Monthly archives: October, 2013

The Argumentative Bengali – Chawm Ganguly

We Bengalis love our Adda’s. Over endless cups of syrupy tea sipped in a road side tea stall: aptly named “Bekar Parliament” (Parliament of the jobless / useless) with a killer, obnoxiously Bengali,  punch line “amader Dilli te kono sakha nai”(we don’t have any branches in Delhi ) or over any other drink covering the …

BEAM REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Strong Growth for Bourbon Brands in North America and Europe in Quarter Timing of Shipments in U.S. and Performance in Asia-Pacific Adversely Impacted Results Company Expects Strong Fourth Quarter; Outlook for Full-Year Earnings Remains in Target Range Deerfield, Illinois, October 31, 2013 – Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM), a leading global premium spirits company, today reported …

Nifty extend gains

31st October, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline  Nifty extended gains and hit 6,300 levels for the first time since November 10, 2010 with the bourses reporting their highest ever turnover which stood at approximately 5.3 lakh crore. The celebrations have begun early as there were fire crackers all over …

Global forecast: Imported spirits outpace local

The international marketplace will grow at a faster pace than locally produced spirits over the next five years, according to the IWSR Forecast Report 2013-2018. Imported spirits are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3% until 2018, while local drinks are expected to see growth rates slow to 1.3%. A …

Alfex New Watch, TRENDROP

An uninterrupted sequence of circles – strong, precious, discs of polished black or white ceramic creates a brand new timepiece in which the idea of time’s infinite passing embraces and embellishes the entire wrist with a new concept of timekeeping. The dial inconspicuously appropriates one of the ceramic discs, which thus becomes a 25X24 mm …

United Kingdom: Transparency International welcomes UK implementation of public register of beneficial owners

DAVID CAMERON BEGINS TO DELIVER HIS G8 TRANSPARENCY PROMISES BY TAKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING As host of the Open Government Partnership Summit in London this week, the UK Government has announced the creation of a public register of beneficial owners of companies in the UK. This is a significant …

Konica Minolta Associates itself with SMILE Foundation

~Brings cheer to underprivileged children this Diwali~   New Delhi, 31st October 2013:  Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. a world class technology company brought smiles and cheers to underprivileged children this Diwali. Associating with Smile foundation, Konica Minolta as part of its CSR activities has decided to fund the education of 100 underprivileged …

Serco recognised as a Major provider of Banking BPO Services

India, 31st October, 2013:  Serco, the international service company announced today that it has been identified as a major contender for its banking BPO capabilities. The recognition by leading global research and advisory firm, Everest Group is in its Banking BPO Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2013 report. This report is based on …