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Dresser-Rand Expands Two-Year-Old Policy to Prohibit Subsidiaries From Taking New Business in Iran to Now Cover … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

March 12, 2010 | Uncategorized

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. , a global supplier of rotating equipment, announced today that it was expanding its previous decision in January 2008 barring its subsidiaries from entering into new contracts for any new units from states designated as sponsoring terrorism, such as Iran, to now cover all new business, including for replacement parts and...
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Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran (New York Times)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Royal Dutch Shell and Ingersoll-Rand this week became the latest major corporations to announce that they would cease or cut back business operations in Iran. (get the story…) Related items Shell stops selling gasoline to Iran (AP via Yahoo! News) Computer sales in Saudi Arabia to exceed SR7.5...
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Shell stops selling gasoline to Iran (AP via Yahoo! News)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said Wednesday it has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the latest company to cease business with a country that is increasingly targeted by U.S.-encouraged sanctions. (get the story…) Related items UANI to Ingersoll Rand: Business in Iran is Material and Irresponsible (Business Wire...
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Computer sales in Saudi Arabia to exceed SR7.5 billion in 2010 (Zawya)

March 12, 2010 | Business

11 March 2010 Riyadh – The sales of computer hardware in Saudi Arabia is likely to exceed SR7.5 billion in 2010, according to an official at Riyadh Exhibition Company. (get the story…) Related items Industrial Nanotech, Inc. CEO to Meet with Key Leaders of Saudi Industry in...
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Industrial Nanotech, Inc. CEO to Meet with Key Leaders of Saudi Industry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. CEO to Meet with Key Leaders of Saudi Industry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (get the story…) Related items Computer sales in Saudi Arabia to exceed SR7.5 billion in 2010 (Zawya) Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals And Healthcare Report Q1 2010 – New Market Report Published (OfficialWire) Builders of...
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Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals And Healthcare Report Q1 2010 – New Market Report Published (OfficialWire)

March 12, 2010 | Business

In the Q110 Business Environment Ratings, Saudi Arabia is ranked fifth of the 17 Middle East and African (MEA) markets. This is a drop from the country’s previous second place in Q409 and is due to a drop in its score for limits of...
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Taiwan allows ANZ to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland’s business (EARTHtimes.org)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Taipei – Taiwan on Wednesday approved the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group’s (ANZ) acquisition of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s business in Taiwan. ANZ will take over the retail, commercial and institutional banking operations in Taiwan, which … (get the story…) Related items India-Taiwan business ties...
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Turkey Recalls Envoy To Sweden Over Armenia Vote (Bernama)

March 12, 2010 | Business

ANKARA, March 12 (Reuters) – Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and cancelled an upcoming summit between the countries after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide. (get the story…) Related items Turkey-US relations face another test...
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Australia and Indonesia build business ties (ABC Radio Australia)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has left Australia after a three-day visit that has been hailed a big success in re-building the recently-troubled relationship between the two countries. (get the story…) Related items Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran (New York Times) Shell stops selling gasoline to...
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Business bridges gap between Xiamen and Taiwan (Deutsche Welle)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Every year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically. (get the story…) Related items Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran (New York...
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UPDATE:Taiwan Government Aims To Decide On Nan Shan Deal By End-June (Fox News)

March 12, 2010 | Business

UPDATE:Taiwan Government Aims To Decide On Nan Shan Deal By End-June (get the story…) Related items Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran (New York Times) Shell stops selling gasoline to Iran (AP via Yahoo! News) Computer sales in Saudi Arabia to exceed SR7.5 billion in 2010 (Zawya) Industrial Nanotech,...
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SBY says Indonesia open for business (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Indonesia’s president has finished his three-day trip to Australia with a sales pitch calling on Australian businesses to invest in Indonesia. (get the story…) Related items Businesses urged to invest in Indonesia (Sky News Australia) SBY spruiks business opportunities for Australia and Indonesia (ABC Radio Australia) Corruption worsens in...
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Businesses urged to invest in Indonesia (Sky News Australia)

March 12, 2010 | Business

Indonesia’s president is urging Australia’s entrepreneurs to invest in their Asian neighbour, saying there’s huge potential to boost business links. (get the story…) Related items SBY says Indonesia open for business (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) SBY spruiks business opportunities for Australia and Indonesia (ABC Radio Australia) Corruption worsens in...
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