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EU REPORT A STARK WARNING ON PERSISTENT CORRUPTION IN EUROPE

First ever evaluation of national corruption fight finds governments lacking EU countries need to do more to prevent corruption and restore trust in government, Transparency International (TI) said today after the European Commission’s first ever EU-wide Anti-Corruption Report identified serious shortcomings in the national efforts of EU Member States. The report identified systematic failures to …

EVRAZ is expanding its’ supply of rail products to Europe

VUZ, the European certificating authority for rail transport, has issued EVRAZ with a Compliance Certificate (TSI) for all rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 mm of design type BA 318. Being awarded this certificate, in conjunction with a compliance certificate showing that the EVRAZ NTMK quality management system meets TSE requirements, has enabled …

Industry’s Growing Appetite for Silver Focus of Silver Industrial Conference

(Washington, D.C. – November 20, 2013) -The growing industrial demand for silver and its multiple uses throughout the world was highlighted at the 2013 Silver Industrial Conference, recently held in Washington, D.C. The well-attended conference, which included presentations by global industry leaders, was sponsored by the Silver Institute. Executives and experts from manufacturing, technical research, …

GfK study shows uneven distribution of purchasing power across Europe

GfK Purchasing Power Europe, 2013/14 November 4, 2013. – The updated study “GfK Purchasing Power Europe 2013/2014” reveals the regional distribution of consumers’ purchasing power in 42 European countries. The spectrum ranges from 4.5 times the European average in Liechtenstein to one-tenth the average in Moldova. According to the GfK purchasing power study, a total …

Graphite prices volatility set to continue says Industrial Minerals Data

Price for critical mineral used in electric vehicles and steel refractories at $1,350/tonne  –  23 July 2013 Prices of flake graphite – the critical mineral used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and steel refractories – are expected to continue their volatile performance for the foreseeable future, according to Industrial Minerals Data. Industry prices have settled …

Appointment of Smt. Archana Bhargava as the Chairperson & Managing Director of the United Bank of India

Shareholders are hereby informed that Government of India has vide its Notification F.No.4/4/2011-BO.I dated April 23, 2013 appointed Smt. Archana Bhargava as Chairperson & Managing Director of the Bank from the date of her taking over the charge i.e. April 23, 2013 till February 28, 2015 i.e. the date of her superannuation or until further order, …

Europe Is In Worse Shape Than Everyone Thinks – Umesh Shanmugam

From his perch in the United Kingdom, Alasdair Macleod(ECONOMIST) provides an update on the ongoing economic crisis in Europe, which — while largely absent from headlines in the US of late — continues to worsen. Due to bloated state-run programs and extreme malinvestment, EU governments find themselves in a box. Economic growth has stalled, and …