VEVEY: Swiss food giant Nestlé is looking to invest US$500 million in the next 10 years to pioneer a new industry between food and pharma. Find out more
LONDON: UK retailer Tesco and Swiss food group Nestlé both plan to expand their operations in Central and Eastern Europe, as the region’s economic prospects brighten. Find out more
MONTREAL: International airline passenger traffic was up 11.7 percent from a year earlier in May, while freight demand jumped by 34.3 percent, the International Air Transport Association reports. Find out more
PARIS: On December 29, 2009 European directive 98/37/CE will be modified and replaced by 2006/42/CE. Find out more
LONDON: New scanning equipment specially developed to test for liquids is being tested in airports across the European Union. Find out more
LONDON: The European Union has a stockpile of 82,000 tonnes of butter and 232,000 tonnes of skimmed milk, and this is expected to rise. Find out more
HAMBURG: A new European body has been formed to represent the leisure marine industry in Brussels.
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27 March 2009 - Geneva: Denmark and Sweden once again lead the rankings in The Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009, released today by the World Economic Forum. Find out more
23 January 2009 - Brussels: The European commission in Brussels is predicting the worst recession in 60 years, according to the French newspaper Les Echos. Find out more
