Lebanon remains one of the worst money laundering offenders in the Middle East, despite government efforts to crack down on the activity, according to a report released by the US State Department. The US State Department's international narcotics control strategy
Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday changed the outlook on Lebanon's ratings to stable from negative. The change of outlook applies to the government's B3 local and foreign currency bond ratings, the B3 country ceiling for foreign currency bank deposits and
Shunned by most Muslim countries where pork consumption is a religious taboo, pig farming is blooming in Morocco thanks to a growing tourist industry and pragmatic breeders like 39-year-old Said Samouk. "If there's tourism, it would be better to have
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Russia's President Vladimir Putin oversaw the signing Tuesday of a deal that will enable Moscow to bid for the construction of Egypt's first atomic power station. The head of Russia's Rosatom nuclear energy agency, Sergei
The market surged in opening trade on reports of JP Morgan raising Bear Stearns acquisition price by 5 times and US economic data that showed US new home sales had risen 3 per cent in February. All sectoral indices were
You (students) need to provide moral leadership to a world yearning for change, to Indian businesses which lack the enduring ethical and moral values", he said in his remarks at the 33rd annual convocation of IIMB. Reiterating the necessity to
Researchers in Britain have carried out a study and found that the fearsome predators can sense minute changes in air pressure-a sign of imminent bad weather -and head for the safety of deeper waters when a storm is brewing.
IT & ITeS companies, operating in and around Kolkata, will be among India's fastest growing companies in the small and medium sector, according to Dun & Bradstreed, the world's leading business information and knowledge provider.
Like the Tata Corus deal, the purchase of Jaguar and Rover by the Tata Group is expected to raise a few eyebrows, especially amongst the analyst community. And, like the earlier deal, this deal, speculated at $2.65 billion, has three
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in Britain have found that people tend to associate certain names with success and link some others to bad luck, The Times reported here on Tuesday.
Greenpeace India, an international environmental organisation, has launched its paper, Blue Alert- climate migrants in South Asia: Estimates and solutions, in the city.
The Orissa government's claim that public and private sector companies are undertaking peripheral development activities in their operational areas is not proper, according to state steel & mines minister Pradip Amat.
Tata group company Tata Chemicals on Tuesday said it will raise $850 million to part-fund its one billion dollar acquisition of US-based soda ash maker General Chemicals Industries Products.
Jharkhand is on way to double its 'tassar' silk output to 300 tonne this year, by way of broad-basing the involvement of tribals and other locals in this forest-based produce.
Industries in West Bengal want more railway links connecting mining areas in the state. The Mechants' Chamber of Commerce has also asked for more sidings near mining areas to facilitate quick loading and unloading.
Moving ahead of the traditional hunting grounds for investments in metros, countries like Singapore are now turning to other regions like Punjab and Chandigarh for new business prospects.
The Indian peninsula, which is being pounded by rainfall over the past few days, could get a reprieve with the weakening of the weather system developed over the region.
In a collaboration that could have a far-reaching impact and benefit for industry and the environment, the CII northern region and Coca-Cola India announced the launch of "Conserve", a water conservation and management project, to mark the observance of World
