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FRANKFURT — Imposing a tax on banks as a means of reducing risk to the financial system is an “inferior instrument” German central bank head Axel Weber said Friday. In a reference to a recent German government decision to ban naked short selling of certain securities, Weber said “the complete prohibition of certain activities is a very far-reaching market intervention, especially since these activities do not necessarily have zero economic value-added. Germany’s financial regulator BaFin last week unveiled a ban on naked short-selling of certain stocks, eurozone government bonds and credit default swaps, a kind of protection against default by state borrowers. Naked short selling occurs when an investor sells a stock or other asset he does not own or has not even borrowed, aiming to buy it back later at a lower price to pocket a profit. read more

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With a comprehensive patent and know how portfolio that covers these and other OLED technologies broadly on a worldwide basis, Universal Display has developed a series of proprietary, UniversalPHOLED products that offer state-of-the-art performance for displays and lighting applications. To see how Universal Display Corporation is changing the face of the display and lighting industries, please visit the Company at www. Universal Display licenses its proprietary technologies, including its breakthrough high-efficiency UniversalPHOLED(TM) phosphorescent OLED technology, that can enable the development of low power and eco-friendly displays and white lighting. Universal Display Corporation and the Universal Display logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Universal Display Corporation. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in Universal Display Corporation’s periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, in particular, the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Universal Display Corporation’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. read more

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The world’s second-biggest brewer is investing in fan zones near World Cup stadiums, revamping existing bars in townships and conducting other promotions behind its Castle brand to help hold on to its near 90 percent share of the South African beer market. The brewer hopes the World Cup starting on June 11 will boost the South African market by 4-6 percent over the six weeks of the tournament to translate into a 1 percent uplift in the market during SABMiller’s financial year to March 2011. BR ), which brews Budweiser and is the world’s biggest beer maker, has rights to beer sales in the World Cup stadiums in the tournament, which is expected to attract 200,000 foreign football fans. Heineken, the world’s No 3 brewer, got its chance to compete in South Africa in early 2007 when it won back the rights from SABMiller to brew its Amstel beer in South Africa, and the Dutch brewer linked up with Diageo and Windhoek-based Namibian Breweries to build the new South African brewery. SABMiller has responded to the advent of competition in South Africa by raising the annual growth of its marketing spend above the domestic inflation rate of around 5 percent to back its key brands Castle, Carling, Hansa and Castle Lite. Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters. read more

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Foreign companies start buying or leasing huge tracts of agricultural land in developing countries. Foreign companies have recently started buying or leasing huge tracts of agricultural land in developing countries ?” and generating scare stories in so doing. Companies from countries including Saudi Arabia and China are investing in agricultural land to have more control over a strategic industry ?” in just the same way that other international companies do, she says. If you take Nestlé, they have developed local markets, they have catered to local needs, they have had to interact with local laws and interests, and that is what many companies which start to expand in key countries will have to learn. There has been a surge of interest in foreign investment in agricultural land since the biofuels boom of 2003 and the global food crisis of 2008. About Us | Site map | Site help | Management | Job vacancies | Link to us | Where are we | Contact | ©Copyright swissinfo. read more

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Note also that 234NEXT bears no responsibility for what readers post and is not liable for any form of impersonation. At the time when IPO's were being organised to raise 25billion, it was clear that many owner/MD's were not willing to cede control of the banks. With the co-operation of money launderers, rougs and pen-robbers in govt outfits, they retained their control by round-tripping funds and calling it "foreign direct investments" and "diaspora funds". It does place an "Iroko" sized question mark around the (im)possibility of a confluency of self-interest from a regulatory/governance and ownership/paranoia divide given the opaque Nigerian experience. Without active policy intervention – as is trickling down from Sanusi, I do not see the typical "Uber" owners that sit atop the share ownership structure, gingerly ceding to the implied transparency that shareholder identification portends. However, it calls for sustained and rigorous policy intervention & enforcement and not mere words. read more

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On the Day 1, Access Asian Capital Conference is hosted for industrial attendees by bringing the cutting edge of knowledge, opportunities and networking opportunities for North American companies to reach untapped sources of capital, opportunities and access to Greater China’s vast markets. On the Day 2, emerging public companies and financial firms exhibit and present to the local Chinese investor community with an expected attendance of over 1,500 individuals. NAI bridges fast-growing companies to a vast group of Chinese investors in North America and Greater China region. NAI’s proprietary web-based platform, NAI500, provides updates on North American small-mid cap opportunities to the Chinese investors worldwide. The GCFF is the most prominent series of bilingual financial conferences, connecting the Asian and North American financial markets. read more

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Taipei, May 20 (CNA) Thai officials said in Taipei Thursday that they hope instability caused by some of the biggest civil unrest in Thailand for the last 20 years will be over soon and that Taiwanese investment and tourists visiting the Southeast Asian country will return to normal. Thailand will put everything in order and come back as a peaceful place to live, ” said Sorayut Phettakul, Thailand’s deputy minister of industry, referring to the massive protests in Bangkok that have caused some 40 deaths since March. Wanthanee Viputwongsakul, deputy executive director of the Thailand Trade and Economic Office (TTEO) — Thailand’s representative office in the absence of bilateral diplomatic ties, expressed hope that people will believe that the protests were taking place only in limited areas of Bangkok and that in most places, life was going on as usual. However, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) raised the travel alert to red — the highest grade on a four-color system — for the greater Bangkok area, advising Taiwanese tourists against visiting the Thai capital unless necessary. The Thai officials made their remarks in the 21st Joint Economic Cooperation Meeting between Taiwan’s Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA) and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), which promotes bilateral trade. read more

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