Xorte. World news

Home › News › All articles

added: 12-03-2007

The biocides industry had a difficult year as margins are being squeezed by increasing raw material and energy costs. In addition, the biocides industry has to contend with increasing regulatory pressures and generic competition from China and India.

EU Should Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 20%

added: 09-03-2007

The European Union should make a binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% in relation to 1990 values and to increase by 20% the share of renewable energies. That is the goal Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel has set her sights on. At the end of the first working day of the European Council meeting in Brussels, she appeared confident that on this point the Member States would reach agreement.

EBRD investments in 2006

added: 09-03-2007

The EBRD signed a record number of projects across its countries of operations in 2006, making an unprecedented level of investment and promoting further the process of economic and financial transformation by boosting its equity participations.

EU25 current account deficit 79.4 bn euro

added: 09-03-2007

The EU25 external current account recorded a deficit of 6.9 billion euro in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with a deficit of 26.3 billion euro in the fourth quarter of 2005 and a deficit of 21.7 billion euro in the third quarter of 2006.

APEC Economies Will Soon See Economic Boost

added: 09-03-2007

APEC economies will soon see substantial benefits flowing from outcomes of the APEC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Ministerial Meeting in Hobart which ended today.

Biodiesel market in US reach $4.9 billion in 2012?

added: 09-03-2007

Popular acceptance of biodiesel and several tax credits offered by the Government are triggering growth of the biodiesel market in the United States. Apart from the continuation of the federal tax credits post 2008, the international prices of crude oil is also likely to greatly influence the biodiesel market.

The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.3 Percent

added: 09-03-2007

The Conference Board reports today that the leading index for Japan decreased 0.3 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.2 percent in January.

VoIP Subscribers ln China Will Grow to 9.53 million by 2011

added: 09-03-2007

With China's telecom market having relatively high long-distance calling rates, VoIP has gained fast market recognition. Besides the big success of IP card services, telecom carriers are continuously pushing broadband IP telephony service forward in China, the high-tech market research firm says.

EBT Industry: Growth In Asian Countries

added: 09-03-2007

Although North America, Western Europe, and Japan continue to account for the bulk of the global environmental and building technologies (EBT) industry, the growth rates in these markets have slowed down. The growth potential of the global EBT industry lies with the developing countries of Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

Mortgage Rates Remain at 3-Month Lows

added: 08-03-2007

A lack of definitive economic data helped keep mortgage rates at the lowest point since mid-December. Mortgage rates declined for the fourth time in the past five weeks, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 6.19 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the 30-year fixed rate mortgages had an average of 0.3 discount and origination points.

Sites : [1080] [1081] [1082] [1083] [1084] [1085] [1086] [1087] [1088] [1089] [1090] [1091] [1092] [1093] [1094] [1095] [1096] [1097] [1098] [1099] next »

Menu

Home › News › All articles