Category «News»

Carnegie News – Studying Ancient Earth’s Geochemistry

Washington, D.C.— Researchers still have much to learn about the volcanism that shaped our planet’s early history. New evidence from a team led by Carnegie’s Frances Jenner demonstrates that some of the tectonic processes driving volcanic activity, such as those taking place today, were occurring as early as 3.8 billion years ago. Their work is …

Heads of the Revenue of Brics Countries Identifies Seven areas of tax policy and tax Administration for Extending their Mutual Cooperation; joint Communique issued after Two Day meeting of the heads of Revenue of Brics Countries

Affirming their continued commitment to promote closer coordination and cooperation in the area of tax administration, the Heads of the Revenue of the BRICS Countries i.e. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, identified seven areas of tax policy and tax administration, for extending their mutual cooperation. This was contained in the Joint Communique issued …

XSTRATA – Update on Merger with Glencore International plc

Zug, 18 January 2013 On 10 December 2012, Glencore and Xstrata announced the extension of the long stop date for the Merger from 31 December 2012 to 31 January 2013, due to the ongoing regulatory processes in South Africa and China. As those processes remain ongoing Glencore and Xstrata have agreed, with the consent of …

Alacero launches 6th Steel Design Contest for Architecture Students 2013

Santiago of Chile, January 17th, 2013. Alacero announced the 6th Steel Design Contest for Architecture Students 2013 this week. This year’s contest focuses on education and culture. The students should bring forward a proposal for a Public Media Library that creates a space to promote knowledge and culture among society members. Alacero organizes this contest each year and …

FM Inaugurates the First Brics Heads of Revenue Meeting; Emphasized the need for Greater Cooperation among Brics Countries in the area of Tax Administration; Reiterates the Commitment of the Government to A Stable Tax Regime, Moderate Tax Rates, Non- Adversarial Tax Administration and A Fair Mechanism for Dispute Resolution

The Union Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram emphasises the need for greater cooperation among BRICS countries in the area of tax administration. The Finance Minister reiterated the commitment of the Government of India to a stable tax regime, moderate tax rates, non- adversarial tax administration and a fair mechanism for dispute resolution. He added that India …

GfK successfully tests new standard for global SMA offer

Nuremberg, 17 January 2013 – GfK has successfully established consistent standards for their truly global and integrated Social Media Analysis (SMA) offer, thus addressing a long unmet need of marketers. Dr. Ralph Wirth, a global innovation and digital specialist within GfK, said, “International marketing experts are often frustrated by the fact that there are hardly …