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	AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT AMERICAS: MARCH 2009 - Astute Is Aerolineas Argentina being re-nationalised or "confiscated"? On 17 December 2008 the Argentine Senate voted by a majority of 42 to 20 to approve a bill that designated the national carrier Aerolineas Argentina a public good subject to expropriation. This was a necessary precursor to its re-nationalisation which had been under discussion for over a year. The House of Representatives had...read more

		EUROPE: MARCH 2009 - Will the recession lead to consolidation of German luxury marques?
		ASIA: MARCH 2009 - Malaysia reviews its National Automotive Policy.
		EUROPE: JANUARY 2009 - Northgate shares react badly to deteriorating trading conditions.
		EUROPE: DECEMBER 2008 - Falling UK visitor numbers already impacting Avis's short term car rental business.
		ASIA: DECEMBER 2008 - Japan and public-private-partnerships assist in Indian Railways investment programme.
		EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2008 - Russian bus manufacturer utilises overseas expertise in the domestic market.
		EUROPE: OCTOBER 2008 - Key trade associations outline their forecasts for continued growth in the industry.
		ASIA: OCTOBER 2008 - China's airlines suffer despite, and because of, the Olympic Games.
		AMERICAS: SEPTEMBER 2008 - Canadian Trucking Alliance is not impressed by Transport Canada's Full Cost Investigation.
		EUROPE: JULY 2008 - Train operators positioned to benefit from fuel price rises.
		EUROPE: MARCH 2008 - European motor vehicle manufacturing landscape changes.
		AMERICAS: FEBRUARY 2008 - Tata in poll position to acquire Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford.
		ASIA: JULY 2007 - The Port of Rotterdam advises the Indian Ports Association.
		EUROPE: APRIL 2007 - Russian car market thrives whilst others stagnate.

		AMERICAS: FEBRUARY 2007 - Merger rumours.

		ASIA: FEBRUARY 2007 - China is now a net passenger vehicle exporter.

		EUROPE: FEBRUARY 2007 - EU strategies for the European automotive industry.

		ASIA: AUGUST 2006 - Asia Pacific demand set to dominate aircraft market.

		ASIA: JUNE 2006 - Politics and New Designs alter the face of the Asia Pacific Automotive markets.

		AMERICAS: MAY 2006 - Positive News for Latin America Automotive Markets.


	COSMETICS & TOILETRIES AMERICAS: JANUARY 2009 - Is 'Pantry deloading' just a buzz word or does it help to explain consumer behaviour. On 11 December Procter & Gamble, during a Q2 earnings announcement, stated that consumers were cutting their personal inventories in what commentators describe as pantry...read more

		EUROPE: SEPTEMBER 2008 - Polish skin care market attracts the global players.
		AMERICAS: JULY 2006 - US Cosmetics Growing Revenues from the Baby Boomers?


	FINANCIAL SERVICES EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2008 - Ireland's motor insurance sector has high level of policy switching. At a speech to Deloitte's Fourth Annual Motor Insurance Seminar on 15 October 2008 Bernard Sheridan, Head of Consumer Protection Codes at Ireland's Department of the Financial Regulator outlined...read more

		AMERICAS: AUGUST 2008 - SEC issues short selling order and probes market manipulation.
		EUROPE: MAY 2008 - Finansinspektionen's traffic-light model measures risk exposure.
		ASIA: APRIL 2008 - Detariffing of India's general insurance sector benefits the private sector.
		EUROPE: MARCH 2008 - The rate of growth in unsecured lending slows whilst pawnbroking grows.
		EUROPE: MARCH 2008 - Russian insurance industry interests foreign investors.
		AMERICAS: MARCH 2008 - The use of sub-advisers by US mutual funds is on the increase.
		EUROPE: FEBRUARY 2008 - Central and eastern European insurance markets display strong growth from low base.
		EUROPE: JUNE 2007 - Private equity demonstrates appetite for European airlines.
		EUROPE: MARCH 2007 - Latvia is currently a nation of borrowers not savers.

		EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2006 - UK public sector expenditure on management consultants continues to grow.

		EUROPE: OCTOBER 2006 - MiFID offers both opportunities and burdens.

		ASIA: SEPTEMBER 2006 - Rise in middle-class prosperity drives growth in the Chinese insurance market.

		AMERICAS: AUGUST 2006 - Market liberalisation drives Latin American premium growth.

		EUROPE: JUNE 2006 - Insurance markets grow in Central and Eastern Europe, as social welfare is transferred into private hands.


	FOOD & DRINKS EUROPE: MARCH 2009 - Britain imports increasing volumes of wine but not from France. According to the Institute of Alcohol Studies, a charity, disposable income and relative price are the key determinants of alcohol consumption in the UK. It certainly appears to be a significant determinant of the 12.4% increase in the UK's volume of wine imported between 2003 and 2007. The International Wine and Spirit Record (IWSR) calculates that Britain is now the largest consumer of imported wine based on the latest available (2007) figures. The runners up are Germany, the United States, Russia and the...read more

		AMERICAS: MARCH 2009 - Astute product development can drive sales.
		ASIA: JANUARY 2009 - US soft drink giants see great potential in complex Indian market.
		EUROPE: JANUARY 2009 - French chocolatiers are confident that their product is recession proof.
		EUROPE: JANUARY 2009 - Russia aims to increase both the production and quality standards of eggs.
		EUROPE: DECEMBER 2008 - German wine exports vulnerable to exchange rate fluctuation.
		EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2008 - UK restaurant chains are suffering but it's not all bad news.
		ASIA: SEPTEMBER 2008 - Grape and grain don't mix well for Foster's.
		AMERICAS: SEPTEMBER 2008 - Chocolate manufacturers face multiple price-fixing enquiries and court actions.
		EUROPE: AUGUST 2008 - UK coffee chains see growth at home and abroad although Starbucks struggles.
		EUROPE: JULY 2008 - Nutreco NV has strengthened its position in the Spanish poultry market.
		ASIA: JULY 2008 - Japanese company acquires significant stake French bottled water market.
		EUROPE: APRIL 2008 - Value of Baltika stake key to assessment of offer for Scottish & Newcastle plc.
		AMERICAS: DECEMBER 2007 - US coffee consumption peaked in 1946.
		EUROPE: DECEMBER 2007 - Organic baby foods represent over 50% of the UK market.
		EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2007 - Barry Callebaut increases chocolate production capacity in Russia.
		AMERICAS: SEPTEMBER 2007 - As the size of flocks increase, consumption declines.
		EUROPE: AUGUST 2007 - Rising global milk price has varied causes and effects.

		ASIA: DECEMBER 2006 - The growth in processed food consumption in China is driven by the urban population.

		AMERICAS: NOVEMBER 2006 - The US dairy trade deficit widens to more than $1 billion.

		ASIA: OCTOBER 2006 - The Chinese beer market is huge but far from homogeneous.

		AMERICAS: SEPTEMBER 2006 - Enduring popularity of cocktails drives growth in super-premium spirits.

		EUROPE: AUGUST 2006 - Traditional eating habits aid the French in war against obesity.

		AMERICAS: JUNE 2006 - Will the 2005 “Cheeseburger Bill” affect the Fast Food Markets?

		EUROPE: APRIL 2006 - What is the state of the Scandinavian beer market?

		AMERICAS: APRIL 2006 - Is the Brazilian Coffee Market set to grow or decline over the next 4 years?


	MEDIA EUROPE: MARCH 2009 - Will both BSkyB and Setanta suffer after Premier League football broadcasting rights auction? The recently concluded auction of Premier League football broadcasting rights for 2010-13 was superficially a victory for BSkyB which won the maximum permissible five packages. Setanta retained one of its current two packages which means that it will be able to show 23 Saturday evening matches. Citigroup have conjectured that Setanta will lose half of...read more

		EUROPE: OCTOBER 2008 - Unitymedia targets Deutsche Telekom with its "triple play" offer.
		ASIA: MAY 2008 - Clear Japanese consumers fear loss of traditional values and lifestyle.
		AMERICAS: MAY 2008 - Clear Channel and CC Media Holdings sue banks over funding.
		AMERICAS: APRIL 2008 - Scriptwriters' strike has least impact on Fox.
		EUROPE: APRIL 2008 - Corporate activity in Poland's newspaper industry.
		EUROPE: DECEMBER 2007 - Consolidation forecast in the German newspaper industry.
		EUROPE: SEPTEMBER 2007 - Television advertising by gambling companies deregulated by the 2005 Gambling Act.
		EUROPE: JULY 2007 - The winds of change are blowing through the French business press.

		AMERICAS: JUNE 2007 - Music piracy costs the global industry $4.2 bn annually.

		AMERICAS: JUNE 2007 - Brazilian city lives happily without public advertising.

		EUROPE: JULY 2006 - UK Media Targeting Local Markets.


	RETAIL AFRICA: MARCH 2009 - Pick n Pay addresses pricing concerns with suppliers. On 26 January Business Day reported that Nick Badminton, CEO of supermarket chain Pick n Pay, had summoned 30 of the company's key suppliers to a meeting to discuss high and rising prices. It quotes from what it calls a strongly worded invitation in which Badminton says 'in many cases, we are being asked by our suppliers for considerable cost price increases', which it describes as 'untenable' and in the case of our customers and the media, indefensible'. He added that there was an 'expectation from consumers, government spokespeople and the...read more

		AMERICAS: DECEMBER 2008 - Will the discount retailers benefit from price sensitive Christmas shoppers?
		EUROPE: DECEMBER 2008 - French DIY retailers look to overseas markets for growth.
		EUROPE: SEPTEMBER 2008 - Hard discounters gain ground in the UK market.
		EUROPE: JUNE 2008 - Italian retail market remains fragmented.
		EUROPE: MAY 2008 - Tengelmann merges or divests its discount chain Plus.
		AMERICAS: DECEMBER 2007 - Grupo Gigante's announcement may herald consolidation in the Mexican retail sector.
		EUROPE: AUGUST 2007 - Weather and interest rate rises impact UK retailers.
		AMERICAS: JULY 2007 - E-commerce technology spend focused on systems and applications.

		AMERICAS: DECEMBER 2006 - Brazilian retail market is attractive to global retailers.

		ASIA: NOVEMBER 2006 - Ageing population will impact the structure of Japanese retailing.

		ASIA: APRIL 2006 - How is China's rapid growth effecting the US clothing market?


	TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY AMERICAS: MARCH 2009 - As regulators press, America Movil plans continental expansion. Mexico's Federal Competition Commission, the Comisión Federal de Competencia, in a preliminary ruling published in November 2008 found that America Movil's TelCel unit, controlled by Carlos Slim, could threaten competition in the sector because of its high market share and financial strength. America Movil's sister company, the...read more

		EUROPE: AUGUST 2008 - Deutsche Telekom suffers both operationally and reputationally.
		ASIA: JULY 2008 - Little profitability in Hong Kong's mobile market.
		EUROPE: MAY 2008 - Ukranian Cabinet approve latest attempt to privatise Ukrtelecom.
		ASIA: MARCH 2008 - Significant reduction in carbon emissions through increased use of telecoms?
		AMERICAS: FEBRUARY 2008 - Investment programmes of Argentine telcos.
		EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2007 - Despite reporting an overall Q3 revenue increase, fixed line performs badly.
		ASIA: SEPTEMBER 2007 - Wii's success drives Nintendo's market capitalisation.
		ASIA: APRIL 2007 - Broadband will overtake dial-up in India by 2008-9.

		EUROPE: SEPTEMBER 2006 - Changing trends in communications consumption and the potential impact of convergence emerge in Ofcom's Communications Market report.

		GLOBAL ICT: JULY 2006 - Developing markets encouraged to work with Private Sector.

		ASIA: MAY 2006 - Under WTO rules China must open telecoms markets by end of 2006.

		EUROPE: MAY 2006 - Aid money supports growth of Telecoms markets in EU accession countries.

		AMERICAS: APRIL 2006 - Has the rise of the mobile phone had any impact on the fixed line services in the Americas region?


	OTHER INDUSTRIES EUROPE: MARCH 2009 - Slovakia needs to diversify its gas supply. One of the key planks of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico's manifesto that won him the 2006 election was that he would prevent the western European owned utilities from raising domestic energy bills. Gaz de France and E.on own a combined 49% of the natural gas monopoly, SPP, and exercise management control. In August 2008, as the utilities pressed for price increases in the light of rising global oil and gas costs, Fico threatened them with the...read more

		ASIA: MARCH 2009 - Occupancy rates for Singapore hotels are scheduled to fall in 2009.
		EUROPE: NOVEMBER 2008 - Escada struggles against 'structural challenges' and market weakness.
		AMERICAS: NOVEMBER 2008 - Ranbaxy's problems with the US FDA do not diminish Daiichi Sankyo's ardour.
		ASIA: OCTOBER 2008 - India Post's rural network could be used to increase financial inclusion and broadband access.
		AMERICAS: OCTOBER 2008 - The USA and China compete as influences on copper prices.
		ASIA: AUGUST 2008 - India's ONGC is rumoured to be expanding its Russian interests.
		EUROPE: AUGUST 2008 - CEZ a.s. seeks government approval to expand its nuclear capacity
		AMERICAS: JULY 2008 - American Casino Association details 10 year industry growth figures but is future as rosy'
		EUROPE: JUNE 2008 - UK energy regulator Ofgem has plans for the industry's £9 bn windfall.
		EUROPE: JUNE 2008 - As domestic market contracts Hungary's pharmaceutical industry focusses on export markets.
		EUROPE: JUNE 2008 - EU works to reduce its dependence on Russian gas supplies.
		AMERICAS: JUNE 2008 - Will FDA oversight benefit the largest cigarette manufacturers.
		EUROPE: APRIL 2008 - Varied evidence and opinion on UK housing market.
		ASIA: DECEMBER 2007 - Growth and challenges in the Hong Kong hotel sector.
		ASIA: NOVEMBER 2007 - New South Wales reviews the legal status of online betting.
		EUROPE: AUGUST 2007 - Poland plans flotation in coal mining industry.
		ASIA: APRIL 2007 - Japanese pharma market suffers from 'drug-lag'.

		ASIA: MARCH 2007 - Growth in Chinese Consumption.

		EUROPE: MARCH 2007 - Effects of smoking bans.

		EUROPE: DECEMBER 2006 - ABPI takes issue with NICE recommendations.

		BRIC: OCTOBER 2006 - BRIC corporations to significantly increase their impact on global M&A activity.

		GLOBAL: APRIL 2006 - Is outsourcing in India leading to a growth in the consumer products market?


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