China has been frequently referred to as “the world’s factory”, but why? The Beijing government and the citizens of China are extremely proud of their ever growing economy. One of the reasons for the boom in China's ...
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Toyota is spending $1.33bn at its Kentucky manufacturing facility as part of its plan to invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. The move adds to the $530m invested in 2013 to support the production of Lexus. With the present ...
Global gold demand totaled 1,290 mt in the first quarter, up 21% from 1,070 mt a year earlier, as the biggest quarterly inflow into exchange-traded funds since 2009 offset a steep decline in jewelry demand, the World Gold Council said in a ...
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China is to reduce import taxes by more than 50 per cent on some consumer goods, including apparel, in a bid to encourage an increase in domestic spending, according to media reports. The Chinese finance ministry has said that it will ...
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The U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed legislation Wednesday evening that wlil give President Obama trade promotion authority, or TPA, a necessary step for his administration to conclude negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
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Nintendo has halted sales of its hardware and games software in Brazil due to high taxes in the country. Due to changes within the Brazilian economy, which have contributed to the higher import taxes and fees, Nintendo has made the ...
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European imports of polyethylene terephthalate shot up by over 30% in 2013, according to Eurostat data published this week, and market participants believe that the specter of imports continues to loom over European producers. From ...
Double and triple digit rises in searches for UK retailers from key export markets. Helen Dickinson, Director General, British Retail Consortium, said: “The UK is the world’s second biggest online retail exporter, beaten ...
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Fang Ying’s December wish list of Louis Vuitton handbags and Chanel perfume is not only for Christmas. Fang, 33, a secretary working in Shanghai, writes one every month for friends and family traveling abroad. Fang is not alone. ...
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According to the marketing survey of outlook and situation of wooden furniture, nearly five years of wooden furniture import, the trend of the growth and decline appear alternately. 44.5% growth in 2010 imports of these products, fell ...
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Brazil will raise import tariffs on 100 foreign products to help struggling local industries,Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Tuesday,in a move that could amplify concerns over growing protectionism in the world's No.6 economy. This ...
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China–the largest jewellery market for the third consecutive quarter. Global gold demand in Q1 2012 was 1,097.6 tonnes,down 5%from the high demand levels seen in Q1 2011,according to the World Gold Council's Gold Demand Trends ...
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Rieter Holding AG (RIEN), a Swiss textile machinery-maker, will double its workforce in China to 1, 800 employees over the next two years to expand in Asia, Chairman Erwin Stoller said. Rieter may also increase staff in India by about 25 ...
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Brazil plans to lower import taxes for machinery used to produce digital TVs, personal computers, semiconductors and other telecommunications products, O Estado de S. Paulo reported, citing Mauro Borges Lemos, president of the industrial ...
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