Article: A E90bn blow-out to see off Celtic Tiger; Big spenders: Ireland splashed millions like a team of supermodels out on a shopping spree.

Article: Leeds & Holbeck Building Society has launched a three-year flexible bond paying 4 per cent in year one, 5 per cent in year two and 6 per cent in year three. (July News).(Brief Article)
What Investment;  July 1, 2002 ;     36 words ...* Leeds & Holbeck Building Society has launched a three-year flexible bond paying 4 per cent in year one, 5 per cent in year two and 6 per cent in year three. The minimum investment is 100 [pounds sterling]. Call 0500 225 777

Article: New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) Industry grew by 7.4 per cent in August 2005 compared to 8.6 per cent in the same month a year ago.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  October 10, 2005 ;     58 words ......April-August, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 8.8 per cent this year as against 8 per cent a year ago. The electricity sector posted a growth of 5.9 per cent during the month as against a growth of 7.7 per cent in August 2004, while...

Article: Turkey imported essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics worth $338m in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 30.5 per cent.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
Cosmetics International;  November 5, 2004 ;     31 words ...* TURKEY IMPORTED essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics worth $338m in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 30.5 per cent. Exports were 29.2 per cent higher year-on-year at $143m.

Article: Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) Pharmaceutical company Ajanta Pharma Ltd today said it had registered an increase of 20.56 per cent at Rs 1.70 crore against Rs 1.41 for the same period last year.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  October 28, 2005 ;     27 words ...Company's net sales also increased 16.7 per cent at Rs 46.53 crore against Rs 39.87 for the corresponding period last year, a company statement said here. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

Article: Humans are using over 20 per cent more natural resources each year than can be regenerated--and the figure is growing, claims WWF's Living Planet Report 2002. (Global).(World Wildlife Fund)(Brief Article)
Geographical;  October 1, 2002 ;     39 words ...Humans are using over 20 per cent more natural resources each year than can be regenerated--and the figure is growing, claims WWF's Living Planet Report 2002. By 2050 humans will consume between 180 and 250 per cent of the planet's biological capacity.

Article: GORDON RAMSAY REVEALS HIS YEAR OF HELL ; PROFITS FELL BY 87 PER CENT AND CHEF HAD TO PLOUGH IN Pounds 5M TO SAVE EMPIRE
Evening Standard - London;  July 2, 2009 ;     553 words ......empire collapsed by almost 90 per cent in his most "turbulent" year since starting in business. The...London restaurants fell 87 per cent from Pounds 3.05 million to just...383,325. Turnover dropped 14 per cent from Pounds 41.59million to Pounds...

Article: ITV's advertising revenue is expected to be down by 15 per cent year on year for August. (Digests).(Independent Television finance)(Brief Article)
Marketing Week;  June 26, 2003 ;     46 words ......advertising revenue is expected to be down by 15 per cent year on year for August, to [pounds sterling]105m...predicted to be down by more than five per cent. TV buyers believe that total TV ad revenue for the year will be down by one or two per cent.

Article: Council tax precept rise for policing ; The money paid for policing across the region is set to rise 3.9 per cent next year.
Hull Daily Mail (UK);  February 17, 2009 ;     44 words ...The money paid for policing across the region is set to rise 3.9 per cent next year. Humberside Police Authority unanimously agreed the increase in the council tax precept at a meeting this morning. The increase equates to an extra 12p per week per household over the course of a year.

Article: 2pm update: Building firms sees 20 per cent profits leap ; Property services firm Connaught has seen profits increase by 20 per cent on last year.
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  April 22, 2008 ;     42 words ...Property services firm Connaught has seen profits increase by 20 per cent on last year. The firm, of Pynes Hill, enjoyed profits of pounds9.7m in the six months to the end of February. Revenue has increased 55 per cent to pounds256m. For full story, see Wednesday's Echo.

Article: ITV's advertising revenue is expected to be down ten per cent for the month of July, compared with the same month last year. (Digests).(Brief Article)
Marketing Week;  May 15, 2003 ;     47 words ...ITV's advertising revenue is expected to be down ten per cent for the month of July, compared with the same month last year. Total television advertising revenue is also expected to have fallen by up to four per cent, making July the second month in a row that total TV advertising...

Article: The proposed abolition of a 10 per cent excise tax on cosmetics in Poland is expected to help the market grow by around five per cent next year according to market researcher PMR.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
Cosmetics International;  September 8, 2006 ;     53 words ...THE PROPOSED abolition of a 10 per cent excise tax on cosmetics in Poland is expected to help the market grow by around five per cent next year according to market researcher PMR. The country is currently...to have a duty levied on cosmetics, making them up to 20 per cent more expensive than in other ...

Article: Twenty per cent of cacao beans destined for use in the production of chocolate are being lost to disease every year, according to scientists at the University of Florida.(Brief article)
Geographical;  August 1, 2006 ;     38 words ...Twenty per cent of cacao beans destined for use in the production of chocolate are being lost to disease every year, according to scientists at the University of Florida. Three diseases are responsible--black pod, frosty pod and witches broom.

Article: Godfrey Phillips India Ltd has declared a dividend of 220 per cent for the year 2004-05.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  November 4, 2005 ;     46 words ...Mumbai, Nov 4 (PTI) Godfrey Phillips India Ltd has declared a dividend of 220 per cent for the year 2004-05. The shareholders at the AGM held on September 15, have approved the payment of 220 per cent dividend, which works out to Rs 22 per share, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Article: All-star game TV audience up 11 per cent from last year.(SPORTS)
Guelph Mercury (Guelph, Ontario);  July 17, 2008 ;     43 words ...NEW YORK -- The all-star game's television ratings increased from last year in the U.S. The first nine innings of Tuesday night's 15-inning marathon on Fox drew a 9.3 fast national rating and 16 share, the network said yesterday. That's up 11 per cent from the 8.4/15 in 2007.