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US growth fears weigh on Asia shares
2015-05-14 03:46:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Asian shares trade mixed on Thursday, following a lacklustre lead from Wall Street which fell on renewed concerns about US growth.
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Asia tops global school rankings
2015-05-13 01:02:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A global school league table from the OECD puts Asian countries at the top, the UK in 20th and the US trailing in 28th place, behind countries including Vietnam.
Telenor names Asia chief Brekke its new CEO
2015-05-12 09:14:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telenor has appointed Sigve Brekke its new CEO. Brekke joined the group in 1999 and is currently the head of Telenor's Asia operations. He will succeed Jon Fredrik Baksaas by 17 August. Baksaas steps down after 13 years as CEO. In September 2014, he extended his tenure for another year. Baksaas will continue as advisor to the board of directors until the end of 2016 and will serve as chairman of GSMA, the global industry organisation for mobile operators. Brekke's annual base salary will be NOK 5.9 million. He will also be entitled to a long-term incentive grant of 30 percent of his annual base salary. His maximum annual bonus will be 50 percent of his annual base salary.
Impact of El Nino on key crops in Asia
2015-05-11 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Closely watched weather forecasts by Japan and Australia on Tuesday are likely to confirm the return of El Nino this year. In 2009, the weather pattern had caused the worst drought in four decades in India and ravaged croplands across Asia, driving food prices to multi-year highs. See below for a list of crops most at risk from an El Nino. WHEAT Australia's high-protein wheat crop is likely to take a hit with El Nino expected to bring dry weather across its eastern grain-belt. Wheat is planted...
Polyester Intermediate Prices: PTA and MEG in Asia (Weekly Report)
2015-05-11 13:04:28| EmergingTextiles.com
Polyester chain prices are moving into different directions dependig on daily trends. The PTA and MEG prices could however continue rising until production levels will rebound in Asia. Our weekly report covers the polyester chain, including Paraxylene (PX), PTA, MEG, polyester chips, and polyester staple and filament prices. Asian Contract Prices (ACPs) are also available for the PX, PTA and MEG markets in Asia, with 5-year charts and downloadable historical data.
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