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(Washington, DC – February 18, 2014) Strong investment demand for silver drove global sales of one-ounce silver bullion coins to an all-time record high in 2013, while early indications suggest that investors’ interest in acquiring silver coins is healthy in the opening weeks of 2014. The U.S. Mint sold 42,675,000 American Eagle Silver Bullion coins …
Brussels, 23 January 2014 – World crude steel production reached 1,607 megatonnes (Mt) for the year 2013, up by 3.5% compared to 2012. The growth came mainly from Asia and Middle East while crude steel production in all other regions decreased in 2013 compared to 2012. Figure 1: Annual crude steel production Annual production for …
~Overall tourist arrivals up by close to 12% in 2013 from 2012. Domestic tourist arrivals up by 12.47% in 2013 as compared to figures from 2012 ~International tourist arrivals up by 9.27% from the previous year(2012). The number of foreign tourists coming to India during 2013, grew a modest four per cent between January …
PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) handled 61.81 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers at its port projects around the world for the year ending 31 December 2013. The Group’s volume increased by 2.9% over 2012 with the flagship PSA Singapore Terminals contributing 32.24 million TEUs (+3.1%) and PSA terminals outside Singapore handling 29.57 million …
Total corporate funding up 25 percent to $10 billion KOLKATA – January 8, 2014 – Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2013. Global venture capital (VC) investments dropped 40 percent to $600 million in …
There has been a growth of 6.3 percent in the number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA’s) in the month of December, 2013 as compared to FTA’s in the month of December, 2012. The following are the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of December 2013. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs): • …
The value of announced mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deals involving Indian companies reached US$31.5 billion in 2013, an 11.5% decline from last year’s activity, and the lowest annual period since 2009 (US$21.5 billion). Deal count also slowed down as number of M&A transactions dropped 12.6% to 967 from 1,107 announced deals in 2012. In the …
The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2004-05) is given at the Annexure. The Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90 % in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 153.5 in November, 2013, which was 1.7 % higher compared to the index of …
Outokumpu is subject to the renewable energy charge applied to all companies operating in Germany. As an energy intensive company facing global competition, Outokumpu is entitled to a reduction of these charges. For the year 2013 this reduction was initially denied by the German authorities. After a constructive dialogue and a clarification of Outokumpu’s application …
Over 3.86 billion smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs snapped up by consumers 17 December, 2013, KUALA LUMPUR – The constant evolution and innovation in modern technology is greatly impacting the landscape of the consumer market which is continuously shifting in tandem. Amidst an uncertain economy and consumers holding back their spending, devices under the four …