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Abuja — Nigeria, China and Germany are strengthening their business ties.

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The $315 million takeover of the Elders’ insurance business is the latest piece in QBE chief executive Frank O’Halloran’ growth strategy, as he eyes other opportunities in Australia, Europe and Asia.

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Premiers have a unique opportunity to improve Canada’s negotiating position in free trade talks with the European Union by honouring their commitment to remove barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility, a coalition of national business associations said today.

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Verizon Business is expanding its already broad portfolio of business continuity professional services to address gaps commonly found in existing continuity programs

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Stocks in Europe are choppy on oil and gas.

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SAN DIEGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, has extended the deadline for its Qualcomm Ventures QPrize(TM) Business Plan Competition and enhanced the Grand Prize package.

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This is the first August since the recession hit worldwide, so hotels, restaurants and officials are bracing for a sharp drop in business during Europe’s most important month for tourism and vacations.

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DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Quarterly Retail Analysis: Central & Eastern Europe Q2 2009″ report to their offering.

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Home Page Telecommunications Info-Tech - Outlook Can India take a leaf out of Europe?

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Huhtamäki Oyj sells its EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) packaging business located in Albury, Australia to the Australian packaging company Pact Group Pty Ltd. The annual net sales of the unit is some EUR 7M and it currently employs some 40 people

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