TendersInfo back issues from November 2008:
United Arab Emirates : Global Stainless Steel Industry Marks UAE as Strategic Hub.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 The Emirate of Dubai is well positioned to play a major role in the development of the global market of stainless flat products, according to Mr. Luigi Agarini, Managing Director of Tad Metals, one of the speakers at the 2nd International Stainless Steel ...
United Arab EMirates : emirates aluminium pre-feasibility study underway.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 As construction of the first phase of the EMAL aluminium smelter complex continues in readiness for commencing metal production in the first quarter of 2010, Emirates Aluminium s pre-feasibility study for the second phase of the smelter is underway. ...
United Arab Emirates: LABTEC consolidates regional presence with new project in Sudan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: rajesh03 The agreement was signed between Norbert Brauneis, General Manager of LABTEC, and Dr. Taj Al Sir, Head of Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Khartoum. Under the terms of the agreement, LABTEC will design, supply, install and commission the full ...
UAE: Ringdale Reports Record Interest at GITEX Technology Week in Dubai.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 Ringdale(R), Inc., a global technology leader in network enhancing connectivity solutions, is pleased to report record interest in its IP-based Access Control, Time & Attendance and newly launched Home Automation products at GITEX Technology Week conference and ...
United Arab Emirates: Lenovo Delivers Big for SMBs with Launch of ThinkServer Line.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Lenovo today announced its entry into the regional server market with its new ThinkServer line. ThinkServers are tuned to provide an out-of-the-box solution for small and medium businesses that require robust performance and high levels of storage but dont have ...
United Arab Emirates : Airbus' Carlo Nizam to Deliver Opening Keynote at RFID.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 RFID Journal has announced that Carlo Nizam, head of value chain visibility and RFID at Airbus, will deliver the opening keynote address at RFID Journal LIVE! Middle East 2009,to be held Jan. 5-7, 2009, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai. The ...
United Arab Emirates: Airlines to see revenue drop, may cut orders - IATA.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 Major Middle East airlines will likely see revenues drop and may be forced to cut back their large aircraft orders as the global economic downturn hits air passenger traffic, the IATA's chief economist warned on Wednesday. The International Air ...
United Arab Emirates : JCDecaux wins exclusive 10-year advertising contract for Dubai International Airport.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number-one outdoor advertising company in Europe and Asia Pacific and the second worldwide, announced today that its subsidiary JCDecaux Dicon has entered into a 10-year contract with Dubai Airports for the exclusive ...
United Arab Emirates: JCDecaux wins exclusive ten-year advertising contract for Dubai International Airport.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 JCDecaux, the number-one outdoor advertising company in Europe and Asia Pacific and the second worldwide, announced today that its subsidiary JCDecaux Dicon has entered into a ten-year contract with Dubai Airports for the exclusive advertising concession at ...
United Arab Emirates: Dh1b Mixed Use Green Building Launched.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 Connection Real Estate has launched a landmark development project consisting of 21-storey twin Eco Towers at a cost of Dh1 billion. A subsidiary of Bahrain-based International Investment Bank (IIB) and Abu Dhabi s United Friends Company (UFC), the new ...
Afghanistan : India to set up telemedicine facility in Afghanistan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayc03 India and Afghanistan Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set up a telemedicine facility in the war-ravaged country, an Afghan health ministry statement said. The main purpose of this project is to provide complex technical know-how and ...
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Albania : $20 million power contract in Albania.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 ABB, the power and automation technology group, has signed a $20 million contract with the operator of Albania s electricity transmission network for a system that will improve the reliability of the grid by monitoring and controlling high-voltage ...
Argentina : TBI to invest over US$21mn in multi-purpose terminal at Barranqueras.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Argentine foreign trade firm Trade Baires Internacional (TBI) will invest over 70mn pesos (US$21mn) in the construction of a multi-purpose fluvial terminal in Barranqueras port, in northern Chaco province, the provincial government reported in a release. ...
Austria: Erste takes 2.7 bln euros govt money to boost capital.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Austria's Erste Group Bank will boost its capital with a 2.7 billion euros ($3.4 billion) equity injection from the government, it said on Thursday as it posted a 17 percent drop in third-quarter profit. Erste, the first Austrian bank to accept ...
Austria: Construction output value for building construction and civil engineering continues to rise in July 2008.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 According to calculations by Statistics Austria, Austrian building construction and civil engineering companies achieved a construction output value of EUR 8.5 bn in the reporting period from January to July 2008 (an increase of 13.8% over the same period of the ...
Australia: Qantas $11bn takeover near miss by private equity a blessing.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 THE collapse of last year's $11 billion takeover offer for Qantas was a near miss for the national airline, which today would be struggling to remain competitive if its private equity predators had succeeded in their debt-funded bid.The Qantas bid, driven by the ...
Australia: Intranet DASHBOARD and Jetstar Intranet Showcase.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Join us for lunch and hear from Jetstar on how, with the help of Intranet DASHBOARD (iD), they improved communications, streamlined processes and positioned themselves for future growth. In late 2007, Jetstar decided that their outdated intranet was ...
Australia : BHP signals no cash sweetener for Rio bid.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 Top miner BHP Billiton Ltd gave its strongest indication yet that it would not add a cash sweetener to its all-share US$69 billion offer for rival Rio Tinto Ltd. There has been market speculation BHP might try and win over Rio s board, which has ...
Australia: BHP Billiton to begin Olympic Dam expansion in 2010.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 BHP Billiton has given the firmest indication yet of its timetable for the multi-billion dollar expansion of Olympic Dam - and South Australian state politics has emerged as a factor in its timing. The mining giant said yesterday it intended to begin ...
Australia: Moratorium on coal-seam gas proposed.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 The Queensland Government is being urged to put a temporary halt to exploration of coal-seam gas conversion. At least three companies in the Surat Basin - involved in converting coal underground into gas - are hoping to get production leases. ...
australia : Origin Energy selects Wipro to transform retail business processes.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Australia-based Origin Energy has selected Wipro Technologies, an Indian IT services company, as the preferred partner in an ongoing project to transform its retail business processes. Origin is undertaking this transformation to ensure its retail ...
Australia: Partner pulls out of IMC project deal.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 West Perth-based Industrial Minerals Corporation Ltd will explore funding arrangements for the development of its $67 million US project after its joint venture partner pulled out. The company had in place a staged funding arrangement with Neimcor ...
Australia: NSW gets power sell go-ahead.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 The New South Wales Government has been given free rein to sell off publicly-owned energy retailers, with the Labor Party's Administrative Committee today signing off on the plan. Former premier Morris Iemma announced he would sell Energy ...
Australia: Twiggy flags delays to WA iron ore expansion.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 AS the crisis continues to bite, Fortescue Metals Group yesterday flagged potential delays to its $2 billion iron ore expansion. The move came as Citigroup analysts warned there was significant risk of Fortescues Chinese customers delaying or ...
Australia : Fortescue defers some iron ore expansion spending.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd , Australias third-largest iron ore miner, has deferred some spending on expansion, pushing out its target of lifting annual output to 80 million tonnes, the company said on Tuesday. "Our customers continue to order and ...
australia : Pancontinental Uranium Corporation Updates Progress on Australian Uranium Properties.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: datta303 Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: PUC) ("Pancon" or "the Company") is pleased to update shareholders on its Joint Venture partner Crossland Uranium Mines Ltd's (ASX: CUX) exploration progress on its Australian uranium projects. ...
Australia: New desalination plant constructed in Moruga.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayc03 The new plant, which is capable of producing 130,000 gallons of water per day, has been supplying the rural seaside communities of Marac and La Lune since September 9, and is being managed by WASA. The plant was constructed by a South Korean ...
Australia: $50 million truck contract to create jobs in Hunter.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 A contract for 1200 Mercedes-Benz trucks will bring sub-contracted work worth $50 million to the Varley engineering firm at Tomago and create an extra 75 jobs, Defence Minister and Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon said yesterday. One of the major ...
Australia: Air traffic controller in cross-border financial deal.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 The federal government s air traffic controller has a potential exposure to a $1 billion liability, it s annual report shows. Airservices Australia s annual report for 2007-08 says the organisation is involved in a deal relating to an air traffic system it uses, ...
Australia : Moly Mines completes interim funding.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Moly Mines Limited (ASX, TSX: MOL) says that is has now met all the conditions precedent under the US$150m Interim Financing Facility with various funds associated with the Trust Company of the West (TCW) for its Spinifex Ridge moly-copper project in Western ...
Australia : Australian Central Bank Sees A$1.4 Billion Cash Deficit Today.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The Reserve Bank of Australia estimated money markets will have a deficit of A$1.4 billion ($936 million) today as it prepares to inject cash into the financial system. Australian banks reduced deposits held at the central bank by A$9 million to ...
Australia: Gillard plays down reports of rift over infrastructure funding.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has brushed off reports of a Cabinet rift over funding for the Governments infrastructure plan by saying the Government had already decided how it would be funded. A rift between two federal ministers was reported ...
Australia: Origin seals USD9.6billion LNG joint venture.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 ORIGIN Energy has completed its liquefied natural gas joint venture with ConocoPhillips to form Australia Pacific LNG, having received USDUS5 billion (USDA7.3 billion) in advance from the US energy giant. The USD9.6 billion, 50-50 joint venture, ...
Australia: Telstra stands ready to build NBN.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Telstra has conducted detailed planning and secured financing to build what they claim is Australia s most urgent and important infrastructure project , but has stopped short of committing to actually bid for it. Speaking at the Western Region ...
Australia: USD 7.5 billion coal mine planned for.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 It is reported that a USD 7.5 billion coal project has been proposed for the Galilee Basin in Queenslands central west. Hancock Prospecting is planning a new thermal coal mine near Alpha together with the construction of a 400 kilometer rail line and a port and ...
Australia: Sydney metro project deferred.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Priti97, C-Priti97 New South Wales Transport Minister has announced that the proposed North West metro in Sydney is to be deferred because of the size of capital required and the current economic climate. We have decided to defer the North West Metro project and will ...
Australia: Aussie entrepreneur beats telco giants to develop Google phone.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: datta303 A small Melbourne-based electronics company will be the first in Australia to develop a mobile phone based on Google Android software, beating major carriers and phone makers to the punch. Kogan Technologies run by 25-year-old Ruslan Kogan sells ...
Australia: Bligh sticks us with $112m water bill.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 TOOWOOMBA ratepayers will be forced to fork out $112 million for a recycled water pipeline that they didn t want. The Bligh Government yesterday announced that it would contribute "up to" $75 million of the $187 million pipeline project linking Cressbrook Dam ...
Australia: Pancontinental Uranium Corporation Updates Progress on Australian Uranium Properties.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (CDNX:PUC.V - News) ("Pancon" or "the Company") is pleased to update shareholders on its Joint Venture partner Crossland Uranium Mines Ltd's (ASX:CUX.AX - News) exploration progress on its Australian uranium projects. ...
Australia: ProPay unveils the MicroSecure Card Reader for credit card payments.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Online payment services provider ProPay has made the MicroSecure Card Reader available for mobile, small and home-based merchants who accept credit card payments. The ProPay Card Reader allows business owners to collect cardholder data. The process ...
Australia: Govt to spend $15m on second generation biofuels research.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 The Federal Government will spend $15 million on second generation biofuels research and development. Under the new program businesses and institutions researching second generation biofuels are now able to apply for grants of between $1 million ...
Azerbaijan: AzerEnerji and ADB agree on a new cooperation plan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 AzerEnerji and Asian Development Bank have agreed on a new plan for cooperation, said Marlen Asgarov, Vice-President of Azereneji. This plan envisions our close cooperation for 3-5 years after 2009. The plan is due to be signed this year, he added. ...
Azerbaijan: USAID provides training service to Mughanbank.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 Baku. Elnur Huseynguluyev APA-ECONOMICS. As part of its Financial Sector Stability Program (FSSP), as implemented by Bankworld Inc., the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing technical advisory and training services to ...
Azerbaijan : Azerbaijan Announces International Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project Deal.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 Azerbaijan has announced an international deal for the construction of a central water collection station in Goychay. The bidding deadline is Dec. 3, 2008. The Government of Azerbaijan received loans from the Asian Development Bank in the ...
Barbados: Group to devise national economy plan by Nov. 28.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 PRIME MINISTER DAVID THOMPSON yesterday announced the formation of a working group to devise a strategy for Barbados to handle its economy going forward, in light of the global financial crisis and possible recession. It is being headed by former ...
Bangladesh: ADB Global financial crisis wont affect ADB assistance to Bangladesh.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Paul Heytens Thursday said the global financial crisis would not affect ADBs assistance to Bangladesh. I dont see any immediate issue coming up right now (to affect ADBs assistance)," he told reporters ...
Bangladesh: BRAC Bank signs agreement with EXIM Bank.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 An Agreement on EL DORADOt. Remittance & Payment System was signed between BRAC Bank Limited and EXIM Bank Limited recently. A. E. A. Muhaimen, Managing Director & CEO of BRAC Bank Limited and Kazi Masihur Rahman, Managing Director of EXIM Bank ...
Bangladesh : ADB Reinforces Support for Urban Development in Bangladesh.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing additional funds to improve the basic services and infrastructure in small and medium-sized towns of Bangladesh. As many as 3.8 million people are expected to benefit from the Second Urban Governance and ...
Belgium: First web press fueling growth plan for Boyd Brothers Printing.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 High-quality Florida commercial printer expands with Goss Sunday 2000 systemThe advanced capabilities of the Boyd Brothers Printing operation - including a new Goss Sunday 2000 web press - belie the humble roots of this high-quality commercial printer that traces ...
Belgium: New Goss web press creating new opportunities at McCormick-Armstrong.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Three months after bringing a new Goss web press into production, McCormick-Armstrong is working hard at cutting waste and makeready times, shifting some work from its sheetfed platform, and winning jobs for which it did not previously compete. The ...
Bulgaria: Kremikovtzi steel mill begins winding down operations.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 Julia LazarovaBulgarias debt-laden Kremikovtzi steel mill has begun shutting down some of its production facilities, including two of its blast furnaces, because it did not have the raw materials needed to keep them going, the steelworks management said on ...
Bulgaria: New Ukrainian businessman interested in "Kremikovtzi".
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 Representatives of the richest Ukrainian businessman and member of the parliament Rinat Ahmetov will meet today the bankruptcy trustees of Kremikovtzi in order to discuss the possibility the company of the billionaire to enter as an operator in the Bulgarian ...
Bahrain : GCC steel trade expected to cross US$200 billion in 2010.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 The GCC steel trade is expected to cross USD 200 billion in 2010 according to latest studies, with the demand on steel witnessing a huge increase due to the ongoing construction boom and numerous project launches taking place in the region. In line with this, ...
Bahrain: Bahrain launches bidding round for gas exploration.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Bahrain has launched a bidding round for exploration of its onshore natural gas fields, said oil minister Abdul-Hussain Ali Mirza, who also is chairman of the countrys national oil and gas authority. Mirza said 25 international companies expressed ...
Bahrain : ME aviation industry set to reach $1b.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 The Chairman of the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) announced that with a growth rate of 15 to 20 percent per annum, the Middle East aviation market is set to reach $1 billion in the next four years, Bahrain Tribune reported. He ...
Bahrain: Gulf Air expands Paris operation.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has added two evening flights to its weekly service from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport to its hub in Bahrain. The new evening flights departing on Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.05 pm have been added to ...
Bahrain: SBR bound for Bahrain.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Stone Brothers Racing will head to Brisbane Airport on Friday morning with its two BF Ford Falcons and air freight containers, bound for the Bahrain International Circuit in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Desert 400 in Bahrain is one of only two fly-away ...
Brazil : SEP, Codesp, IDB discuss Santos expansion plan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Brazil's special ports department (SEP), Sao Paulo state port authority Codesp and IDB are meeting to start work on the development of the expansion plan for Santos port, Codesp reported in a release. SEP minister Pedro Brito signed a technical ...
Brazil : Sao Paulo awards five 30-year highway concessions.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Brazil's Sao Paulo state government awarded Wednesday all five federal highway concessions scheduled for tender. The five highway stretches were Ayrton Senna/Carvalho Pinto, Dom Pedro I, Raposo Tavares and Marechal Rondon Oeste and Marechal Rondon ...
Brazil : Infraero to spend US$5.7mn to repave Salvador runway.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Brazil's national airport authority Infraero is to spend over 13mn reais (US$5.7mn) at Bahia state's Salvador airport to repave the main runway, the entity reported in a release. More than 130,000m2 of runway will be paved to guarantee the levels of ...
Brazil : FGTS forms partnership with Embraport, allocates US$197mn to Santos.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Brazil's federal workers unemployment insurance fund (FGTS) has formed a partnership with port terminal company Embraport to develop its container terminal in Sao Paulo state's Santos port, paper Valor Economico reported. The fund will allocate 450mn ...
Brazil : Brazil s Petrobras signs Cuba offshore oil pact.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras signed an agreement on Friday to explore for oil in Cuba s still untapped offshore fields, which Cuban energy officials say may hold more than 20 billion barrels of reserves. Petrobras agreed to make an ...
Brazil : Galp says Brazil projects profitable.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 Portugals Galp believes oil projects in the challenging subsalt cluster off Brazils coast remain profitable despite slumping oil prices, and maintains its five-year investment plans even amid the financial crisis, its CEO said. Galp Chief Executive ...
brazil : Wipro BPO to Set Up Business Shared Services Centre in Curitiba, Brazil for AmBev - the Largest Brewery Company in Latin America.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limitedannounced that its Business Process Outsourcing division, Wipro BPO, is setting up a Shared Services centre for AmBev, the largest brewery company in Latin America with leading brands like ...