IPR Strategic Business Information Database back issues from Tuesday, April 25:
INDIA: NCR OFFERS LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTORS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... Steady returns are likely from real estate investment in the up and coming National Capital Region (NCR) of North India recent reports reveal, as impressive development in the region promises a growing number of lucrative business opportunities. "The real estate market has witnessed a ...
INDIA: PANAJI REAL ESTATE BOOMING.
Apr 25, 2006 ... A growing number of people are purchasing property along India's Panaji coastal areas, including Indian and foreign vacationers as well as professionals seeking life by the sea. The trend has led to a significant rise in real estate prices in the alluring areas. Other locations near the ...
INDIA: GE TO INVEST $500M IN INDIA REAL ESTATE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... General Electric Real Estate announced that it plans to invest $500 million over the next three years in Indian real estate and infrastructure projects. "During a recent event at the of Indian Institute of Management Indore, GE India president and chief executive officer Scott Bayman ...
ROMANIA: FDI IN INDUSTRY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Actmedia, data with the Trade Register Office shows that foreign investments of more than 1 million euros in the industrial sector hit all in all 1.73 ...
BAHRAIN: PAKISTANI ADMIRAL TAKES OVER COMMAND OF TASK FORCE 150.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", Pakistan has become the first non-NATO country to take over the command of the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), at a ceremony attended by the top officials of the US, Dutch, Bahraini and Pakistani ...
BAHRAIN: BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER IN PUBLIC PROSECUTION CASE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Public Prosecutor has filed a case against a Bahraini for breach of trust after taking large amounts of money from his younger brother. According to prosecutor Mohammed Al Aradi the accused is unemployed but is married and has children. They live in a ...
BAHRAIN: MAN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF HEROIN.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", a Bahraini was arrested by the police for using and possessing heroin. The police received a judicial order to search the house of the accused and sent a squad to search the ...
BAHRAIN: MAN RECEIVES THREE YEAR JAIL SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Higher Court, presided by Judge Shaikh Mohammed bin Ali Al Khalifa and in the presence of associate Judges Ahmed Yahya and Ahmed Abdulkhaliq, sentenced a 25-year-old Bahraini to three years in jail for stealing cash from the reception counter of a hotel ....
BAHRAIN: PM REVIEWS BAHRAIN-THAILAND BILATERAL RELATIONS, HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, received the Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Surakiat Sathianthai, and discussed with him bilateral relations and means of bolstering cooperation as well as the latest regional and international ...
BAHRAIN: AL DANA TRAGEDY DEFENSE TEAM GIVEN POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the law firm Rashid Al Jar and Associates were given the ...
BAHRAIN: SHURA DEBATES USE OF OIL PROFITS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Kingdom should stop accepting around BD20 million annual assistance from neighboring countries if such aid would stop the government from saving for the future generations, Shura member Jamal Fakhro recommended. He told the Shura members who rejected the ...
BAHRAIN: WORLD PRESS PHOTO SHOW TO OPEN NEXT MONTH.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", Seef Mall will host the World's largest Press photography exhibition, the 'World Press Photo Exhibition 2006', from May 4 to 26. The exhibition is a unique traveling showcase featuring over 200 award-winning photographs from the world's most prestigious ...
BAHRAIN: MANILA COURT TO HEAR AUDREY WAGES CASE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the owner of the MV Audrey, a supply ship held in Bahrain's waters last year, will now have to answer charges filed against him, this time in Manila. With no settlement yet reached in a court case in Bahrain, the owner, Ricarido Jorge, faces a labor case in ...
JORDAN: KING, UAE FOREIGN MINISTER FOCUS ON BILATERAL TIES.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", King Abdullah commended Jordanian-UAE relations and called for further efforts to bolster bilateral cooperation in all fields. The King made the remarks during a meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ben Zayed Al Nahayan, who conveyed greetings from ...
JORDAN: FORMER IRAQI PM EXPRESSES APPRECIATION OF JORDANIAN EFFORTS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", King Abdullah met with former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, who expressed his appreciation for the King's invitation to Iraqi religious leaders to attend the reconciliation conference, which was slated for April 22. The conference was ...
JORDAN: MILITARY, DEFENSE COOPERATION FOCUS OF JORDANIAN-PAKISTANI TALKS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", the King met with Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Ihsan Ul Haq. During the meeting the two sides discussed ways to foster bilateral cooperation, particularly in the defense sector. They also examined the possibility of increasing training ...
JORDAN: 'AMMAN DECLARATION' URGES WESTERN-ARAB DIALOGUE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", Jordan and Spain signed a declaration, calling for more dialogue, cooperation and understanding between Western and Muslim civilizations. The "Amman Declaration" stresses that ties between the two cultures should be built on integration and mutual respect ...
JORDAN: GOVT. WORKING ON NEW INCOME TAX LAW - PM.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit said the government was working to draft a new income tax law that seeks to curb evasion, improve tax collecting and ensure justice in taxpaying. Bakhit was responding to an April 13 letter by King Abdullah, who called on the ...
JORDAN: WOULD-BE SUICIDE BOMBER'S TRIAL OPENS AT SSC.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", the trial of an Iraqi woman who confessed to attempting to blow herself up in the triple Amman hotel bombings in November opened at the State Security Court (SSC). Jordanian fugitive Abu Mussab Zarqawi and six other defendants are being tried in absentia on the ...
JORDAN: ANIMAL WELFARE DAY CELEBRATED.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", the country marked the fourth Jordanian Animal Welfare Day with a ceremony and art show. Organized by the Humane Center for Animal Welfare (HCAW) and the Ministry of Education, the event was created to celebrate the year's achievements in the planning and ...
JORDAN: COLD FRONT MAKES WAY FOR SPRING WEATHER.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", the cold front that brought rain and a steep drop in temperatures to the country is expected to taper off, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD). Heavy rainfall in April has ...
JORDAN: SSC CHARGES NINE OVER PRISON BREAKOUT PLOT.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", the State Security Court (SSC) has charged Azmi Jaiousi, the mastermind behind an Al Qaeda plan to launch chemical attacks in the Kingdom, and eight others with plotting a prison breakout. Jaiousi was sentenced to death on Feb. 15 along with Jordanian fugitive ...
JORDAN: SCHOLARS GATHER TO TACKLE EXTREMIST IDEOLOGY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", some of the Islamic world's leading clerics and intellectuals met in an effort to define practical ways to counter extremist ideology and promote Islam as a religion of moderation and tolerance. The conference, entitled: "The Practical Role of the Moderate ...
JORDAN: MEDIA PARTICIPANTS VISIT TO QRFCC.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", a group of 20 US students visited the Queen Rania Family and Child Center (QRFCC) to study the center's approach to poverty, violence and youth mentoring. The students, participants in the Media Education and Democracy in Action (MEDIA) program, toured the ...
JORDAN: JPMC ENGINEERS STAGE SIT-IN.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", engineers from the Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. (JPMC) staged a sit-in to protest against unfulfilled demands. Demonstrators at the company's headquarters in Amman and in the fertilizer plant in Aqaba held up signs protesting "negligence" of their demands and ...
JORDAN: ROYAL DECREE REVEALS NEW APPOINTMENTS IN KING'S OFFICE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", a Royal Decree issued appointed Bassem Awadallah as director of King Abdullah's office. ...
JORDAN: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ANNOUNCED.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", According all public institutions will observe a holiday on Sunday, April 30, ...
JORDAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL NURSING CONFERENCE COMMENCES.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", under the patronage of Princess Muna, the First International Nursing Conference will be open. More than 1,000 specialists representing 22 countries will take part in the three-day conference, where 110 working papers will be discussed. Participants will also ...
JORDAN: KING JUAN CARLOS, QUEEN SOFIA MEET WITH SPANISH COMMUNITY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia met with the Spanish community in the country. During the meeting, the Spanish King commended the ties between the two countries and said Jordan has become a role model ...
JORDAN: UJ MEETING ON WOMEN'S STUDIES SET TO OPEN.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", Princess Basma will inaugurate an event held by the University of Jordan's (UJ) Department of Women's Studies, which seeks to empower and upgrade the ...
JORDAN: IRADA RESUMES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR NEW GRADUATES.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", two weeks ago, the Enhanced Productivity Centers Program's (IRADA) 22 centers were still receiving applications from fresh graduates of local community colleges, vocational training centers and the Tawjihi vocational stream. The program, open to graduates ...
JORDAN: GERMAN ORGANIZATION TO HOST DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", the German Association of Dental Implantology (DGZI) recently launched a dental implantology program in the country. Under the one-year programme, to start in late June, eight intensive courses will be held for ...
JORDAN: RENAULT HIRES THURAYA MOTORS AS ITS NEW JORDAN DISTRIBUTOR.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Jordan Times", Thuraya Motors Limited is now the new Jordan distributor for French car manufacturer Renault. He added that the change of distributors in the country was a part of their new global strategy. According to Herteman, Renault was looking to build new partnerships ...
IRAN: MAJLIS TO REVIEW OIL, GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPANIES' CHARTERS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", the Management and Planning Organization announced that the charters of the National Iranian Oil Company, National Iranian Gas Company and the National Petrochemical Company will be placed before the Majlis (Parliament) by late June. As envisioned in the ...
IRAN: 2ND DAY OF ENERGY FORUM FOCUSES ON ACCESS TO ENERGY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", access to energy is the main topic in discussions on the second day of the 10th International Energy Forum which kicked off in Doha, Qatar. Future planning based on sustainable energy security and finding obstacles in the way of energy trade are among other ...
IRAN: PETROCHEMICAL EXPORTS SET TO DOUBLE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Asghar Ebrahimi-Asl, the managing director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) announced the export of the petrochemical products would see 100% growth this year, hitting $4.5 billion. He also announced production of the petrochemicals will reach 22 ...
IRAN: IRAN TO CONTINUE OIL EXPORTS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Oil Minister Seyyed Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said that Iran will not stop exporting oil, just as it continued it during eight years of the Iraqi-imposed war. Briefing the OPEC News Agency on Iran's investment plans in the oil and gas sector on the sidelines of the ...
IRAN: COMMERCE MINISTER WRAPS UP VISIT TO BELARUS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Iran's Minister of Commerce Masud Mir-Kazemi - who headed a high-ranking delegation to Belarus - returned home. In addition to visiting Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko, the Iranian minister and the accompanying delegation met with the East European ...
IRAN: IRAN POST COMPANY COULD BE PRIVATIZED.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", in line with new policies of the government, Iran Post Company is to be ceded to the private sector. The company's director-general Mohammad-Hassan Mohebbian, addressing the 18th session of the postal company's directors, said that all post-related affairs of ...
IRAN: ZARGAN POWER PLANT GENERATION - STATISTICS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Zargan power plant produced 145,670 MW/H electricity in the first month of the Iranian calendar year (Farvardin, March 21-April 20). The power plant has been capable of producing electricity as much as 209,020 MW/H ...
IRAN: CHAZZABEH BORDER EXPORT STATISTICS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", nearly 8,700 tons goods valued at $2.6 million were exported via Chazzabeh border since its commissioning in the past two weeks, Ali Musavi, the chairman of Commerce Department of this southwestern province said. He named ...
IRAN: ILAM FISH PRODUCTION SURGES.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Ali Safari, director of Fisheries Department of Ilam Province announced production of the cold-water and warm-water fish has been increased by 160 percent in this province. He added that fish production of the province has been increased to 2600 tons from 1000 ...
IRAN: GENAVEH EXPORTS ON THE RISE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", in the last Iranian year (ended March 20), some 1,576 tons of goods, valued at $3.62 million, were exported from this southern Iranian port, showing 22 percent increase in value compared to the previous figures. The volume, which consisted of agricultural and ...
IRAN: 5,400 KM OF RAILWAYS TO BE BUILT BY 2010 - OFFICIAL.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", an official with the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Transportation said that 5,400 kilometers of railroads would be built in the country during the Fourth Development Plan (2005-10). Speaking here at the sixth ...
IRAN: ITMC UNVEILS "TURBO EXTRA" MODEL.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company (ITMC) is to unveil a new model of its tractors named Turbo Extra in the next few ...
IRAN: IRAN'S ZINC PRODUCTION CAPACITY SET TO INCREASE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Iran's annual zinc production is estimated to increase 50 percent to exceed 200,000 tons in the current Iranian year. Total domestic demand for ...
IRAN: CUSTOMS BILL APPROVAL TO BE DISCUSSED BEFORE 2ND HALF - IRICA.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", a Customs Bill is expected to be discussed in an open session in the ...
IRAN: NEWEST AND LARGEST SHIP JOINS IRAN'S COMMERCIAL FLEET IN SHANGHAI.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", the largest bulk containership of Iran's commercial fleet is to be launched in the Chinese port of Shanghai. The 74,000-ton ship is the fourth carrier built by China's Jiangnan Shipyard Corporation, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), ...
IRAN: IRAN, CHINA SIGN TRAIN DEAL.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Iran and China signed a deal according to which 50 passenger trains over the next two years will be sold to Iran worth nearly 60 million dollars. China's state-run Changchun Track Passenger Train Co. will sell double-decker ...
IRAN: TEHRAN-MASHHAD EXPRESS RAILWAY SETS OFF.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", feasibility studies for setting up an express railway on route from Tehran to Mashhad was launched, Minister of Roads and Transportation said. Mohammad Rahmati added that ...
IRAN: IRANIAN EXPERTS TO TRAIN PDVSA'S ENGINEERS UNDER NEW AGREEMENT.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Tehran Times", Luis Vierma, Venezuelan deputy oil minister for production announced reaching an agreement on training his country's experts in oil and gas sector by the Iranian specialists. He explained that implementation of oil exploration activities in Venezuela's Rafael ...
TURKEY: TURKEY CELEBRATES 86TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Cumhuriyet, National Sovereignty and Children's Day was celebrated throughout the country. Celebrations began with the visit of a delegation led by Education Minister Huseyin Celik to Anitkabir, Ataturk's mausoleum. Observations in 19 Mayis Stadium in Ankara ...
TURKEY: PARLIAMENT HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN'S DAY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Milliyet, addressing Parliament's special session to mark April 23 Children's Day and the anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said that there was a problem of balance in the division of powers in Turkey, adding ...
TURKEY: PM RESUMING DUTIES.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Star", Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to resume work by chairing the Cabinet meeting, which he had suspended for a week due to health reasons, after a medical checkup. During his bed rest, Erdogan was following recent ...
TURKEY: PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT VISITS ANKARA.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Turkiye, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Ankara to have talks with Turkish officials. During his two-day stay, Abbas is expected to meet with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, and Parliament Speaker ...
TURKEY: US STATE SECRETARY MAKES STOP IN ATHENS EN ROUTE TO TURKEY.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Turkiye, Prior to her visit to Ankara, US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice is set to arrive in ...
TURKEY: TURKS IN NEW YORK CITY MARCH AGAINST ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Star", after years of being the scene of Armenian demonstrations, over the weekend New York's famous Times Square played host to Turkish counter-demonstrations. In response to Armenians' demonstrations, which they call the anniversary of the so-called genocide, ...
TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE ENVIRONMENT LAW.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Turkiye, Parliament will debate new an environment bill this week. Following the discovery of toxic waste in Istanbul's Tuzla district, the public spotlight is on the new bill, which proposes stricter penalties for environmental ...
TURKEY: IRAQI PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER TURKISH AND IRANIAN TROOP CONCENTRATIONS ON THE BORDER.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "Turkish Daily News", Iraqi President Jalal Talabani expressed concern over reported Iranian and Turkish troop concentrations on those countries' borders with Iraq. Turkey has moved thousands of ...
TURKEY: TURKEY CONTINUING ITS EFFORTS TO JOIN EU - ECONOMY STATE MINISTER.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Milliyet, State Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan, attending spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, said that there had been no relaxation in Turkey's efforts to gain European Union membership. Speaking at a press conference ...
VIETNAM: VIETNAM INKS CONTRACTS TO EXPORT 2MLN TONS OF RICE.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "VoV", Vietnamese rice export enterprises have, from the beginning of the year, signed contracts to export more than two million tons of rice and have so far shipped over one million tons. Apart from traditional markets, Vietnam has exported great quantities of rice to such ...
VIETNAM: FDI SURGES AS FURTHER INVESTMENT PROJECTS ARE LICENSED.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "VoV", Vietnam has licensed 199 investment projects with a combined registered capital of nearly US$2 billion in the past four months, representing increases of 12 percent and 32 percent, respectively, over the same period last year. The figure includes 23 projects worth ...
VIETNAM: PHILIPPINES TO IMPORT RICE FROM VIETNAM.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "VoV", The Philippines National Food Authority (NFA) will import around 350,000 tons of Vietnamese rice in April as part of its plan to import 1.87 million tons of rice in 2006, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural ...
VIETNAM: HCM CITY FOREIGN INVESTMENT - FACTS AND FIGURES.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to "VoV", Ho Chi Minh City licensed 80 foreign-invested projects in the first four months of this year with total investment capital of more than US$670 million, representing a 6.3-time increase from the same period last year. Of the projects, 67 are wholly foreign investments ...
MOROCCO: 2% INFLATION IN Q-2.
Apr 25, 2006 ... According to Al-Hayat newspaper (April 24, 2006), the rate of inflation in Morocco amounted to 2% in the second quarter of 2006 compared with ...