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HSBC economist Simon Williams told Gulf News that employment continues to be weak in the United States and in Europe while rising commodity prices erode disposable income and that’s a real threat to a...

Global container volume saw a strong rebound in 2010, marking an estimated 560 million TEU, up an all-time high of 14.5% year on year after experiencing an 8.9% decline in 2009, the first ever...

Paul Borrud, Facebook’s regional vice-president of Australia and New Zealand, said the take-up of Facebook on mobile phones and devices was one reason for the growth, which he said was showing no sign of...

The chocolatier and multinational food company said it would acquire, at an undisclosed price, all shares of the group that controls the Jenny Craig franchise in Australia and New Zealand. Launched on November 30...

The Middle East’s organic food market, valued at about USD$227 million a year, is growing at a pace of nearly 20%, mainly driven by the rising affinity of the youth population to embrace healthy...

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences also forecast that inflation would remain moderate, with the consumer price index rising 3.3% next year, up a touch from an expected 3.2% this year. The proposed acquisition...

Public health will lose again as Food Standards Australia New Zealand Authority (FSANZ) is set to approve GE crops designed to survive spraying with a new range of toxic herbicides, according to GE FREE...

The award was judged by a panel of highly regarded experts from executive levels of American and Canadian government agencies. The judging criteria centred on the uniqueness of the technology, its importance in terms...

India’s tech-related exports could have recorded a 14.54% surge to USD$64.67 billion for the 12 months ended March 31, according toGulfNews.com, citing the country’s Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC). An additional...

The Christchurch company that developed the electric folding YikeBike has just launched a new Fusion model – a slightly heavier version of the original carbon fibre bike but a bit lighter on the pocket....