OPEC oil gains 0.98 dollars after 5-day fall m&c | Vienna - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Wednesday that its oil price rebounded to rise 0.98 dollars the day before, ending a 5-day decline. | OPEC's basket price rose to 73.25 dollars per barrel (159 litres) on Tuesday, as US stock indices posted their largest ga...
OPEC raises oil demand forecast for current year m&c | Vienna - Global demand for oil is to rise by 1.05 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Friday as it raised its forecast. | But the group warned that the current stock overhang would continue, as supply has been growing faster th...
Honda's Asimo the robot makes new friends in Austria LA Daily News | Associated PressPosted: 09/02/2010 11:42:32 AM PDTUpdated: 09/02/2010 11:42:34 AM PDT | LINZ, Austria -- Asimo the robot is making new friends in Austria. | Researchers are seeking feedback from visitors of a technology fair to help them ...
Asimo the robot makes new friends in Austria The Boston Globe | LINZ, Austria-Asimo the robot is making new friends in Austria. | Researchers are seeking feedback from visitors of a technology fair to help them make Asimo, battery-operated robot that looks like a 4-foot (1.2-meter) child in a spacesuit, more co...
Austria's Raiffeisen bank's half-year profit more than doubles m&c | Vienna - Austrian bank Raiffeisen International said Tuesday its profit more than doubled to 171 million euros (216 million dollars) in the first half of the year, owing to lower provisions for bad loans in Central and Eastern Europe. | Raiffeisen,...
Vienna Insurance nudges up outlook after Q2 beat The Guardian * Q2 pretax profit 122 mln eur vs Reuters poll 112 mln eur * Flood and storm damages in central Europe 100 million eur * "More than" rather than "at least" 10 pct profit growth (Adds detail, background) VIENNA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Emerging Europe's bi...
Fast facts - August 23, 2010 Business Report | Submit your comment | 1 Wal-Mart’s $408 billion (R2.99 trillion) in global | revenue would rank the firm 26th among world | economies, between Taiwan and Austria. Fortune | 2 The average Frenchman retires for 24 years– while the Organisation...
Asia Invest seminar of tourism professional The Himalayan | KATHMADNU: International Regional Seminar of Small & Medium Accommodation Providers (SMAPs) was held on August 19. Hotel Association Nepal (HAN), International School of Tourism & Hotel Management (IST), Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLT...
Tax evasion: Dues and don'ts Gulf News | Tell a Greek or an Italian that the only certainties in life are death and taxes and they will laugh—and not because they believe in immortality. | Southern European countries have long struggled to collect taxes. By their nature, of course, ...
