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Publication: JCN Newswires |
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Company Profits
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Tokyo, Feb 9, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation today announced its consolidated third-quarter and nine-month business results for the periods ended December 31, 2011. Consolidated Financial Highlights ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (In millions of...
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Japanese Yen
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Currencies
Tokyo, Feb 7, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2011. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the nine...
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New Products
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Product Management
Tokyo, Feb 6, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC) and SAP Japan Co., Ltd. (SAP Japan) today announced a global business partnership agreement to provide billing services through SaaS that operate...
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Company Profits
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Tokyo, Feb 2, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced its sales and financial results through the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 and its...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Freshwater Ecosystems
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Ecosystems & Habitats
Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Trade Development
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Economic Development
A Buyers Trade Mission (BTM) will take place Sept. 24-28 at Hotel Ramada Plaza Herradura. The event will feature at least 250 international companies who aim to strike export deals with 250 Costa...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Bank Branches
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Banking Institutions & Systems
The Costa Rica National Bank on Jan. 10, 2012 said it has put out to tender construction of a new branch in Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, with an estimated value of $1.5 million. The...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Conspiracy
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Criminal Offenses
Brent Beckley, co-founder of Absolute Poker, a Costa Rica-based online gambling website, pleaded guilty to charges pertaining to conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud and conspiracy to violate U.S. Internet gambling...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Computer Crime
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Cybercrime
Frank Cetter, 73, who allegedly managed illegal online gambling in Costa Rica for the Lucchese crime family, was brought to U.S. Court in New Jersey, reports The Star-Ledger (Dec. 29, 2011). More than...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Ownership Changes
Florida Ice & Farm (Fifco) announced the purchase of the Musmanni Corp., which owns the bakery of the same name in Costa Rica, reports Nacion.com (Dec. 21, 2011). With the acquisition, Fifco acquires...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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New Products
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Product Management
The purchase of Pipasa in mid-2011 gave Cargill 55% to 60% of the poultry market in Costa Rica, and it is now announcing new investments, reports Nacion.com (Dec. 19, 2011). Many of the...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Export Trade
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International Trade
Up to the third quarter of 2011, Honduran textile exports amounted to $2.484 billion, up 10.3% vs. 2010, reports Latribuna.hn (Jan. 6, 2012). Of total foreign sales, 83.4% were destined to go to...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Export Trade
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International Trade
Due to a rise in production Honduran onion producers will begin exporting to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica, reports Elnuevodiario.com.ni (Jan. 5, 2012). In 2011 some of the production had to be...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Fossil Fuel Power Plants
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Electric Power Plants
The Wartsila Corp. on Dec. 27 said it will build the biggest power plant complex, with a total output of 430 MW, delivered so far by the company in the world. Sampo Suvisaari,...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Oilseed Farming
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Oilseed & Grain Farming
Swiss investors presented a project to the Honduran President for the cultivation of sunflower seed, with an investment of $15 million, reports Elheraldo.hn (Jan. 5, 2012). The project to be developed jointly with...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Coffee
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Coffee & Tea
The 2011-2012 coffee crop in Honduras could be double last seasons, but runs the risk of being spoiled before it can be collected in its entirety due to lack of workers, reports Laprensahn.com...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Harbor & Port Operations
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Marine Transportation Support Services
Low banana production and the poor state of the roads that carry that fruit from its plantations in Aguan Valley determined Standard Fruit's decision to suspend arrivals, since Dec. 24, to the Honduran...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Greenhouse & Protected Crops
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Greenhouses, Nurseries & Floriculture Production
The Agricultural Health Service of Honduras (SENASA) said Dec. 20 it has signed a deal to export greenhouse tomatoes and peppers to the U.S. Heriberto Salinas Amador, director of SENASA, said this is...
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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US Democratic Party
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US Political Parties
Mari Carmen Aponte will no longer be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, reports Reuters (Dec. 13, 2011). Her nomination was blocked by the U.S. Senate--11 votes short of the 60 she needed....
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
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Food & Beverage Consumption
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Food & Beverage Sector Performance
The first two months of the year could see the beginning of construction work on a pork processing plant, reports Elsalvador.com (Dec. 21, 2011). The plant, which already has several environmental permits, will...
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