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| 14/05/2008 11:07 (07:06 minutes ago) |
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 The FINANCIAL -- HP and EDS on May 13 announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion.
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| 14/05/2008 14:01 (04:12 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) on May 13 announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned German distribution business, Atlanta AG, for net proceeds of at least $85 million at current exchange rates to UNIVEG Fruit and Vegetables BV ("UNIVEG").
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| 13/05/2008 16:11 (1 Day 02:02 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- According to caterersearch, London remained the number one city destination in the world for international travel in 2007, official figures have revealed.
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| 13/05/2008 10:24 (1 Day 07:49 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, MegaFon [RTS: MEGF], Russia's third largest mobile operator, is ready to invest around 3 billion euros ($4.6 billion) in its business in Iran, the company's general director said on May 12.
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| 14/05/2008 17:08 (01:05 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- TEHRAN, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forecast the annihilation of Israel on May 14 as the Hebrew state celebrated its 60th anniversary.
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| 14/05/2008 16:18 (01:55 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- BEIJING, The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit southwest China two days ago has reached 14,866, the Xinhua news agency said on May 14.
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| 14/05/2008 16:16 (01:57 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, the leaders of Russia and Germany will hold meetings in Germany and Japan during the next two months, Russia's foreign minister said on May 14.
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| 14/05/2008 16:08 (02:05 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- It's a rich man's world in Manchester, according to research released by NatWest MoneySense, which reveals that life-loving Mancunians are the UK's biggest spenders, with the average household spending £26k a year, nearly £2,000 more than London.
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| 14/05/2008 13:46 (04:27 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, U.S. President George Bush has nominated a new U.S. ambassador to Russia, career diplomat John Beyrle, the White House press service said.
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| 14/05/2008 13:10 (05:03 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, the British Embassy in MOSCOW issued a statement on May 14 thanking the Russian leadership for formally waiving visa requirements for soccer fans travelling to the May 21 Champions League final.
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The FINANCIAL -- The FINANCIAL interviewed Itsik Moshe, President of the Israel-Georgia Chamber of Business (IGCOB), regarding the major highlights in Georgian-Israeli business-economic relations within the 10 years of IGCOB activities and the strategy Israeli investors might have set in different sectors of Georgia’s economy.
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The FINANCIAL -- The FINANCIAL interviewed Zeev Frenkiev, General Director of Tsavkisi Valley, a company by Marenico Group in Georgia, regarding the Tsavkisi projects initiated by the group in the country.
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 The FINANCIAL -- Shalva Chkhaidze, Sales and Marketing Director of Sarke Research Ltd., explains why real estate in Georgia is more expansive than in Eastern Europe.
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| 14/05/2008 16:09 (02:04 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- On 12 May, an opening ceremony of the Business Advisory Council (ABAC) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum was held in MOSCOW . Traditionally, VTB is among the companies representing Russia in the ABAC.
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| 14/05/2008 15:40 (02:33 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) on May 14 announced the appointment of Charlotte Crosswell as President of its NASDAQ OMX Pan European Market, a high-volume trading platform which will link multiple trading pools across Europe.
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| 14/05/2008 11:18 (06:55 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms, on May 13 announced the signing of its first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Thailand - the Holiday Inn Express Siam Bangkok.
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| 14/05/2008 11:17 (06:56 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- Adding even more depth to its rapidly expanding portfolio in Asia Pacific, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) on May 13 announced an agreement with Metacap Empire Square Pty. Ltd. to open a new-build Westin hotel and residences in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.
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| 14/05/2008 13:30 (04:43 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has announced that it has now opened a detailed Phase 2 review of the proposed StatoilHydro acquisition of ConocoPhillips' JET businesses in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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| 10/05/2008 13:14 (4 Day 04:59 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- According to chicagotribune.com, so, there's a wedding here on May 10 night. Maybe you've heard?
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| 13/05/2008 10:48 (1 Day 07:25 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of "bbb-" of Arab Orient Insurance Company (Arab Orient) (Jordan). The outlook for both ratings is stable.
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| 09/05/2008 12:20 (5 Day 05:53 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- Allianz Group weathered difficult market conditions in the first quarter of 2008, which were due to the continuing credit crisis and weak equity markets worldwide.
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| 14/05/2008 17:52 (00:21 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed the current situation in Georgia’s conflict regions at a meeting in a Russian town of Yekaterinburg on May 13-14.
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| 21/04/2008 20:58 (22 Day 21:15 minutes ago) |
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Tbilisi – On April 22, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the USAID-supported Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Support Project is hosting the workshop Minimum Quality Standards for Mortgage Lending (MQS) to take place in the Courtyard by Marriott Ballroom.
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| 21/04/2008 11:56 (23 Day 06:17 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- More businesses and business organizations are joining ICC-Georgia, the country’s most representative business organization.
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| 14/05/2008 15:31 (02:42 minutes ago) |
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The FINANCIAL -- New data for the investigational recombinant meningococcal group B vaccine developed by Novartis Vaccines, support its promise as the first potentially broad coverage vaccine capable of protecting infants against the meningococcal B strain.
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| 11/02/2008 20:43 (92 Day 20:30 minutes ago) |
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The board of BP announced today that it has appointed Mr George David as a non-executive director of BP p.l.c. with immediate effect.
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