Spanish firm cuts energy deal in Brazil
September 14th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 14 (IANS/EFE) Spanish wind energy firm Gamesa said Thursday it has signed an 843-million-reais ($417 million) contract in Brazil to supply 258 MW of generating capacity.The ... Read more...
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Brazil threatens Spanish firm with $10 mn fine
July 21st, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 21 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's regulatory agency said Friday that Spain's Telefonica could face a fine of 20 million reais ($10 million) if it fails to improve fixed-line ... Read more...
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Spanish, Chinese firms sign deals valued at $626 mn
May 25th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 25 (IANS/EFE) Spanish and Chinese companies have signed five cooperation agreements and nine sales contracts for Spanish goods being bought by the Asian giant valued at around 500 ... Read more...
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Spanish firm plans $615 mn solar energy project in Chile
May 17th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Eosol Energy plans to build a $615 million solar energy project in Tocopilla, a town in northern Chile.The project will have generating capacity of 192.6 ... Read more...
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Hyderabad Metro to finalise vendors in two months
May 1st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Larsen and Toubro Metro Rail (Hyderabad), a subsidiary of L&T; Infrastructure Development Projects, will finalise in the next two to three months vendors for various components ... Read more...
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Spanish firm buys Russian oil company for $230 mn
December 30th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Spanish energy firm Repsol YPF SA said Thursday that it spent $230 million to acquire Russian oil company Eurotek, which holds exploration and production permits in ... Read more...
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Layoffs to cost Spanish firm $3.8 bn
July 16th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 16 (IANS/EFE) A plan to lay off 6,500 employees in 2011-13 will cost Telefonica SA 2.7 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in severance pay, the Spanish telecommunications giant said ... Read more...
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New blood test can predict how long one will live
May 16th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) A new blood test could help predict how long someone has to live, based on how fast they are ageing.
Researchers have developed the $700 test, ... Read more...
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Had no option but to give contract to Swiss firm: Jarnail
April 29th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) chief executive Jarnail Singh has admitted that he had no other option but to give the inflated contract to a ... Read more...
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‘PMO representative Jarnail Singh approved Swiss firm for TSR deal’
April 28th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) CEO Jarnail Singh, appointed by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), is now being accused of approving a contract with a ... Read more...
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Spanish firm sells wind farms in Mexico for $89 mn
April 1st, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 1 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Preneal Group, the largest shareholder in Eolia Renovables, has sold two wind farms with 396 MW of generating capacity in Mexico's Oaxaca state to several ... Read more...
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Spanish firm to explore for oil in Alaska
March 8th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 8 (IANS/EFE) Spanish energy group Repsol will invest $768 million to explore for oil in Alaska.Alaska's oil-rich North Slope was an "especially promising area for Repsol", the Spanish ... Read more...
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Spanish firm files for delisting from New York Stock Exchange
February 24th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) Spanish energy company Repsol-YPF officially informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its decision to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, where its shares had ... Read more...
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Crompton Greaves forms joint venture with Spanish firm ZIV
September 10th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Engineering equipment maker Crompton Greaves Friday said it has signed an agreement with Spain-based ZIV Aplicaciones y Tecnologia to form a joint venture in India to manufacture ... Read more...
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The world’s first robot with conscience
July 30th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 30 (IANS/EFE) Spain has designed the world's first robot with its own "conscience" and "life", which will "entertain, teach and be a companion" to humans who purchase it.
The AISoy 1, ... Read more...
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British deputy PM’s wife to take up new job
June 10th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is not happy just being the wife of British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The career lawyer has now accepted a position in a Spanish ... Read more...
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Spanish firm to look for oil near Falklands
February 26th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 26 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Repsol YPF is planning to begin exploring for oil in Argentine waters near the Falkland Islands late this year, CEO Antonio Brufau said.
The Falklands, known to Latin ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s Starlite Infotech ties up with Spanish firm
October 29th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) City-based information technology firm Starlite Infotech Thursday inked an alliance with Spanish open-source solutions provider Openbravo for offering enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to small and medium enterprises ... Read more...
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Shristi ties up with Westin Hotels
October 27th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Shristi Hotel has joined hands with global hospitality major Westin Hotels and Resorts to construct a five-star hotel complex in the city, a top official said here Tuesday.
"This ... Read more...
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Sales of famed Cuban Habanos cigars down
February 26th, 2009 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 26 (EFE) Habanos S.A., makers of the famed Montecristo, Cohiba and Partagas brands of Cuban cigars, had sales of some $390 million in 2008, down three percent from last year, ... Read more...
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Descon ties up with Spanish firm, floats web portal
April 19th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Descon Ltd, an IT unit promoted by Dishergarh Power Supply Co Ltd (DPSCL), has joined hands with a Spanish consultancy firm to launch a web portal disseminating information ... Read more...
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