The FINANCIAL -- Following on the heels of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings in Barcelona, ICC has continued its intensive outreach programme to key government policymakers, meeting with top Swedish government officials last week.

The FINANCIAL -- Ci&T, a consulting and technology outsourcing services company, on November 18 announced that McDonalds Brazil has leveraged its unique offerings to optimize IT processes across 568 restaurants around the country, according to press-release distributed by Marketwire.

The FINANCIAL -- Spain has joined 16 other countries that have signed the OECD / Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, marking a new step forward in international efforts to combat tax fraud and evasion.

The FINANCIAL -- Burberry Group plc, the global luxury company, on November 17 announces its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 September 2009.

The FINANCIAL -- Tassili Airlines of Algeria placed its first order for Boeing (NYSE: BA) airplanes with a signed deal for four Next-Generation 737-800s, announced today at Dubai Airshow 2009.