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Greek coalition closer to agreement on bailout terms After spending most of the day in talks with prime minister Lucas Papademos, Greece’s coalition party leaders have made some headway. They have agreed to… 09/02/2012
Davos Blog 1 : “Davos is hotting up !”Despite the freezing cold and driving snow, Davos is hotting up!The top brass of the political and business world are starting to converge on the mountain… 24/01/2012
Dramatic fall in Egyptian tourism Revenues from Egypt’s vital tourism sector plunged last year because of the unrest that led President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Tourism Minister Mounir… 19/01/2012
German economy shrinks in Q4 Germany is showing the first signs of feeling the pain from the euro zone’s debt crisis as its economy shrank in the last three month of 2011. Gross… 11/01/2012
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‘God help us’ say Japanese businesses Japanese business leaders have been making their tradition annual new year visit to pray at a shrine in Tokyo which is considered to be lucky for… 04/01/2012
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Portugal’s first family silver sale goes to China Portugal has taken the first step to fulfilling the terms of its EU-IMF bailout, by selling a major chunk of the country’s biggest company to the… 22/12/2011
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Russia told to clean up its act by OECD Russia is being warned that the country’s future economic growth is likely to be hampered by a poor business environment, a lack of investment in innovation… 12/12/2011
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Heineken buys a round The brewing giant Heineken has become one of the UK’s leading pub owners after buying more than 900 tenanted pubs from the Royal Bank of Scotland. … 02/12/2011
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Look at my boots !Tim Mathieson, Australian Prime minister’s partner, shows U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama his cowboy boots before she hosts a luncheon with the spouses of … 14/11/2011
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Carlos Slim: ‘I am not a monopoliser’ Meet Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecom tycoon who has nudged Bill Gates into second position for the third year running, cementing his place as the richest man… 26/10/2011
Euro zone business activity shrinks further The euro zone’s private sector slipped further into decline in October. The latest business surveys show the bloc’s economy is now in serious danger of… 24/10/2011
I live 2 lead: a generation of confident women They were the youngest delegates at the Women’s Forum in Deauville. Chiara, from Italy, Lena-Maria from Saudi Arabia and Pauline from Kenya. They are all… 21/10/2011
Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards were created in 2006. Each year since, six female entrepreneurs, each representing a major world region, are selected… 21/10/2011
‘What if..?’ 7th Women’s Forum has the answer ‘What if…’ is the theme of the Seventh Women’s Forum, a bit like Davos but without the billionaire bling. Meeting this year in Deauville, 1,400 delegates from… 17/10/2011
AT&T to try to save T-Mobile deal AT&T is reportedly moving on two fronts to try to salvage its planned acquisition of smaller rival T-Mobile USA. Sources said even as it gearsedup for a… 02/09/2011
Falling orders stall factory activity worldwide Euro zone manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in almost two years in August. That confirms a global trend of faltering factory output as… 01/09/2011
Gold surge boosts bullion business Around the world the hunt is on for forgotten bullion. The recent surge in the price of gold – up nearly a third this year – together with the slide back… 31/08/2011
Diageo sees glass more than half full British drinks maker Diageo is upbeat after its results came in better than forecast. In the financial year just ended the world’s biggest spirits group… 25/08/2011
German businesses downbeat Germany companies are feeling more pessimistic with business morale there posting its steepest drop since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in… 24/08/2011
Paris Saint Germain welcome Pastore Argentina’s Javier Pastore was officially unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player at a press conference on Monday. The 22-year-old, who signed from… 09/08/2011
EADS buys satellite communications firm EADS is to pay 673 million euros for the satellite communications service provider Vizada. It is the latest of a series of deals the European aerospace… 01/08/2011
Ashoka – a success for social enterprise The most innovative minds have come together for one week only to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place. Ashoka, the worlds leading promoter of… 01/08/2011
Second bailout package for Greece This week’s edition of Business Weekly focuses, once again, on the euro debt crisis that took a dramatic turn this past week. After eight hours of intense… 23/07/2011
German business morale slips There have been more signs that Germany’s economic recovery could be running out of steam. German business sentiment fell to a nine-month low in July. The… 22/07/2011
Investors happy with Nokia outlook Nokia has reported a second-quarter net loss of 368 million euros on declining sales of handsets, but the Finnish firm also said it expects its struggling… 21/07/2011
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Euro zone: crisis & chaos It has been another business and finance week dominated by the increasingly chaotic debt crisis in the euro zone – and the United States. This week’s… 15/07/2011
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Innate inks cancer drug tie-up with BMS Shares in the small French biotech firm Innate shot up 70 percent on Thursday after it reached a deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb over a new anti-cancer… 07/07/2011
Quick-fix share sale hits ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp’s shares fell on Thursday after it said it will raise as much as 1.7 billion euros by selling shares. The move is seen as a quick fix to cut… 07/07/2011
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Carrefour and Casino wrangle over Brazil Analysts say that attempts by France’s Carrefour to snatch control of Brazil’s top retailer Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) from French rival Casino face lengthy… 28/06/2011
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Markets cautious over Greek support Greece’s deal with international lenders for more money in return for more budget austerity lifted share prices in Europe. An exception was Italy where… 24/06/2011
Surprise rise in German business morale German business sentiment unexpectedly rose in June, showing the economy is still doing better than others in the euro zone. The data, which temporarily… 24/06/2011
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Record Opec earnings predicted this year Opec’s earnings are set to hit a record above $1,000 billion this year, according to the latest estimates from the US Department of Energy. That is up… 15/06/2011
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How can Europe Grow? International business leaders and policy makers have been meeting in La Baule, France, to find new ways to boost economic growth and Europe’s attractiveness… 01/06/2011
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LinkedIn: shares soar but are they bubblicious? Shares of LinkedIn shot up in value as they went on sale in New York on Thursday. The social networking website for business professionals and job hunters… 19/05/2011
Deutsche Boerse has clear run for NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext has moved a step closer to merging with Germany’s Deutsche Boerse. A rival bid – worth 7.7 billion euros – from Nasdaq and… 16/05/2011
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Business education: softly softly Success in business requires much more than a university degree. In this global era interpersonal skills, creativity and being able to think on your feet are… 13/05/2011
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EasyJet hit by fuel price rise Rising fuel prices and tough economic conditions caused low-cost airline easyJet losses to almost double in the six months up to the end of March. Its… 10/05/2011
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ECB holds interest rates and hard times in Portugal As the markets play a guessing game on when not if the ECB intends to raise euro zone interest rates. Portugal has signed up to a 78 billion euro bailout… 06/05/2011
Danisco board backs higher DuPont bid Denmark’s Danisco has urged its shareholders to accept a higher takeover bid from US chemicals group DuPont and said they will not get a better… 02/05/2011
Panasonic to slash jobs, close many plants Panasonic is planning to cut another 17,000 jobs and close up to 70 of its 350 factories worldwide in the next two years. In a bid to reduce costs and keep… 28/04/2011
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Nokia plays catch up over smartphones with cuts Nokia is moving to slash costs by one billion euros annually as it struggles to compete in the fierce smartphone market. It will lay off 4,000 people and… 27/04/2011
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Puma raises target on record Q1 sales Puma has said it is aiming for sales of three billion euros this year. That is sooner than expected and more than analysts has forecast. The prediction came… 26/04/2011
Toyota closes Turkey plant Production lines have halted at Toyota’s assembly plant near Istanbul in Turkey due to a shortage of parts from Japan. The factory – which produces the… 21/04/2011
Another blowout quarter for Apple Apple’s sales continue to roar ahead. Its latest quarterly results came in much better than expected. Net profit between January and March almost doubled… 21/04/2011
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Fiat ups Chrysler stake In a deal that was faster and cheaper than expected, Fiat is to increase it stake in Chrysler before June. It will pay 870 million euros for an additional… 21/04/2011
KPN slashes jobs, issues profit warning Dutch telecoms company KPN plans to lay off up to a quarter of its workers in the Netherlands and has cut its profit forecast for this year. It blamed weak… 21/04/2011
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Japanese business mood to worsen Japan’s major manufacturers expect business conditions there to worsen in the next three months following the earthquake on 11 March. That was the finding of… 04/04/2011
Japan: Tiptoeing to Normality This week in Business Weekly: the massive coin fraud in Germany, the future of the company that runs the Fukushima nuclear complex in Japan and the restart of… 02/04/2011
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Parmalat shareholder meeting delayed The board of Italian dairy group Parmalat has agreed to postpone its annual shareholders meeting from the middle of April to June. Three Italian banks… 01/04/2011
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Siemens to spin-off Osram German conglomerate Siemens is spinning off its lighting group Osram with an initial public offering of shares later this year. Siemens Chief Executive… 29/03/2011
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Egypt back in business, while debt rocks Europe In this edition of Business Weekly we look at the reopening of the Cairo stock market after weeks of political upheaval in Egypt. We also focus on the… 25/03/2011
Lactalis lifts stake in Parmalat The French dairy group, Lactalis, has strengthened its grip on Parmalat by raising its stake in the Italian firm. Europe’s largest dairy goods company is… 22/03/2011
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General Mills wins Yoplait bidding US food company General Mills is set to pay 800 million euros for half of the Yoplait yoghurt brand – the second-biggest after Danone. The sellers – private… 18/03/2011
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European car sales recover in February New car sales in Europe rose in February, their first increase in eleven months. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association says they were up by… 16/03/2011
