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Visa POS Volume Reaches US$110 Billion in 2006

added: 17-04-2007

Visa International, Latin American and Caribbean Region (LAC) reached US$110 billion in Point-of-Sale (POS) volume in the four quarters ending December 2006. This represents a year-over-year increase of 33 percent on all Visa-branded products in the region.

China Has the World’s Largest Mobile Phone Manufacturing Base

added: 17-04-2007

The global mobile phone shipment was approximately 970 million units with a production value of about USD 79 billion in 2006. The market share of the top 9 manufacturers reached 90.72% and that of the top 5 manufacturers was 83.88%, and Nokia ranked first in terms of sales volume, reaching 347.5 million units.

Asia Needs a Regional Bond Clearing and Settlement System?

added: 17-04-2007

Officials from central banks, regulatory agencies, global clearing houses and investment banks met in Singapore to explore whether Asia needs a regional bond clearing and settlement system to reduce foreign exchange risks to investors and make them less vulnerable to market fluctuations.

Euro area external trade deficit 1.7 bn euro in February

added: 17-04-2007

The first estimate for the euro area (EA13) trade balance with the rest of the world in February 2007 gave a 1.7 bn euro deficit compared with -3.3 bn in February 2006. The January 2007 balance was -7.0 bn, compared with -9.9 bn in January 2006. In February 2007 compared with January 2007, exports, seasonally adjusted, rose by 0.6% and imports by 2.3%.

World Oil Reserves Are Not Being Fully Replaced

added: 17-04-2007

The world is currently producing more oil annually than it is replacing with new reserves. That sobering conclusion emerges from a new survey of global liquids reserves published by Energy Intelligence.

Most Americans Would Replace Cable and Satellite TV With Broadband TV

added: 17-04-2007

Fifty-three percent of Internet users would replace their cable and satellite TV with broadband TV, if they could get the same TV channels, according to a new Zogby poll, sponsored by Redback Networks, an Ericsson company.

Small Business, Big Contribution

added: 17-04-2007

Small business is a big contributor to the nation's economy, generating 50 percent of the private, nonfarm gross domestic product (GDP), according to a study released by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The study covers the period 1998 -- 2004, and confirms the findings of earlier research.

Consumer Directed Health Plans: the Developing Phase

added: 17-04-2007

The consumer directed health plans (CDHP) market is still in the developing phase as most health insurers have only begun to offer these products to all accounts across multiple geographic regions. As health insurance premiums continue to increase, more employers are likely to offer CDHPs to their employees, pushing up enrollment rates.

NASDAQ: March Market Performance Statistics

added: 16-04-2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center for the month of March.

US: Producer Price Index in March 2007

added: 16-04-2007

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.0 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

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