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senkoffa

Smokers feel the pinch as France raises taxes (France 24 France) - 0 views

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  • French smokers began paying 6.5% to 10% more for tobacco, as an unpopular price rise went into effect
  • It is not clear whether this price hike will finally push French smokers to quit, as France’s 2008 full smoking ban failed to reduce the number of smokers. The number of 18 to 75-years-olds smokers actually increased by 2 points between 2005 and 2012 to near 30% of the population.
  • French anti-tobacco groups said 40 cents per pack was a modest price hike that would not encourage smokers to stub it out in significant numbers.
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  • “A slow and incremental increase, like we’ve seen in the previous five years, has very little effect on consumption,”
  • The last significant drop in the number of daily smokers in France - 27% fewer from 2002 to 2004 – was prompted by a significant price rise in 2003.
Arla Takala

Markets stunned as Swiss peg franc to euro - Business - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

www.aljazeera.com/...2011979103975856.html

shared by Arla Takala on 06 Nov 12 - No Cached
Arla Takala

Pegging franc to euro 'risky', say analysts - The Local - 0 views

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shared by Arla Takala on 11 Oct 12 - No Cached
Christian Bager

2 Wind Farms, 433MW of Vestas, Suzlon Turbines for RSA - 1 views

www.ibtimes.co.uk/...vestas-suzlon-turbines-rsa.htm

shared by Christian Bager on 06 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • The South African government awarded preferred bidders contracts to develop seven large-scale wind power projects on May 21, the latest step forward in its strategic plan to diversify its energy base through the production of clean, renewable energy.
  • Wind power project awards make up 562.5 MW out of a total 1,043.9 MW of renewable energy capacity the South Africa's Dept. of Energy awarded.
  • Denmark's Vestas and India's Suzlon are among the wind turbine manufacturers who will play a big part in helping South Africa realize its renewable energy
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  • social, economic and environmental goals.
  • Suzlon has been chosen by South Africa's Exxaro Resources and India's largest power utility, Tata Power Co. Ltd. as the preferred supplier for their Cennergi joint venture's 138MW South African wind farm.
  • Terms that still need to be finalized call for Suzlon to deliver 66 of its S97-2.1MW wind turbines for the project, part of a full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement. If all goes well, construction of the Cennergi wind farm is expected to begin in early 2013.
  • Vestas came out a big winner as a result of the second-round contract awards. The world's second-largest wind turbine manufacturer has been selected as the supplier to five South African wind energy projects with a combined capacity of 297MW:
  • West Coast 1, 94 MW, Developer: GDF Suez/IPR SA Tsitsikamma, 95.33 MW, Developer: Cennergi (Pty) Ltd. Grahamstown, 24.60 MW, Developer: EDF EN France Grassridge, 61.50 MW, Developer: EDF EN France Chaba, 21.53 MW, Developer: EDF EN France
  • Vestas has now been chosen as the preferred supplier of wind turbines for 36% of the wind power contracts- totaling 435.1MW- awarded by the South African government to date.
Melanie Arxhoek

French unemployment hits 13-year high - 0 views

www.aljazeera.com/...2012931694759458.html

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shared by Melanie Arxhoek on 24 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Melanie Arxhoek on 24 Sep 12
     
    The number of unemployed people in France has broken past the three million barrier for the first time since 1999, the country's leaders say. The latest total adds pressure on President Francois Hollande, whose administration is under attack four months after taking power for not doing enough to fix the economy.
senkoffa

Trade deal opens Europe to oysters - Prince Edward Island - CBC News - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ns-europe-to-oysters-1.2426171

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shared by senkoffa on 16 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Flynn said oyster growers in his country, Ireland, are selling to Asia because the market in Europe is so competitive. There is room, however, for specialty products.
  • Most are purchased from France, or consumers are buying local product. Canadian oysters are largely unknown.
  • Canada-European Union trade deal
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