Two ISACA qualifications have been named as the two highest-paying IT certifications by Foote Partners' IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI). The certified information security manager (CISM) and certified in risk and ...
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ArcelorMittal announces the extension of the conversion date for the USD 1 billion privately placed mandatory convertible bond issued on December 28th 2009 by one of its wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiaries. This amendment to the MCB, which ...
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Reuters cited a source familiar with the situation as saying that BHP Billiton has selected mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its stake in Mount Nimba, one of the largest iron ore deposits in Guinea. ...
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Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Mr Joe ...
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According to an announcement posted on Tadawul, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company has signed a SAR 9 billion murabaha Islamic loan deal for a period of five years with a number of banks,. The report said that the company decided to ...
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ARM and Imagination Technologies have united to acquire semiconductor designer MIPS Technologies, with ARM paying the lion's share of the purchase price to snap up MIPS' patent portfolio, while Imagination will acquire MIPS' operational ...
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IntercontinentalExchange's planned acquisition of NYSE Euronext, announced Thursday, will expand opportunities for trading between energy and equity products as well as give control of successful agricultural products to the Atlanta-based ...
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An expert said that the retail industry in the GCC is set to thrive due to increasing purchasing power, growing expatriate population, changing lifestyle and an expanding tourism and hospitality industry. Ms Sameena Ahmad MD of of ...
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Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Mr Joe ...
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Despite widespread calls for more spectrum to carry mobile data, there is a wide range of technologies already being used or explored that could help to speed up networks or put off the day when more frequencies need to be cleared. ...
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Bloomberg reported that the cost of iron ore shipped to China exceeded the average price of locally mined supplies for the first time in 5 months, ending a price arbitrage that helped push November imports to the second biggest on record. ...
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There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
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Railway Gazette The Inter-American Development Bank announced on December 5 that it had approved a USD 200 million loan to fund construction of Quito's first metro line,due to be completed in 2016. The mass transit system is expected to ...
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The Commission should ensure that EU state aid rules take account of steel industry needs, keep an eye on threatened plants and deliver its promised action plan to help the sector as soon as possible, Parliament in a resolution voted on ...
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The steel industry is essential for growth and prosperity in Europe. It is in the interest of the whole European Union and its manufacturing sectors to have a competitive steel industry and to secure supply through domestic production. ...