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Country Risk Climates: Coface Upgrades Risk Sectors

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jan 6, 2014 | Americas, Asia Pacific, Coface, Country Risk Information, Credit Information, Credit Insurance, European Union, Trade Credit, Uncategorized |

Positive changes in North America and Asia Risks stabilise in Europe as the textile industry invests in innovation Risks have been upgraded to ‘moderate’ in the retail and automobile industries in North America and the services...

Equifax Says Credit Access and Inclusion Act is Unnecessary Legislation

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jan 5, 2014 | Consumer Credit Information, Credit Bureau News, Credit Information, Equifax, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy, Regulatory News, United States |

Equifax Inc, (NYSE:EFX) released a statement on December 3rd, 2013 after delivering a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in conjunction with the National Consumer Telecom & Utilities...

Open Government: Indonesia to Provide an Integrated and Accessible Portal for Public

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jan 5, 2014 | Country Risk Information, Indonesia, Public Sector Information, Transparency |

LAPOR! (“to report” in Indonesian) is an initiative from the Government of Indonesia to provide an integrated and accessible portal for the Indonesian public to submit complaints and inquiries as a means of enhancing...

Alibaba to Expand Cloud Computing Overseas

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jan 4, 2014 | Alibaba, Aliyun, Amazon, China, Cloud Services, E-Commerce |

The Alibaba Group announced it will extend its cloud-computing services to overseas markets beginning in March this year. The company did not disclose the specific markets it plans to target. This development comes on the back...

Informa Appoints Stephen Carter as CEO

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jan 3, 2014 | B2B Media, Informa Plc UK, Information Professionals on the Move, United Kingdom |

Informa Plc (INF.L,INFMF.PK) confirmed Tuesday that Stephen Carter will take up the role of Group Chief Executive with effect from January 1st. Carter succeeds current Chief Executive Peter Rigby, who will retire from the...