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12 key sales trends for 2014

13

Jan 2014


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12 key sales trends for 2014

The unprecedented changes we are experiencing as a result of the digital revolution and commoditisation of products, services, quality and even pricing, mean we can no longer manage sales by processes, protocols or numbers alone – selling has become a thinking person’s game. Sales operations are complex systems that involve many variables making it almost impossible to predict outcomes. Today, with rampant change, that unpredictability has increased in pace and impact. To have a highl...

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Australian grapes come at Korea

06

Jan 2014


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Australian grapes come at Korea

Korean authorities have agreed to finalize conditions for the import of Australian grapes, just in time for the Southern Hemisphere country’s upcoming season. Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) chief executive officer Jeff Scott said the successful negotiation and market access achievement was the result of close collaboration between the ATGA and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). “We expect trade to occur later in this coming harvest season once...

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Things To Know About The TPP

30

Dec 2013


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Things To Know About The TPP

The three-year-old Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, now involving 12 nations, are aimed at lowering trade barriers across a wide range of sectors in 12 Pacific Rim counties that would stretch from U.S. to New Zealand and from Japan to Chile. TPP, arguably the most important trade agreement in a generation, emerged following nearly a decade of disappointment in trade talks. The World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Round of talks first collapsed in 2003 and effectively died with th...

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4 key elements that will transform B2B

23

Dec 2013


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4 key elements that will transform B2B

2014 will be the "Year of E-Engagement" for B2B Commerce, Driven by Explosive Growth of Social, Mobile and Cloud. Use of Business Commerce Networks, E-Invoicing, E-Payment Solutions will Rapidly Rise as Companies Seek Better Cash Flow. 1. 2014 Will Be The Year Of ‘E-Everything’ In today’s real-time social, mobile and cloud-based environment, business users are demanding access to information and the ability to process tasks in a matter of seconds or minutes. Finance and procureme...

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US trade with China seen rising

20

Dec 2013


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US trade with China seen rising

The US may overtake the European Union (EU) to become China's largest trade partner this year , Wei Jianguo, former vice minister of commerce, forecast on Wednesday. The prediction is based on the robust economic recovery in the US and trade frictions between China and the EU, Wei told a forum held by the China Chamber of International Commerce in Beijing. The EU has been China's largest trade partner since 2004. In the first 11 months of this year, China's trade value with the EU was st...

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Chinese shopping ’till they drop…online

04

Dec 2013


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Chinese shopping ’till they drop…online

Add one more fact about China's burgeoning economy to the shopping cart. The e-commerce market in the world's most populous country is expected to leapfrog that of the United States this year to become the world's largest by total customer spending, management consultancy firm Bain & Company says. And online spending could account for half of all Chinese retail spending within a decade, according to Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group. The change in shopping habits comes as almost hal...

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How China is implementing the Reform?

02

Dec 2013


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How China is implementing the Reform?

The Third Plenum provided an impressive statement of reform intentions, but it changed nothing on the ground. Capital Economics pointed to these six signposts to look for to gauge how rapidly new policies will actually be implemented.   1. 2014 GDP target.   The coming weeks should provide a few clues on how fast the leadership intends to act. The National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planner, this week said it is drafting a reform plan for 2014. China-...

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Chile plan to export to China and India

26

Nov 2013


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Chile plan to export to China and India

The agro-food production from both Chile and Peru could start increasingly complementing one another in the coming years as a result of Chile's invitation to start exporting together to China and India. "We seriously need to consider "Chindia", which in 2050 will represent 46% of the world's GDP," pointed out Carlos Escaffi Rubio, adviser for the Economic Department from Chile's embassy in Peru. He also added that "what we can do is start collaborating and complementing one another with produ...

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Diamond decade for China & ASEAN

04

Sep 2013


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Diamond decade for China & ASEAN

Trade and investment between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to more than double by 2020, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.   These goals are part of what the premier calls a "diamond decade" of relations the two must strive to achieve.   Trade is expected to reach $1 trillion in 2020, compared with $400 billion last year, Li said at the 10th China-ASEAN Expo, which opened on Tuesday in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous re...

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Foundry Products In West Bengal

26

Aug 2013


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Foundry Products In West Bengal

Foundry industry in India, started around 1940 in Howrah of West Bengal and then later on spread to other states such as, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamilnadu. At present around 500 units exist in West Bengal with an installed capacity of 1 Million tonnes. 95% of these units are concentrated in the district of Howrah forming an informal cluster. Realizing the need for modernization, expansion and relocation of foundries, the Government of West Bengal has formed a modern Foundry Park in...

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