A new report published today shows that 40% of homes in Western Europe will have digital TV by the end of this year. The 10th edition of Informa's Western European TV report forecasts that the region will pass 100 million digital homes during 2010 and reach 116 million by end-2011 - equivalent to a 75% penetration rate.
China has a large and fast-growing pharmaceuticals industry. According the Research and Markets the estimated value of the domestic industry in China, at the end of 2005, will be in the region of RMB288.74bn (US$34.89bn), and will have grown by over 140% since 1998.
Ericsson and Warid have signed a USD 274 million contract that will see Ericsson undertake a major evolution and expansion of Warid's GSM network, including its Mobile Softswitch solution, radio, transmission and packet core network equipment, as well as multimedia services.
Siemens today announced that is has once again been named a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Effective with the opening of the equity markets on September 18, the global healthcare, energy and infrastructure company will be part of the annual Index for a seventh consecutive year.
The London Stock Exchange today launched the world's first multicurrency trading service for ETFs. The new service gives investors the choice of buying ETFs in US dollars where that is the underlying currency of the index.
Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, today announced the launch on the LIFFE market in London of a range of EuroMTS Government Bond Index Futures, on 13th November 2006.
Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA AND NYSE: ALA) today announced that it has been listed for the second year running in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI). Alcatel has also been included, for the first year, in the Dow Jones Sustainability STOXX Index which gathers the best performing companies with respect to corporate social responsibility in Europe and the Eurozone.
FTSE Group, the global index provider, and Euronext, the pan-European exchange, today announce the results of the FTSEurofirst Index Series annual review.
