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Debris of EgyptAir flight found

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
However, it is still unclear why the accident took place May 23, 2016: The first images of wreckage and debris of the EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last week have been released. The Airbus A320, which was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew members, had just crossed from Greek airspace into Egyptian...
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Saudi oil minister removed after 20 years in the job

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
He has been replaced by Khaled al-Falih, who heads Saudi Aramco IFM Correspondent May 12, 2016: After announcing reforms to overhaul the economy in April, Mohammed bin Salman, the deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia announced a government shake-up. The Prince announced the removal of veteran oil minister Ali al-Naimi. He has been removed after 20...
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Cochin airport takes off on solar power

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
World’s first solar powered airport has more electricity than it needs Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 10, 2016: As the plane hovers over Cochin airport in India, you will be astonished to see a large number of solar panels in the vast compound. There are more than 46,000 of the reflective panels tapping the rays from...
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Mosaic moves to The Prince’s Trust

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The mentoring initiative was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2007 April 28, 2016: Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’s mentoring initiative, will from July 1, 2016 move home from Business in the Community to sister charity The Prince’s Trust. Having been founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2007, Mosaic’s mentoring...
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Mitsubishi shares continue to fall

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Japan’s Transport Ministry raids its research centre during probe into mileage test data scam IFM Correspondent April 22, 2016: Mitsubishi Motor Corp shares fell the second time in as many days following its admission to manipulating mileage test data for its mini cars sold in Japan. The shares fell by 15 percent on Wednesday and...
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The best places to work in Asia

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Most of the companies are located in Australia followed by India IFM Correspondent March 24, 2016: Freight company DHL beat Google and SAP to be the best company to work in Asia under the MNC category, according to a survey by Great Place to Work, which conducts research on the characteristics of great workplaces. Australia-based...
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Stanley Gibbons sells £495,000 ‘Holy Grail’ British stamp

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It is only one of five used examples known to the world of philately March 14, 2016: Stanley Gibbons, the world’s pre-eminent prestige collectibles merchant, has sold one of Britain’s most iconic rare stamps, a ‘Plate 77 Penny Red’, for almost half a million pounds to a private collector. The £495,000 stamp is only one...
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‘Many people assume that engineers work in the middle of nowhere’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Naadiya Moosajee is trying to get more African women to study and pursue a career in engineering Miriam Mannak March 3, 2016: GDP-wise, Africa is doing well – with 4.5% growth predictions for 2015 and beyond. That doesn’t take way the fact that the continent is one of the world’s least developed regions in terms...
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RiskFirst appoints new leadership team

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
This is part of renewed growth leadership March 3, 2016:The new leadership team, to be led by new CEO Matthew Seymour, brings a wealth of experience from the financial services, actuarial and technology arenas. The team will be responsible for setting the company’s future strategic direction as it seeks to maintain the leading position of...
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‘The models will never be accurate’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Karen Clark, who created the world’s first hurricane catastrophe model in 1983, explains that there is very little data for most peril regions Tim Evershed February 29, 2016: When Karen Clark created the world’s first hurricane catastrophe model in 1983, she helped revolutionise the insurance industry. It allowed insurers to get a grip on their...
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