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TWO-THIRDS OF PARLIAMENTS FAIL TO BE WATCHDOGS OF DEFENCE CORRUPTION

New study by Transparency International also finds 85% of them lack effective scrutiny of defence policy Brussels, 17 September 2013—Two-thirds of parliament and legislatures fail to exercise sufficient control over their Ministry of Defence and the armed forces, according to a new report by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme (TI-DSP). Amongst those, 70 per cent …

ThyssenKrupp Elevator remains on growth track

Acquisition of Eggert elevator operations strengthens presence in Germany ThyssenKrupp Elevator is further expanding its new installations and service business in Germany: As part of its growth strategy the company has now acquired all operations of Eggert Aufzüge GmbH (Troisdorf) and EGGERT Lift-Technik GmbH (Berlin). “The acquisition is a continuation of our ambitious growth plans,” …

Restrained consumer climate in late summer : Findings of the GfK Consumer Climate study for Germany for August 2013

Nuremberg, 28 August 2013 – A varied picture emerged in Germany for the mood of consumers in August. While willingness to buy continued to improve, the indicator values for both economic and income expectations declined. The overall indicator is forecasting 6.9 points for September, following a value of 7.0 points in August. For the coming …

Pawan Kumar Ruia: Vision 2 lakh Crores – Kathakali Nandi

Poets, politicians, bureaucrats, scientists, sportspersons … the St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata has given the world some of her brightest sons and daughters. Achievers, whose exploits are the content of endless tales, of ballads extolling virtues for successive generations to take lessons from. However, the story of an army of Xaverians, who, armed with their B.Com …

Nokia to fully acquire Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks

Espoo, Finland and Munich, Germany – Nokia Corporation and Siemens AG today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Nokia acquires Siemens’ entire 50% stake in their joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of Nokia as well as the Managing and …

Miele chooses Nokia Lumia

Ratingen, Germany and Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced that Miele & Cie. KG, a global leader in premium domestic appliances and commercial machinery for laundry care, dishwashing and disinfection, is switching to Nokia Lumia as the smartphone of choice for its global employees. Built on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform, Nokia Lumia smartphones enable …