013Admitting that India was witnessing mild erosion in its political environment and even cultural values, a question that one needs to ask is "How can we be the best human beings?" noted Inder Jasinghani, CMD, Polycab Wires Pvt Ltd, stressing ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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FinancialForce Announced That It Has Acquired The Business and Assets of Less Software
Nov 26, 2013FinancialForce.com, a company specializing in back office applications, has announced that it has acquired the business and assets of Less Software including the firm's supply chain management (SCM) solutions. The cloud application suite ...
Tags: Software, cloud application