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Software Park eyes global gateway status
The Bangkok PostSoftware Park Thailand hopes to be a "global software gateway" for local software firms, thereby generating annual revenue of 3 billion baht by 2016. Chalermpol Tuchinda, the newly appointed director of the state information technology (IT) body under...Tags: Malaysia, Networking, Bangkok (Thailand), Science and Technology, Thailand
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Neal St. Anthony column
Star TribuneSteve Flagg, an economics student at the University of Minnesota 40 years ago, started his entrepreneurial journey fixing bikes part-time at a West Bank bicycle cooperative. The end of the trail is not yet in sight. However, Flagg, president of...Tags: CEO Pay, Career and Workplace, Healthy Diet, Employees, Marketing
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MENA's GDP growth to moderate at 3.1% in 2013
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaMENA's (Middle East and North Africa's) real GDP is expected to expand by 4.8 percent in 2012 influenced by the growth in oil exporting countries. The real GDP of oil exporting countries is anticipated to expand by 5.7 percent in 2012 compared to 3.9...Tags: Economic Indicator, Tourism and Leisure, Consumers, Gross Domestic Product, Finance
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Abu Dhabi setting sights on 3.5mbpd crude oil output
Khaleej TimesAbu Dhabi is expanding its oil output to 3.5 million barrels per day, or mbpd, from 2.6mbpd in the near term, according to Ali Al Jarwan, chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, or Adma-Opco. Speaking at the sidelines of the...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), United Arab Emirates
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy
ReutersBy Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers....Tags: Nigeria, Consumers, Elections, International Organizations, Johannesburg (South Africa)
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WRAPUP 1-Mexico industrial output plummets, cenbank worried on growth
Reuters* Industrial output plummets 4.9 percent compared to last year * Fall is largest annual decline since October 2009 * Central bank sees downside growth risks By Alexandra Alper and Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY, May 10 (Reuters) - Mexican industrial...Tags: Industrial Production, Inflation and Deflation, Mexico, North Africa, Money and Monetary Policy
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Rising incomes buoy profits at Rwandan brewer Bralirwa
ReutersKIGALI, May 10 (Reuters) - Rwandan brewer Bralirwa reported a 30 percent rise in net profit for 2012 on Friday, citing rising demand from a growing number of people with middling or higher incomes in the fast-growing nation once devastated by genocide....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Coca-Cola Co., Rwanda, Hate Crimes, Genocide
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China auto sales up 13% in April as consumer market expands inland
China's consumer auto buying, once largely confined to more affluent coastal areas, has begun to spread to inland areas, helping boost April sales in the world's largest market by 13%, experts said. Chinese consumers bought 1.4 million cars in April,...
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3D printing co Stratasys teams with Scheu Dental
Globes, Tel Aviv, Israel3D printing company Stratasys Inc. (Nasdaq: SSYS) has announced a collaboration agreement with Germany's Scheu Dental GmbH to offer orthodontic labs a complete digital solution. Digital orthodontics is rapidly becoming the industry standard because of...Tags: Israel, Tel Aviv (Israel), Stratasys Incorporated, Orthodontics, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Emirates Group profit jumps 34%
Khaleej TimesThe Emirates Group net profit increased by 34 per cent to Dh3.1 billion for the financial year 2012-13 despite multiple challenges to the industry, the company said on Thursday. The group announced its 25th consecutive year of profit and company-wide...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), London Heathrow Airport, United Arab Emirates, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Cipriani Downtown opens Friday on Miami's Brickell Avenue
Miami HeraldStep through the revolving door into an elegant, high-ceilinged space decorated with walnut paneling, floor-to-ceiling windows and tables with white leather chairs trimmed in blue velvet, all set against sweeping views of Biscayne Bay. The venerable...Tags: Miami Beach, Restaurants, Downtown (Miami, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Dining and Drinking
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Bank of England holds fire as policymakers await Carney
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England decided against pumping more stimulus into Britain's fragile economy on Thursday, as policymakers await the arrival of new governor Mark Carney amid signs that a slow recovery may be taking hold. The central bank...Tags: England, Weather Reports, Finance, United Kingdom, Central Bank
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