IPR Strategic Business Information Database back issues from Monday, March 9:
CUBA: CUBAN FIRST VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDING OVER WOMEN[acute accent]S FEDERATION CONGRESS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Over 900 delegates attending the 8th Congress of the Cuban Women Federation (FMC) today resumed their debates on crucial issues during Sunday[acute accent]s morning session, which is being presided over by Cuba[acute accent]s First Vice President Jose Ramon ...
CUBA: FIRST CUBAN BLIND PROFESSOR WITH DOCTOR[acute accent]S DEGREE IN PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Raul Gonzalez Pe?a a professor from this city, in central Villa Clara province, has become the first blind person to have gotten a Doctor[acute accent]s Degree in Pedagogical Sciences, following his successful research on the teaching of computer sciences to ...
CUBA: CUBA FACES SOUTH AFRICA TODAY AT WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC GROUP B.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: World Baseball Classic opens its Group B competitions today with the games between Cuba and South Africa and Mexico against Australia, in a round where experts consider Cuba and Mexico to be the favorite teams. The Cuban collective, headed by experienced ...
CUBA: HAVE A DREAM, SAYS CUBAN FARMER AND DELEGATE TO WOMEN[acute accent]S CONGRESS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Caridad Carmona is a Cuban woman who works the land in western Pinar del Rio province; she says her dream is to see the prevalence of the high spirit and enthusiasm showed by farmers while recovering the agriculture sector after the passage of hurricanes on ...
CUBA: BASEBALL TEAM AT WORLD CLASSIC CONGRATULATES CUBAN WOMEN.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: On the occasion of International Women Day, the Cuban baseball team taking part at the II World Classic sent a congratulations message to the delegates at the 8th Congress of the Cuban Women Federation, underway in Havana. In their message, the baseball ...
CUBA: WE PLAY TO WIN, SAID MENTOR OF CUBA BASEBALL TEAM.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: The mentor of the Cuban team to the World Baseball Classic, Higinio Velez, said the Cubans are ready to face all teams, without underestimating any, and that they are playing to win, since "we want to get the title this time." Velez made his statement ...
CUBA: CUBAN FLAG COLORS AT THE EMPIRE STATE?
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: That will be a sight to behold! The Cuban colors lightning New York City could become a reality, if the Cuban baseball team wins the 2nd World Baseball Classic, which started March 5th with a ceremony at the observation deck of the Empire State Building, ...
CUBA: CUBA BREAKS WBC HOMERUN RECORD FOR A GAME TO BEAT SOUTH AFRICA.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: A ruthless offensive, with record-breaker 6 homers-in-a-game, characterized Cuba's first victory at the 2nd World Baseball Classic (WBC) against South Africa 8-1 in Pool B, underway in Mexico.The previous record had been set by the Dominican Republic, with ...
CUBA: WOMEN[acute accent]S CONGRESS CONSIDERS REFORMS TO CUBA FAMILY CODE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: A proposal aimed at reforming Cuba[acute accent]s Family Code was on the spotlight of the plenary session of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Women[acute accent]s Federation (FMC), which concludes today. Mariela Castro, director of the National Sexual Education ...
CUBA: CUBAN PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO PRESIDES OVER CLOSING SESSION OF WOMEN[acute accent]S CONGRESS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Cuban President Raul Castro is presiding over the final session of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Women[acute ...
CUBA: RAUL CASTRO CONGRATULATES CUBAN WOMEN AT THEIR CONGRESS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated all Cuban women on behalf of Revolution leader Fidel Castro and the Communist Party. The Cuban head of state presided over the closing session of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Women Federation at Havana[acute ...
USA: U.S., CANADIAN DEFENSE LEADERS MEET IN WASHINGTON, DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: As the Obama administration continues its comprehensive review of the Afghanistan strategy, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay met here yesterday to discuss the allies' commitments in the NATO effort. Gates said the United States ...
USA: UNDER U.S. EYE, IRAQIS BLEND INTELLIGENCE WITH RULE OF LAW.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: Iraq's internal intelligence community is gradually making the transition from wartime to peacetime operations, a senior U.S. advisor told Defense Department bloggers and online journalists. Iraq's National Information and Investigation Agency -- similar to the FBI -- is ...
USA: IRAQ DEPLOYMENT BRINGS BROTHERS CLOSER.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: Iraq seems a lot closer to home for two brothers from New York who are lucky enough to be sent here at the same time. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Greene, an operations noncommissioned officer in charge with the 10th Mountain Division's Headquarters and Headquarters ...
AFGHANISTAN: U.S. COMMANDER DECRIES 'BARBARIC' ENEMY ACTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: Insurgents in Afghanistan employ intimidation and barbaric acts in attempts to cow Afghan civilians to submit to their will or stay nonaligned in the struggle for the country, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Afghanistan said today. For example, insurgents ...
AFGHANISTAN: AFGHANISTAN FIGHT TURNS TO ECONOMY, GOVERNANCE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: It's hard to find a good, old-fashioned combat fight in Afghanistan right now -- even here, surrounded by the battle-hardened, well-armed infantry and artillery troops of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. That's partly because it is still winter and ...
USA: DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM EXPANDS, EARNS GREATER CUSTOMER APPROVAL.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: The Defense Travel System has expanded its reach and gained ground in customer satisfaction, the director of the Defense Travel Management Office told a congressional panel yesterday. "In terms of improvements, the department has focused its efforts on expanding DTS ...
USA: U.S., NATO HAVE 'UNITY OF PURPOSE' IN AFGHAN MISSION, CLINTON SAYS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: U.S. and NATO allies showed "unity of purpose" during discussions about their shared mission in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday. Following a meeting with NATO officials in Brussels, Belgium, Clinton said there was broad agreement ...
USA: U.N. COMMAND, NORTH KOREAN OFFICERS MEET TO REDUCE TENSIONS IN KOREA.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: General officers from the United Nations Command today called North Korean assertions that its army could not guarantee the safety of commercial aircraft flying near North Korean airspace "entirely inappropriate" during another historic meeting with North Korean army ...
USA: U.S. MAINTAINS COMMITMENT TO SOUTH KOREAN SECURITY, COMMANDER SAYS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: The United States will provide South Korea missile defense against a "very real threat" from North Korea as the South Koreans boost their own ballistic defense capabilities, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said in a published report. "The North Korean ballistic ...
USA: AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN BORDER IS HIGH PRIORITY, OFFICER SAYS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: A key strategy of enemy efforts in Afghanistan seems to entail taking advantage of the porous border region between that country and Pakistan, a senior U.S. military officer said today. For example, much of the insurgents' planning for strikes inside Afghanistan "occurs ...
USA: PENTAGON PLANS SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION CAMPAIGN.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: Just as the armed forces paved the way for integration more than 60 years ago, the Defense Department is working to prevent sexual assault, not only in the military, but also throughout the nation, the department's top prevention expert said here today. "It is our goal to ...
USA: ARMY CREATES SUICIDE PREVENTION TASK FORCE DURING 'STAND DOWN'.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: The Army has created a suicide prevention task force as part of its month-long "stand-down" to address suicides among soldiers, the service's vice chief of staff said yesterday. Maj. Gen. Colleen McGuire, the Army's director of senior leader development, has been selected ...
USA: TECHNOLOGY, THREATS ACCELERATE ARMY FOCUS ON GROUND ELECTRONIC WARFARE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: Portable electronic devices such as iPods and cell phones have provided U.S. adversaries in Iraq and Afghanistan with lethal capabilities, the Army's chief of electronic warfare said this week. "They may be living in rough terrain and may not have all the comforts that we ...
USA: MULLEN VISITS BIT OF AMERICA IN HEART OF MEXICO.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: In the heart of this thoroughly Mexican metropolis, there is a little bit America. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took time from a busy schedule of meetings with Mexican military and naval leaders yesterday to visit the Mexico City National ...
USA: MULLEN PRAISES MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN MEXICO, U.S.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: The combined capabilities and military cooperation between Mexico and the United States can defeat the drug cartels that plague both countries, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Mexico City yesterday. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen held discussions with Mexican ...
USA: MILITARY OFFICIALS IN IRAQ ANNOUNCE FORCE REDUCTION.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: Two Army brigades leaving Iraq in the next six months won't be replaced, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced today. Associated enabling forces -- such as logistics, engineers and intelligence soldiers -- will leave along with the brigades, and an Air Force F-16 ...
USA: IRAQI, U.S. TROOPS FIND WEAPONS CACHE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: U.S. and Iraqi soldiers uncovered a weapons cache in Iraq's Diyala province March 5, military officials reported. The cache included 47 blasting caps, 36 pressure plates, explosives, nine rockets, two bags of propellant and two hand grenades. "This discovery marks a ...
USA: AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES KILL 16 ENEMY FIGHTERS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to DOD: U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 16 enemy fighters in several operations yesterday, military officials reported. In addition, forces captured two weapons smugglers March 6. A combined Afghan and coalition force arrived at a targeted compound in Khowst ...
HONK KONG: IMPROPER STORAGE TRIGGERED MOULD IN DRUGS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Director of Health Dr Lam Ping-yan has attributed the fungal contamination of Europharm-produced Allopurinol to undue delay in tableting during the drug's production. The Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow said he has asked the Department of Health to find ...
HONG KONG: BERLIN TRADE OFFICEBEGINS OPERATION.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Rita Lau welcomes the setting up of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Berlin, whichbegan operation today. She believes the office will help foster closer economic and trade ties between Hong Kong and Germany and ...
HONG KONG: JOB FAIR TO OFFER 7,000 VACANCIES.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: The Labour Department will hold a job fair in Olympian City on March 10 & 11 offering more than 7,000 vacancies at 80 firms. The companies will set up counters and offer jobs for on-the-spot recruitment. Available positions include those in catering, retail and ...
HONG KONG: CREATIVITY CENTRE HELPS LOCAL START-UPS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Microsoft BizSpark Creativity Centre at Cyberportis offeringlocal start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the creative industryaccess to advanced development tools and expert technical and business guidance at no upfront cost. A joint initiative ...
SUDAN: PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR TO ADDRESS HUGE WOMEN MASS RALLY THURSDAY.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to SUNA: President of the Republic Omer Al-Bashir is to address at the Council of Ministers Thursday a huge women mass rally, which is organized by the ...
SUDAN: NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS CONFERM READINESS TO FILL ANY GAP.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to SUNA: The national voluntary organizations have affirmed their readiness to fill any gap that could result from departure of the foreign organizations expelled from Sudan. Chairman of the Sudanese Council of Voluntary Agencies Dr. Suraj Edeen Abdul-Ghafar pointed out in a ...
SUDAN: PRESIDENT ATTENDS BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMAD CELEBRATIONS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to SUNA: President of the Republic Omer Al Bashir Sunday evening attended birthday of prophet Muhamad celebrations at Khalifa Square in Omdurman. The celebration is commemorate Prophet' Muhamed's (Peace be Upon ...
SUDAN: PRESIDENT REJECTION TO HAND OVER CITIZENS TO BE TRIED ABROAD.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to SUNA: President of the Republic Omer Al-Bashir has reiterated Sudan's rejection to hand over any of its citizens to be tried abroad, describing the allegations of the so-called International Criminal Court (ICC) as neocolonialism. Addressing a huge mass rally in ...
SUDAN: CHAIRMAN OF DARFUR REGIONAL REITERATES REJECTION TO ICC DECISION.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to SUNA: Senior Assistant of the President of the Republic and Chairman of Transitional Darfur Regional Authority Meni Arko Menawi has reiterated rejection to the decision by the so-called International Criminal Court (ICC) against the President of the Republic, Field ...
UK: MOODY'S CHANGES OUTLOOK ON HSBC HOLDINGS TO NEGATIVE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service today changed the outlook on the Aa2 long-term senior debt ratings of HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC Holdings) to negative from stable. Moody's also downgraded the bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of HSBC Bank plc (HSBC Bank), the group's European operations, to ...
ISRAEL: 305 TRUCKLOADS OF HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA.
Mar 09, 2009 ... (Communicated by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Spokesman). Despite ongoing rocket and mortar fire in to Israel, humanitarian crossing activities continued. Throughout the week, 17,402 tons of humanitarian aid, food commodities, medical supplies and ...
ISRAEL: SIX ROCKETS FIRED AT ISRAEL OVER THE WEEKEND.
Mar 09, 2009 ... In response to six rockets fired at Israel during Saturday, last night the Israel Air Force targeted an arms storage facility in Gaza City and two smuggling tunnels in the Rafah border area. As the ...
SPAIN: MOODY'S MAINTAINS NEGATIVE OUTLOOK ON SPANISH BANKING SYSTEM; FURTHER RATING IMPLICATIONS LIKELY.
Mar 09, 2009 ... The fundamental credit outlook for the Spanish banking system remains negative, reflecting the continuing rapid deterioration in asset quality indicators and ongoing liquidity constraints, says Moody's Investors Service in a new Special Comment. Moody's negative outlook for the Spanish ...
THE PHILIPPINES: PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT BACKS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY APPEAL.
Mar 09, 2009 ... The World Economic Forum and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines, have appealed to the global community for solutions to close the equality gap between men and women. In a YouTube appeal ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, President Arroyo asks: "What do you ...
ISRAEL: LIVNI MEETS WITH EU AND NATO LEADERS IN BRUSSELS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... (Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau). Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni met this morning (March 5) with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos. The two discussed bilateral and regional issues. Regarding the involvement of the international ...
QATAR: PCHR CONDEMNS ATTACK ON AL-JAZEERA OFFICE IN GAZA CITY.
Mar 09, 2009 ... The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns an attack at the office of the al-Jazeera Satellite Channel in Gaza city, which is part of the state of security chaos and proliferation of weapons plaguing the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). According to investigations ...
ISRAEL: ATTORNEY GENERAL DECIDES TO INDICT FORMER PRESIDENT AND TOURISM MINISTER KATSAV FOR RAPE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... (Communicated by the Justice Ministry Spokesman). Attorney General Meni Mazuz, with the concurrence of State Prosecutor Moshe Lador, today (Sunday), 8.3.09, decided that an indictment will be submitted against Moshe Katsav for - inter alia - sexual offenses against several women who ...
ISRAEL: CABINET COMMUNIQUE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... (Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat). At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday), 8.3.09: 1. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the following remarks regarding International Women's Day: "Today marks International Women's Day. I do not know this day, in our present circumstances here ...
MONTENEGRO: MOODY'S ASSIGNS RATINGS TO ATLASMONT BANKA.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned B1/Not-Prime foreign currency deposit ratings and an E+ Bank Financial Strength Rating (BFSR) to Atlasmont Banka a.d. Podgorica ("Atlasmont"). All ratings carry a stable outlook. Atlasmont's E+ BFSR translates into a Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) ...
JAPAN: MOODY'S RATES CHIBA BANK'S UNSECURED SUBORDINATED DEBT.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned its A2 rating to the senior subordinated debt issued by The Chiba Bank, Ltd. (Chiba Bank). This takedown is issued under the bank's Japanese domestic shelf registration program. The rating outlook for the subject debt is stable. The following debt ...
UAE: TOP TEN ABU DHABI PROJECTS WORTH $208 BILLION.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Global slowdown notwithstanding, the capital of the United Arab Emirates continues to be transformed with masterplan budgets for the city's top ten civil projects worth $208 billion remaining in place. Details of the top ten projects from new cities and island resorts to new communities ...
HONG KONG: MOODY'S DOWNGRADES BEA TO C- FROM C; OUTLOOK NEGATIVE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Bank of East Asia's ("BEA") Bank Financial Strength Rating ("BFSR") to "C-" (baseline credit assessment "BCA" of Baa2) from "C" (A3). The bank's foreign currency subordinated debt and junior subordinated debt ratings of A3 and long/short term ...
CANADA: MOODY'S ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT ON CITY OF TORONTO.
Mar 09, 2009 ... In its annual report on the City of Toronto, Moody's Investors Service says that Toronto's Aa1 debt rating reflects the city's low debt burden as well as its relatively high levels of cash reserves, providing liquidity. The city retains an important economic role as Canada's largest ...
CANADA: MOODY'S ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT ON MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Mar 09, 2009 ... In its annual report on the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia (MFABC), Moody's Investors Service says that the Authority's Aaa rating reflects a strong institutional framework and substantial liquidity. Moody's also assigns a Prime-1 (P-1) rating to MFABC's commercial ...
SPAIN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA2 RATING TO CATALUNYA'S EMTN PROGRAMME; OUTLOOK NEGATIVE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a Aa2 senior unsecured rating, with negative outlook, to the Generalitat de Catalunya 's (Catalunya) new medium-term note programme, sized at EUR5 billion. The programme is expected to be used for general government purposes. "The rating is ...
SWITZERLAND: YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS AIM FOR GENDER PARITY.
Mar 09, 2009 ... In response to Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's call to action for countries, organizations and schools around the world, the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum have announced a commitment to increasing their efforts to identify and select women ...
JORDAN: INTERNET PROMOTION INITIATIVE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian ...
JORDAN: 50% INTERNET PENETRATION BY 2011.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian Telecommunications ...
JORDAN: TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR'S REVENUES ON THE RISE.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), ...
JORDAN: TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR'S REVENUES 7.5% OF GDP.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), announced that the local ...
JORDAN: 90% MOBILE TELECOM PENETRATION.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian ...
JORDAN: 2.5 MILLION MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian ...
JORDAN: 24% INTERNET PENETRATION LAST YEAR.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian ...
JORDAN: INTERNET COSTS STILL VERY HIGH.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 8, 2009), Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO of the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), said that ...
SAUDI ARABIA: SR 243.9 BILLION TOTAL INVESTMENTS.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Yaum newspaper (March 8, 2009), a recent report by the Ministry of Economy and Planning estimates the ...
SAUDI ARABIA: 10.7% TOTAL INVESTMENTS GROWTH.
Mar 09, 2009 ... According to Al-Yaum newspaper (March 8, 2009), a recent report by the Ministry of Economy and Planning estimates the total ...