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About 40 percent of the tractors and excavators built at the plant will be exported, primarily to South America and Western Europe, company officials said. Georgia’s overall approach to transportation and infrastructure was also attractive, Caterpillar...
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TNT NV in May, and the former parent, now named PostNL NV, retains 29.9 percent of the company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The UPS bid valued TNT at 1.04 times total assets, compared with a median multiple of 0.58 in 33 acquisitions of...
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Luis Rodrigues (L), head of sales at Lameirinho textile plant, speaks with a worker, in Guimaraes January 31, 2012. Portugal, Western Europe's poorest country, is in its deepest recession since the few turbulent years after the return of democracy in 1974. View Photo »
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Clearly, the concern is that Western Europe is on the precipice of recession and the U.S. will remain sluggish. That will hurt China ... There needs to be more stimulus.
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The company was able to register more than 10% growth in sales in Europe despite the slowdown in the overall economy. However, the sales growth in NAFTA region was astonishingly high at 48% over the prior year. With the world market share of Western...
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The company was able to register more than 10% growth in sales in Europe despite the slowdown in the overall economy. However, the sales growth in NAFTA region was astonishingly high at 48% over the prior year. With the world market share of Western...
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The French are way better than us. No really. They are all thin, are good parents, and have as many ways to tie a scarf as we have cable channels. And that’s just the French; you should get a load of the rest of Western Europe. Now before we all slink...
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Two women press garments at the Inarbel textile plant in Guimaraes January 31, 2012. Portugal, Western Europe's poorest country, is in its deepest recession since the few turbulent years after the return of democracy in 1974. It was forced into an... View Photo »
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Already, Over-the-Top (OTT) Technologies are making the biggest buzz, and DTH players need to consider how these services will integrate into devices. In North America, and Western Europe, OTT services such as Hulu, Netflix, and BBC's iPlayer are finding their way into the living room
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Western Europe flounders on the soft sands of secularism, and in the face of threats and dares from aggressive Islamists who challenge the political class to take them on, we now hear in Europe what was taboo for nearly five decades: that Christianity...
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In Russia, all-terrain vehicles have long been predominant accounting for 20% of the market, the majority being vehicles of the compact SUV segment C. In China and in Western Europe the market share of SUVs has reached 10%, and covers a variety of...
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Western Europe is mainly a socio-political concept coined, forged and used during the Cold War. It largely means the European countries of the First World. It was, and still is to a lesser extent, distinguished from Eastern Europe by differences of economics, politics, and religion rather than by clear geography. These boundaries are subject to... Full Article
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Procter and Gamble Consumer & Marketing Knowledge Leader of Western Europe, Anne Deberstein speaks to the press during a P&G Western European Media event at Vinopolis on January 12, 2011 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Procter and Gamble Marketing Vice President of Western Europe, Paris Kafantaris speaks to the press during a P&G Western European Media event at Vinopolis on January 12, 2011 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Procter and Gamble Group President of Western Europe, Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh speaks to the press during a P&G Western European Media event at Vinopolis on January 12, 2011 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Procter and Gamble Group President of Western Europe, Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh poses during a P&G Western European Media event at Vinopolis on January 12, 2011 in London, England.
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LtoR, Ricardo Cordoba, President of GE Energy for Western Europe and North Africa, poses with Henri Proglio, President and CEO of French energy group EDF, and Clara Gaymard, President of GE France, after a ceremony of signing of an order on the new gas turbine for the FlexEfficiency 500...
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LtoR, Jean-Pierre Chevenement, French senator, honour president of the Mouvement Republicain et Citoyen (MRC) party and candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Ricardo Cordoba, President of GE Energy for Western Europe and North Africa, Clara Gaymard, President of GE France...
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on December 30, 2011. Putin ordered today construction of the South Stream pipeline that aims to deliver Russian gas to Western Europe while avoiding Ukraine to start at the end of 2012.
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French plastic surgeon Patrick Baraf speaks to Reuters about defective silicone breast implants manufactured by the now defunct Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) firm during an interview in his offices in Paris December 23, 2011. PIP manufactured low-priced silicone breast implants, with 90...
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Guo Qian (R), Chairman and CEO of Chery Quantum Auto Co. and Vice Chairman Volker Steinwascher attend the presentation of the Qoros model in Shanghai November 28, 2011. Chery Quantum Auto Co. , a joint venture between Chery Automobile and investment firm Israel Corp, on Monday unveiled...
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Guo Qian, Chairman and CEO of Chery Quantum Auto Co, speaks during the presentation of the Qoros car in Shanghai November 28, 2011. Chery Quantum Auto Co. , a joint venture between Chery Automobile and investment firm Israel Corp, on Monday unveiled the design of its first car, which it...
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A Congolese voter looks for his name on a list taped on a wall of a polling station in Kinshasa on November 24, 2011. Four days from elections that some analysts doubt can take place on time, Congolese electoral officials were rushing on November 24 to overcome the challenges of...
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev makes a speech during an official state dinner hosted by German President Christian Wulff at Bellevue palace in Berlin on November 8, 2011. Medvedev inaugurated the Nord Stream pipeline pumping Russian gas to Western Europe in the northern German city...
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German President Christian Wulff, center, shakes hands with former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, looks on as they arrive for an official state dinner at Bellevue palace in Berlin on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Medvedev inaugurated the...
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Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, attends an official state dinner in honour of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, at Bellevue palace in Berlin on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Medvedev inaugurated the Nord Stream pipeline pumping Russian gas to Western Europe in the...
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Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) attends an official state dinner in honour of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) at Bellevue palace in Berlin on November 8, 2011. Medvedev inaugurated the Nord Stream pipeline pumping Russian gas to Western Europe in the northern German...
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German President Christian Wulff (C), and his wife Bettina (L) welcome Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for an official state dinner at Bellevue palace in Berlin on November 8, 2011. Medvedev inaugurated the Nord Stream pipeline pumping Russian gas to Western Europe in the northern...
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