Monthly Archives: November 2011

BISNODE Appoints Lars Pettersson as CEO

Lars Pettersson has been appointed as the new President and CEO of Bisnode. Lars is currently Managing Director of the IT company Atea’s Swedish operations and a member of Bisnode’s board of directors. Lars Pettersson has wide-ranging experience from the … Continue reading

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Experian Acquires 192business Ltd. in the UK – Invests in Fraud & Identity Services

Experian announced that it has agreed to acquire 192business Limited, subject to approval by the Office of Fair Trading. 192business is a leading provider of online identity verification services based in the United Kingdom.   Launched in 2002, 192business helps organizations to … Continue reading

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Country Risk Climate: Trends to Keep an Eye On

Japan – a new, stealthier way of FX market intervention; Korea (South) – turbulent ratification of the trade pact with the US; Portugal – the bailout may fall short; South Africa – taxes may be imposed on some exports and … Continue reading

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Secrets to Tackle Chinese Automotive Market Shifts

After being the world’s No.1 in 2009 and 2010, the Chinese automotive market is now facing a totally different situation. The ever-widening European Debt Crisis, the continuous gloom in the global economy, the interim shortage in auto supply caused by … Continue reading

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The China Automotive Consumer Trends Report – Jing-Jin-Ji City Cluster Jointly Released by Sinotrust and Auto.Sohu

Sinotrust and Auto.Sohu jointly published the China Automotive Consumer Trends Report—Jing-Jin-Ji City Cluster on November 9. By analyzing consumers’ demographic and social characteristics, and car-purchasing, using and repurchasing behaviors, the Report interprets the purchasing characteristics of auto customers in the … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing would Boost European Economy if Only Business and Regulators would Act

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and SAP opine that Cloud Computing opens up new growth prospects for ITC industry in Europe – businesses and politicians need to act now: Both companies propose a five-point program to realize the benefits of the … Continue reading

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Credit Crunch 2.0 Looms?

The alarming news came earlier this week when an auction of German government Bunds flopped. Europe’s banks now have a very little access to wholesale funding and banks refuse to lend to each other. Companies are withdrawing deposits from peripheral … Continue reading

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Alibaba.com Profits Up 12% in Q3 2011

Hong Kong-listed B2B e-commerce platform, Alibaba.com released its results for the quarter ended 30th September 2011, with revenues seeing an increase of 11% over the same quarter last year to US$251 million. Alibaba.com’s International Marketplace generated 59% of total revenues … Continue reading

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