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Celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore winning the Nobel Prize with Gitabitan, Archive-2

Home Entertainment Services by Sony DADC re-releases the most definitive collection of the Legend’s work!   Mumbai, November 2013: India celebrated the 100th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore winning the Nobel Prize on the 14th of November 2013.  The first non-European to win the Nobel prize, Tagore was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian …

Western European market for Technical Consumer Goods weakens: Results GfK TEMAX® Western Europe – third quarter 2013

Nuremberg, November 28, 2013 – Total Sales of the Western European Technical Consumer Goods market in Q3 2013 amounted to €45.5 billion. On a year-on-year basis this is equal to a drop of 5.9%. Only the Telecommunication market noted a positive development. This is the result of the GfK TEMAX® Western Europe for Q3 2013.  …

Consumer climate picks up towards end of year -Findings of the GfK Consumer Climate study for Germany for November 2013

Nuremberg, 27 November 2013 – The consumer mood in Germany is notably more optimistic in November than in the previous month. Economic and income expectations registered considerable increases and willingness to buy reached a seven-year high. Following a revised value of 7.1 points in November, the overall indicator is forecasting 7.4 points for December. The …

Recession-based habits now ingrained in Taiwanese Consumers: GfK

Around 95 percent using various forms of money saving strategy; active cut-backs on spending 26 November, 2013, TAIPEI – With over two-fifth (44%) of consumers in Taiwan expressing the lack of confidence in their current personal economic situation, it is no wonder that majority of local consumers are cautious about spending money. According to a …

Save more than 50% on international business calling with bibitel

Digitech Communications, through its brand bibitel, introduces its innovative sim-skin, a clever product designed to drastically reduce international call rates for companies looking to conduct business overseas. The sim-skin works by identifying the local mobile country code to offer a minimum saving of 50% in comparison to traditional mobile tariffs, making it possible for employees …

Mineral Production During September 2013 (Provisional)

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in September 2013 was higher by 1.3% compared to that of the preceding month. The mineral sector has shown a positive growth of 3.3% during September 2013 as compared to that of the corresponding month of previous year. The total value of mineral production (excluding …

First Russian nationals among Arctic 30 released from prison

Amsterdam, 21 November 2013 – Three Russian nationals, part of the so-called Arctic 30, have been released from prison, bringing to four the number of those freed after being granted bail this week by St Petersburg courts. Amid a heavy media presence, Greenpeace International activist Andrey Allakhverdov and freelance photographer Denis Sinyakov were released from …

Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara at the Conclusion of his Visit to Sri Lanka

Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement in Colombo at the conclusion of his visit to Sri Lanka: “I wish to thank the Sri Lankan authorities for their gracious hospitality and productive discussions. In particular, I wish to thank Senior Minister of International Monetary Cooperation Dr. …