LUKOIL Group (subsidiary companies and LUKOIL's share in output by affiliated companies) total hydrocarbon production available for sale reached 2.14 mln boe per day in the first nine months of 2006, up 13.1% y-o-y.
The private sector is poised to provide capital for strapped regional and local economies that are balancing their need to rebuild old infrastructure and keep up with new improvements demanded by global competition, according to Dale Anne Reiss, Ernst & Young's Global and Americas Director of Real Estate.
According to the latest Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Index(SM) survey, one in five (19 percent) consumers report that they have had their financial information stolen including a bank or credit card number.
Fitch Ratings says today that it expects M&A- and LBO-related event risk to rise in the European automotive supplier sector as trade buyers and private equity firms drive further consolidation in the industry.
The continued risk of tight gas supplies and consequent price spikes over the long term are driving U.S. utilities and power generators to announce plans to build new coal and nuclear capacity, as discussed in Fitch Ratings' 'Wholesale Power Market Update.' Other factors supporting capacity additions include declining reserve margins at peak in many power regions and public policy incentives to attain greater fuel diversity.
The Discover® Small Business WatchSM rose sharply in October 2006 as business owners reported improvements in cash flow and greater willingness to invest in business development. The Watch, based on surveys with 1,000 small business owners, rose to 120 from 107.7 in September.
Intense competition in the Asia-Pacific enterprise telephony segment has resulted in declining prices of telephony equipment and revenues remaining flat for the first half of the year. Given this, telephony equipment vendors have begun to focus on niche strengths, selected verticals, and platforms offering communications, applications and service expertise to create a differentiation
JETRO's monthly survey of Japanese companies and affiliates operating in 12 countries/regions of East Asia revealed that sentiment in October remained subdued in the ASEAN region while continuing strong in mainland China.
U.S. homeowners see their homes as a sound financial investment and want to make improvements, according to the Wells Fargo Third Annual Survey of U.S. Homeowners.
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) released the results of its latest annual survey of Japanese manufacturers operating in the US. A total of 621 companies replied to this survey, which JETRO's six US offices (Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco) conducted in July and August 2006. JETRO began this annual survey in 1981.
