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The total foreign exchange reserves (comprising foreign currency assets, gold, special drawing rights and reserve tranche position in IMF) was US$ 304.8 billion at end-March 2011, US$ 294.4 billion at end-March 2012 and US$ 292.0 billion at end-March 2013. In the current fiscal, reserves stood at US$ 295.2 billion as on April 12, 2013. The …
Santiago, Chile, April 24th, 2013. Finished steel use1 in Latin America and the Caribbean reached a volume of 10 million tons during Jan/Feb 2013, 1% less than same period of the previous year. In Jan/Feb 2013, finished steel production reached 8.7 million tons. Production During Jan/Feb 2013, regional finished steel trade showed a deficit of …
Highlights of the first quarter 2013 The first quarter 2013 closed with lower underlying EBIT losses versus the fourth quarter 2012 despite the challenging environment and weaker than anticipated seasonality support. During the first quarter of 2013, global stainless steel demand declined by 1.2% compared to Q1 2012. European stainless steel base prices increased by …
Jewelry Demand Remained Strong While Industrial Demand Eased Modestly (New York City – April 24, 2013) Robust global silver investor demand was the dominant driver of silver prices last year, accounting for almost a quarter of total silver demand. Averaging $31.15 per ounce, 2012’s price level was the second highest on record, behind the average …
Nuremberg, 24 April 2013 – High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are mainly in Northern and Eastern Europe, the next year will again be difficult for the crisis …
Pace of funding largely unchanged for last five quarters BANGALORE – April 23, 2013 – Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the smart grid sector during the first quarter of 2013. Smart grid venture capital (VC) funding …
Brussels, 22 April 2013 – World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2013, an increase of 1.0% compared to March 2012. In the first three months of 2013, Asia produced 259.8 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 6.4% over …
EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) today releases its operational results for the first quarter of 2013 and the Interim Management Statement. Q1 2013 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS and RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: · Both consolidated crude steel production and output of steel products (net of re-rolled volumes) increased by 11% due to lower downtime at steelmaking capacities in Q1 2013 …
London, 11 April 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014. worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.9% to 1,454 Mt in 2013, following growth of 1.2% in 2012. In 2014, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further …
Solar downstream outraises thin film KOLKATA – April 10, 2013 – Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the solar sector during the first quarter of 2013. The slump in global venture capital (VC) investments, which started in …