MUMBAI, India, March 10 /PRNewswire/ — Technical support services provider iYogi, which has more than 100,000 consumer and small-business customers around the world, has chosen an advanced technology platform from Verizon Business to help it deliver outstanding customer service while supporting rapid growth. (get the story…) Related items India figures at Berkeley Asia business meet (rediff.com) Business Bullet:...
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s international trade dropped last year for the first time in more than a decade after the destitute state was hit by U.N. sanctions to punish it for a nuclear test in May, a South Korean think tank said. (get the story…) Related items Turkey, S. Korea sign nuclear power plant agreement (People’s...
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Source: Reuters SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) – North Korea’s international trade dropped last year for the first time in more than a decade after the destitute state was hit by U.N. sanctions to punish it for a nuclear … (get the story…) Related items Turkey, S. Korea sign nuclear power plant agreement (People’s Daily) County contributes to Governor’s...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Il’s alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report said Wednesday. (get the story…) Related items Turkey, S. Korea sign nuclear power plant agreement (People’s Daily) County contributes to Governor’s One...
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The parent of China’s Geely Automobile (0175.HK) has secured financing to buy Ford-owned Volvo cars for about 15 billion Swedish crowns ($2.10 billion), a Swedish business daily reported on Wednesday. (get the story…) Related items Turkey, S. Korea sign nuclear power plant agreement (People’s Daily) County contributes to Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt (El Dorado Times) India figures at...
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Two Armenian films will be screened on March 11 and 12 at the festival. (the story here…) Related items Al-Shams CEO eyes promoting Islamic finance in Russia (MENAFN) Romania’s Rating Outlook Raised to Stable at S&P (Correct) (Bloomberg) Romania’s Rating Outlook Raised to Stable at S&P (Update1) (Bloomberg) Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia: All roads lead to the Caucasus (Online Journal) (AFX UK...
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$10 million financing package to Byblos Bank is aimed to support private businesses. (the story here…) Related items Al-Shams CEO eyes promoting Islamic finance in Russia (MENAFN) Romania’s Rating Outlook Raised to Stable at S&P (Correct) (Bloomberg) Romania’s Rating Outlook Raised to Stable at S&P (Update1) (Bloomberg) Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia: All roads lead to the Caucasus (Online Journal) (AFX UK Focus)...
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Die Russen werden hoffentlich nicht so dumm sein! Damit hätten sie China gegen sich und der Hauptaussenhandelspartner wäre weg. Und noch ein weiterer Punkt: “Shanghai Six” und “CSTO” … (the story here…) Related items Al-Shams CEO eyes promoting Islamic finance in Russia (MENAFN) Romania’s Rating Outlook Raised to Stable at S&P (Correct) (Bloomberg) Romania’s Rating Outlook Raised to Stable...
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastating earthquake. (the story here…) Related items Pakistani stocks lower; finance minister awaited (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) Blunt called out for vote against clean energy act in VoteVets.org...
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Pakistani security forces have arrested about half of the Afghan Taliban’s leadership over the past few weeks, throwing the group’s leadership into disarray. That could hamper the Taliban’s operations against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stall any potential peace negotiations and usher in more hard-line replacements. (the story here…) Related items Former Taliban finance minister arrested...
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Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (AFP) March 6, 2010 – Early wins in a major anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan offered a “beacon of hope,” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday during a surprise visit to troops. (the story here…) Related items Senator urges Haiti trade bill, benefit reform (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Pakistan Arrests Throw Afghan Taliban Into...
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Early wins in a major anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan offered a “beacon of hope,” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday during a surprise visit to troops. (the story here…) Related items Senator urges Haiti trade bill, benefit reform (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Pakistan Arrests Throw Afghan Taliban Into Disarray (NPR) British PM hails anti-Taliban push in southern...
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South Korean finance minister says still too early for central bank to raise interest rate Central bank – Finance minister – Government – Finance – Asia (the story here…) Related items IMF, Korea to co-host high-level conference on Asia (Business Standard India) Asian Finance Bank courts foreign buyers for KL project (Business Times (Malaysia)) Cambodia to start work on...
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