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Leaders Upbeat About Europe’s Prospects in the Wake of Tough Reform Agendas

It’s time to turn lessons learned from the Eurozone crisis into opportunities Tough reforms are working, but the single market must be completed immediately It is possible to achieve growth, prosperity and competitiveness while maintaining Europe’s core values The theme of the 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is Resilient Dynamism. For more information, visit http://wef.ch/Davos Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, …

Linde and Forest BtL sign licensing agreement for Carbo-V® technology

Munich, 24th January 2013: Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH has signed an agreement with the Finnish Forest BtL Oy for the licensing of the biomass gasification technology Carbo-V®, which will be implemented in a new Biomass–to-Liquid (BtL) plant in Kemi, Northern Finland. The commercial operation for the production of biodiesel and naphtha is expected to start …

TMK Runs Premium Pipes at NOVATEK’s Gas Field

TMK, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, has run its casing pipes with ТМК PF premium connections in the onshore and offshore parts of the well at NOVATEK’s Yurkharovskoye field. ТМК specialists already provided support of the two similar runs at this field in 2011 and …

CCI Holds Round-Table Meeting With Top Corporates, Emphasises Competition Compliance for Good Corporate Governance

Competition Commission of India today held a round-table meeting with top companies of the country on the subject of “Competition Compliance for Good Corporate Governance”. Representatives of trade associations/industry associations such as ASSOCHAM, FICCI, CII and PHDCCI also attended the meeting. Addressing the representatives of the companies, Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State (Independent Charge), …

Gartner Says Business Intelligence and Analytics Need to Scale Up to Support Explosive Growth in Data Sources

Analysts to Discuss Consumerisation and the Future of BI at Gartner Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit June 10 – 11, 2013 in Mumbai Delhi, India, January 24, 2013 — Business intelligence (BI) and analytics need to scale up to support the robust growth in data sources, according to the latest predictions from Gartner, Inc. …

Eurostone and Diamaz announce strategic cooperation

Antwerp, Belgium – January 23, 2013: Eurostone, an Israel-based, leading expert manufacturer of custom-cut and calibrated polished diamonds, and Diamaz, a veteran Antwerp-based boutique diamond supplier, announced they will be stepping up their cooperation in marketing this niche category of diamonds to the luxury watch making industry and top-of-the-bill jewelry designers worldwide. “Our joint venture …

Thirty-Seven Percent of 48,981 Investment Professionals Worldwide Pass Level I CFA Exam Record number of candidates take Level I CFA exam in 2012 as industry seeks to raise standards and restore trust

New York, New York, United States, 22 January 2013 In an environment of overwhelming lack of trust in finance, CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials, reports that 37% of the 48,981 candidates that took the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level I exam in December have …

A New Global Economy for a New Generation By Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2013

As prepared for delivery Introduction: Priorities for 2013 Good evening. Let me begin by thanking my dear friend Klaus Schwab for the singular honor of addressing all of you. I know we are all still deeply concerned with the state of the global economy. Where do we stand? Well, thanks to policy actions taken over …