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GfK: Supervisory Board extends contract of CEO Matthias Hartmann

Nuremberg, 20 February 2014 – The Supervisory Board of GfK SE has extended the contract of CEO Matthias Hartmann by five years. The Supervisory Board’s unanimous decision has shown their commitment to continuity in implementing GfK’s corporate strategy. The contract, which was set to expire at the end of November 2014, has been extended by …

India Inc is wary of Mobile Recruitment: TimesJobs Insite Study

With almost the entire working population of India accessible on mobiles, 45% of Indian organizations still don’t have a comprehensive mobile recruitment strategy 20 Feb 2014:  Over 50% of India’s Active Internet users are accessing internet on their mobile, apart from other sources states the latest IAMAI report. This is a clear indication that there …

Giant Magellan Telescope Looking Toward Construction

Pasadena, CA–The international consortium of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project has passed two major reviews and is positioned to enter the construction phase.  When completed, the 25-meter GMT will have more than six times the collecting area of the largest telescopes today and ten times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope. Scientists will …

ThyssenKrupp issues bond with a volume of 1.25 billion Euro

ThyssenKrupp AG today issued a 1.25 billion Euro bond documented under the company´s 10 billion Euro Debt Issuance Programme. Joint bookrunners are BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank and SEB. The bond, which was issued with a maturity of 5 years and 8 months, carries a coupon of 3.125 percent p.a. at an issue price …

EUROFER urges EU industry ministers to re-establish favorable business environment for industrial growth and jobs in Europe

Meeting of the EU’s Competitiveness Council on 20/21 February 2014 On 20/21 February the EU industry ministers will kick-off the political debate on EU industrial competitiveness in the run-up to the March 2014 European Council. EUROFER director general Gordon Moffat: ““This spring in Brussels is a unique opportunity to safeguard the global competitiveness of Europe’s …

BASELWORLD 2014 : the countdown has begun IV

MAURICE LACROIX | Pontos S Supercharged A super-powerful engine and equally forceful bodywork. Performance and style guaranteed to set the pulse of thrill-seekers racing. Such are the principles governing this new Pontos S Supercharged from Maurice Lacroix, propelled by the personalised automatic ETA Valgranges movement. While this authentic mechanical performance-accelerator is known for its reliability …

Gionee Launches the World’s Slimmest Smartphone, ELIFE S5.5

~A Powerful Smartphone – Far More than Just Slim~   Shenzhen China., Feb.19.2014 WORLD’S SLIMMEST SMARTPHONE Gionee, the leading global designer and manufacturer of mobile devices, announced today the launch of the world’s slimmest smartphone, the ELIFE S5.5, named after its biggest feature – a 5.55mm slim smartphone. The ELIFE S series is a new product …