Monthly archives: July, 2013

Indian Ghazal singer Tauseef Akhtar and Welsh folk singer Gwyneth Glyn selected by WOMEX jury to perform ‘Ghazalaw’ at the World music Expo in Cardiff, Wales this October

WOMEX announced the first much anticipated, prestigious list of international artists selected to showcase at WOMEX 13, hosted in Cardiff this year between 23 and 27 October. The competition for the career making public showcase slots was intense, with over 850 applications from world music groups and musicians worldwide for the 60 showcase slots. It’s …

Board of Directors of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG responds to attempt to pre-vent entry of AGM resolutions in the Commercial Register, and to Renova’s an-nouncement of a takeover offer

The Board of Directors of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG was disconcerted to hear of the at-tempt by Schmolz+Bickenbach GmbH & Co. KG (“KG”), which represents the interests of the descendants of the founders of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG, and which is linked to Renova, to prevent entry of decisions taken at last Friday’s Annual General Meeting in the Commercial …

Nokia to fully acquire Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks

Espoo, Finland and Munich, Germany – Nokia Corporation and Siemens AG today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Nokia acquires Siemens’ entire 50% stake in their joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of Nokia as well as the Managing and …

The Dynamics Of Luxury Housing In India : Santhosh Kumar, CEO – Operations, Jones Lang LaSalle India

In India’s largest cities – namely Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bangalore – luxury and ultra-luxury residential projects have witnessed ten-fold appreciation over their launch prices over the last decade, implying more than 100% annual returns on investment. Most of these projects saw encouraging pre-sale activity and were sold out completely very quickly. In fact, demand …

Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamonds debut in Israel

01 July 2013 Rio Tinto has announced that rough diamonds from its Diavik mine in Canada will, for the first time, be available for viewing in Israel. Whilst the majority of Rio Tinto’s diamond production continues to be sold in Antwerp through Supply Agreements with designated Select Diamantaires, Rio Tinto Diamonds offers specific product segments …