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The Office of U.S. Trade Representatives (USTR) has given Guatemala 6 months to meet two commitments on labor issues, reports Prensalibre.com (Dec. 20, 2011). Failure to comply with these provisions, included in the...

After the crisis of 2009 Guatemalan plastic exports reported growth for the second consecutive year, rising by 14% to $241.8 million in 2011, reports Prensalibre.com (Jan. 6, 2012). In terms volume, the president...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and other Trinidad & Tobago government ministers met with the Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, after which five agreements were signed, focusing on developments...

Byline: Phaedra Haywood Santa Fe County jail officials cooperate with immigration and customs agents to the extent required by law, no more, no less, according to Santa Fe County Attorney Steve Ross. At...

Oman in 2008/09 weathered the global financial crisis and since then the economy has returned to pre-crisis GDP growth levels. In 2011, the government began investing RO30bn ($77.9bn) under a five-year plan to...

Energy Ministry does not rule out raising export duties on thermal coal Russia's Energy Ministry is unhappy with rising prices for "certain brands of coal" and is prepared to raise the issue of...

I didn't have a special affinity with Scots when I married one many years ago. But I've always been a believer in hybrid vigour and I was thinking about the next generation. In...

The Mexican motor-vehicle industry reported good results in 2011, with production, exports, and domestic sales all increasing. But the good news was diminished by reports that Mexico is still struggling with the illegal...

A cross border airport terminal in Otay Mesa took another step this month when the San Diego City Council amended a land use plan, but the project still needs additional agreements before construction...

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. has signed an agreement to terminate its 47,144-s/f fifth-floor sublease from Tommy Hilfiger USA at RXR Realty's Starrert-Lehigh Building at 601 West 26th Street and relocate to 40...

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, today announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a six-year authorization by Servicio de...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Fitch Ratings has published a special report titled '2012 Outlook: Local Governments in Colombia'. In the report, Fitch notes the expectation for Stable Outlooks for Fitch rated Local and Regional...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d6758c/iran_petrochemical) has announced the addition of the "Iran Petrochemicals Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. The international sanctions regime is beginning to bite Iran's petrochemicals sector as investment...

New PCs Offer More Ruggedness, Affordability, Battery Life & Usability RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) announced today its second generation Classmate+ laptops - in both traditional clamshell...

WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation today issued an open letter to President Obama urging him to call for action on initiatives that support a strong retail sector when he delivers his State...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2ba6d0/egypt_consumer_ele) has announced the addition of the "Egypt Consumer Electronics Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. Egypt's consumer electronics market for computing devices, mobile handsets and video,...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- On the first day of the 2012 International CES([R]), Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)([R]) President and CEO Gary Shapiro announced that his New York Times best-selling book, The Comeback: How Innovation...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/df012e/south_africa_petro) has announced the addition of the "South Africa Petrochemicals Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. The South African petrochemicals industry is facing economic headwinds both at...

COLUMBIA, Md. -- Certis USA announces its introduction of a high potency codling moth virus that will be commercially available to apple and pear growers in select states this season. CYD-X[R] HP bioinsecticide...