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Bajaj launches new ultra-low-cost car

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:41:00 +0200

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto unveiled an ultra-low-cost car on Tuesday 3 January, its first foray into the four-wheel market, pitching the vehicle as a solution to urban pollution and congestion.
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SA crude steel production falls 13.7%

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:25:00 +0200

South African crude steel production fell 13.7% year on year in November to an estimated 550 000 metric tons, latest figures from the World Steel Association reveal.
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Shared battery technology may up demand for electric cars

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:05:00 +0200

The McGill Daily reports that Hydro-Québec, a Montreal-based, government-owned public utility that is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec, and Technifin, a subsidiary of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), have agreed to share the intellectual property (IP) rights to their respective lithium-based technologies.
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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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World Economic Forum on Africa poised for take off

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:40:00 +0200

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / CAPE TOWN, SA: The World Economic Forum has announced that more than 900 participants from 60 countries will participate in the 21st World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, 4-6 May 2011. Jacob G. Zuma, president of South Africa, will host the meeting, where participants will gather to deliberate under the theme From Vision to Action, Africa's Next Chapter.
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Uncertainty about transfer pricing rules in Africa a concern for foreign companies

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:05:00 +0200

Companies doing business in Africa face several uncertainties, including how tax authorities will handle transfer pricing (TP). It is vital that organisations prepare comprehensive documentation to demonstrate their application of the arm's length principle and the procedures followed.
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Big opportunities for big clothes

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:59:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: A quarter of all ladies' clothes sold in the UK in 2011 will be plus size*, as women are getting larger, finds Verdict, one of the Datamonitor group of companies.
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Opening trade with central Europe

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:06:00 +0200

The Visegrad group, consisting of a four central European countries, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary, addressed the business community of South Africa at an investment seminar in Cape Town at its headquarters on 31 March 2011 to introduce trade and investment opportunities, within various sectors, between these countries and South Africa.
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Renewable M&As market rallies

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:50:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: North America's switch on to energy efficiency has driven their position in the global renewable M&A market in the last 12 months, and could act as a driver for the region to become the dominant renewables market within three years, according to new analysis by PwC. In Europe, however, regulatory uncertainty clouds European deals.
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Lenovo, NEC create Japan's largest PC group

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:36:00 +0200

TOKYO, JAPAN: Lenovo and NEC Corporation (NEC) have announced a strategic relationship that creates a joint venture between the two companies and forms the largest PC group in Japan. Both companies are also exploring strategic cooperation in other areas.
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