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Rio Tinto’s rare offering of its large diamonds delivers strong result
07 November 2012 Rio Tinto is delighted to announce the results for its recent sale of some of the largest rough diamonds in the world. Known as “The Specials Tender”, this invitation- only event provided a glimpse into Rio Tinto’s diverse diamond production. Diamonds greater than 10.8 carats qualify to be included in the Specials …
CFA Institute Welcomes Enhanced Risk Disclosures of Enhanced Disclosure Task Force report
London, United Kingdom, 1 November 2012 As the need for better risk disclosures has been evident throughout the financial crisis, CFA Institute supports the recent Enhanced Disclosure Task Force (EDTF) report, which encourages large banks to improve communications around their key risks and makes recommendations which are both implementable by banks and useful to investors. The …
Anshu Gupta Honoured as India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2012
Anshu Gupta awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 for India by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, at a high-level award celebration in New Delhi attended by 200 participants All finalists and the winner will be participating in the World Economic Forum on India, held in Gurgaon on 6-8 …
Crews should triple check Advance Passenger Information System data to avoid US CBP penalties advises ISS
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising all crew, vessel owners, masters and operators to triple check passenger data before submitting Electronic Advanced Notice of Arrival (E-NOA) and Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) reports to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to avoid financial penalties. While errors such as misspelled …
How to get rid of unwanted SMSs: All you need to know
Subscribers have been facing the menace of receiving unsolicited promotional SMSs from unregistered tele-marketers who often take the advantage of concessional SMS offers by telecom operators. In an effort to curb pesky messages from unregistered telemarketers, TRAI has come up with new measures. Here is everything that you need to know: 1. To prevent unregistered …
TMK Holds Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
TMK announces that its shareholders duly approved all the resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM), which took place on November 2, 2012, in the form of an absentee voting. The following were approved by shareholders: – Decision to approve interim dividends, for the first 6 months of 2012, of RUR 1.50 …
Speech of Mr Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister for Communications and IT, GOI, at the IGF, Baku
Internet has evolved itself into a powerful, ubiquitous, empowering and liberating medium, even though only a fragment of its full potential is known and has been exploited by us so far. In its borderless cyberspace, internet provides limitless opportunities for freedom of speech and expression. Internet, perhaps is the nearest approximation to the utopian world of …
HEINEKEN’s acquisition of APB approved by Competition Commission of Singapore
Amsterdam, 6 November 2012 – Heineken N.V. (‘HEINEKEN’) today announced that the Competition Commission of Singapore (the ‘CCS’) has granted clearance for the acquisition by Heineken International B.V. (‘HIBV’) of Fraser and Neave, Limited’s (‘F&N’) direct and indirect interests in Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (‘APB’) and F&N’s interest in the non-APB assets held by Asia …
Growth and Employment first: Energy-Intensive Industries warn against current plans to increase energy costs for private and industrial consumers
In the face of recent plant closures, restructuring and lay-offs throughout the whole value chain of European manufacturing industry, the EU should avoid all political measures that would add to the cost burden of its economic base. The Alliance of Energy-Intensive Industries urges the European Commission to abandon its plans to amend the Emission Trading System (ETS) in …