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BHP Billiton exists from EKATI Diamond Mine – sells diamond business

BHP Billiton has signed definitive agreements to sell its diamonds business, comprising its interests in the EKATI Diamond Mine and Diamonds Marketing operations, to Harry Winston Diamond Mines Ltd. (Harry Winston) for an aggregate cash consideration of US$500 million. The transactions are subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions. Completion is expected in the …

Khallas – Sense, Sex and Sensex – the Lingo of the Mumbai bourse :Chawm Ganguly

Mumbai – land of Dawood, Bollywood and the Stockwood. While phone calls to builders and diamond merchants who finance block-busters with alleged links to the underworld make routine news, the underworld’s infiltration into the stock market hardly ever attracts attention. “Ivy League MBA’s with their plum FII postings hobnobbing with the seamy underbelly of society? …

CDE announce alliance with Sandvik Construction Brasil

CDE has announced the establishment of an alliance with Sandvik Construction Brasil which will see the promotion of the CDE washing equipment portfolio through the existing Sandvik sales network in Brazil. The announcement follows the formation of CDE do Brasil Ltda earlier this year as the company seeks to expand operations in Brazil and the …

Zimbabwe Diamond Conference : KP Chair: core definition of “conflict diamonds” needs updating, says most recent monitoring report on Marange notes positive trends

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – November 12, 2012: The chair of the Kimberley Process, Ambassador Gillan Milovanovic, delivered a conciliatory speech on the first day of the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 here in Victoria Falls. The text of the full speech follow below: His Excellency, the Honorable Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe; …

ASUS Announces TAICHI — an Incredible Fusion of Notebook and Tablet with Innovative Dual-Screen Design

ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, today announces TAICHI, a sleek and stylish Ultrabook™ with an innovative back-to-back dual-screen design for unparalleled mobile flexibility. TAICHI features a powerful Intel® Core™ processor and two back-to-back Full HD screens for sharing information in exciting new ways, all in a slender profile that tapers to …

The diamond sector is committed to Africa’s economic development, stresses WDC President at the 2012 Zimbabwe Diamond Conference

VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE: NOVEMBER 12, 2012 – It is enabling countries like Zimbabwe to use their natural resources to meet the challenges of the future that is the essence of the mission of the Kimberley Process and the World Diamond Council, said Eli Izhakoff, WDC President, in his address to the opening session of the …

Resolving The Crisis And Restoring Healthy Growth: Why Deleveraging Matters? David Lipton, IMF First Deputy Managing Director

Keynote speech, Chatham House City Series Conference: “Deleveraging the West: The Impact on Global Growth” November 12, 2012 Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London As prepared for delivery When the G20 Leaders met here in London in the Spring of 2009 and took decisions that turned back the financial panic at its high …

GfK integrates Global Innovation Practice

Marilyn Raymond to lead integration of market opportunities and innovation research Nuremberg, 12 November 2012 – Today, GfK announced the formation of a new global practice to help marketing professionals get the critical foresight needed to successfully tap into future markets. “Innovation is hard work. Having a fact-based strategy for what you want to accomplish …

Pearls in the Sensex – Dheer Kothari

In the current year till date (from Jan 2, 2012 to November 9, 2012) the BSE Sensex gained 20.4 per cent while the BSE Midcap did even better with a gain of 29.8 per cent. During the same period, the top five Sensex stocks which outperformed the Sensex by a huge margin are all top …