Monday, August 16, 2010

Business Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for August 9-16, 2010

Monday, August 16, 2010


European Workers Want to Retire Abroad… and Ideally to the Sun

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, August 9, 2010 -

– Spain and France the Retirement Destinations of Choice
– British and German Workers the Least Enthusiastic About Retiring at
Home
– Retirement Emigration Could Lead to Massive Shift in Healthcare Budgets

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Israel Discount Bank Q2/10 Earnings Conference Call

Tuesday 31st August 2010 at 16.00 (Israel) 14.00 (UK) 09.00 (EST)
TEL-AVIV, Israel, August 9, 2010 – Israel Discount Bank Limited (TASE:DSCT), one of Israel's leading
banks, announced today that it will be releasing its financial results for
Q2/2010 on Tuesday, 31st August, 2010. The Bank will be hosting a conference
call the same day at 16.00 (Israel) [...]

New York and London Expensive, Bangkok and Prague Cheap, Rio Prices Climb in July – The hotel.info Hotel Price Barometer for August 2010

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – What level have hotel prices reached in summer 2010? Where are
room rates particularly good value for money, and in which cities do visitors
need deeper pockets? hotel.info ( www.hotel.info ), the free online
hotel reservation service for more than 210,000 hotels around the world, has
once again analysed the hotel price inquiries [...]

ICIS Pricing Launches Weekly Asian Polypropylene Margin Report

SINGAPORE, August 9, 2010 – ICIS pricing, the leading price reporting service for the global chemical
industry, has added a weekly polypropylene (PP) margin report to its series
of Asian margin reports.

The new ICIS pricing weekly Polypropylene Asia Margin report models the
integrated production of polypropylene from both naphtha (steam cracker) and
propane (propane [...]

Contingent Recruitment Market Beginning to Recover, Finds Industry Report

Outlook is Good for Contractors as Alexander Mann Solutions' Contingent Workforce Rate Card Reveals Greater Market Stability

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – The outlook is good for the contingent recruitment market in the UK, with
the third quarter of 2010 set to see most contractor rates remain stable and
a number rise, according to the Q3 2010 [...]

China Won Title at the 28th Boys Nankyu World Championship

A Breakthrough Performance in QSL and CBA's Year Long Partnership
BEIJING, August 9, 2010 – QSL Sports Limited (QSL) is pleased to announce that China has won the
title of the 28th Boys Nankyu World Championship held in Tokyo at the end of
July, 2010. This is the first time in the past 11 years that China [...]

What Does the Continued Low Interest Rate Mean for Savers?

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – As Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, warns that the interest rates
won't be going up in the near future, despite a 1.1 per cent growth in GDP,
Barclays Wealth is advising people that they need to be proactive in making
their savings work harder.

Following Mr King's announcement [...]

Food ingredient Asia in Indonesia to be the Biggest Fi Asia Show Ever

JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 9, 2010 – Fi Asia, who will debut in Jakarta, Indonesia this September, has been
completely sold out. To monitor the streaming demand, organizers have opened
a waiting-list for exhibiting at the show. More than 200 companies have
already secured their platform to introduce their latest developments to the
ASEAN region.

Fi [...]

Otis’ Energy-Efficient Solutions Chosen for the World’s Busiest Airport

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, August 10, 2010 – Otis Elevator Company will provide 88 energy-efficient elevators,
escalators and moving walkways to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX),
the world's busiest origin and destination airport. Otis, a unit of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), will also maintain the new units for five
years.

"Otis is honored that one of [...]

Electric Vehicle Market Moves Into Higher Gear With the Emergence of Mega Cities, Finds Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, August 11, 2010 – Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and dealers will be pleased with the
rising trend towards de-urbanization polarization of vehicle sizes. By 2020,
the emergence of mega super cities in developing economies will affect
personal mobility, driving the demand for EVs.

(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO)
(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO)

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Korn/Ferry Survey Notes That Risk Management Is an Increasing Priority for Corporations

NEW YORK, August 11, 2010 – A Korn/Ferry Executive Quiz survey released today reveals that corporate
leadership attention to risk management has significantly increased as a
result of the global downturn and the many high profile risk management
failures in the financial services industry. From a July 2010 survey of
senior executives and board members from across the [...]

Bestweddingaway Launches New Destination Wedding Site

COSTERMANO, Italy, August 11, 2010 – Bestweddingaway has announced the launch of its new UK website which is
designed to assist couples who are looking to have their wedding in Italy.

Bestweddingaway is a specialist in organising weddings in Italy
(www.bestweddingaway.co.uk/page.php?id=12) and the new site forms
part of agency's continuing plans to introduce highly [...]

AdSafe Quarterly Review Identifies Ad Exchanges as Highest Risk Buying Platforms for Advertisers

REPORT COMPARES BRAND SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY AND GEO-TARGETING ACROSS BUYING PLATFORMS

NEW YORK, August 11, 2010 – AdSafe Media, the rating standard of online media, today released its
second quarter review of the display advertising industry. The report,
available for download at www.adsafemedia.com, focused specifically
on a comparison of key performance metrics from different inventory buying
channels available for advertisers.

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Frost & Sullivan: Moving From Layered to Integrated Survivability to Better Protect Armoured Vehicles From Evolving Threats

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on the Armoured Vehicle Survivability Market on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 4:00pm BST

LONDON, August 12, 2010 – To date, the vehicle survivability market was largely driven by ongoing
conflicts in the Middle East; however the gradual drawdown of these military
operations is resulting in a shift from combat [...]

First-Ever Industry Leaders Panel to be Held at 2010 HBA Global Expo

Personal Care Industry Executives to Provide 'Insights from the Top' at HBA's Marketing & Technical Conference Program

NEW YORK, August 12, 2010 – For the first-time in the beauty and personal care business, six leading
executives will assemble for an extraordinary panel as part of HBA's
Marketing & Technical Conference
(www.hbaexpo.com/conference-program_tues). The program will be held
during this year's [...]

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