Dead Sea Cosmetics Manufacturers’ From Israel Arrive in New York for Trade Mission

NEW YORK -

- Twenty of the World’s Leading Dead Sea Cosmetics Manufacturers Will be Visiting New York, October 28-29, for Meetings With the Major Chains and Buyers

Brazil in the New Global Development Agenda

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil -

- Brazil Will Host 19th National Seminar of Technology Parks and Business Incubators, and 3rd infoDev Global Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Florianopolis, Brazil’s Silicon Valley

NATB Applauds Action of UK Antitrust Enforcer to Block Ticketmaster/LiveNation Merger

WASHINGTON -

The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB), the non-profit trade association dedicated to protecting consumers and the secondary ticket market, today released the following statement applauding the action of the Office of Fair Trading, the antitrust enforcement agency in the UK, to block the Ticketmaster/LiveNation merger, and urging US officials to follow their lead.

EquiLend Obtains Regulatory Approval as an Automated Trading System in Ontario

NEW YORK -

EquiLend is pleased to announce that they have obtained regulatory approval as an automated trading system (ATS) in Ontario, Canada. The approval by the Ontario Securities Commission and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada allows EquiLend to offer trading services to clients in the province.

Top Brazilian Organizations Unite in Alliance to Fight Climate Change

SAO PAULO -

Fourteen major Brazilian organizations representing the agribusiness, planted forests and bioenergy sectors announced today the creation of the Brazilian Climate Alliance, with the goal of contributing with solid proposals for the negotiations related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The main focus is the agenda that the Brazilian government has been defending in global negotiations, culminating with the 15th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 15), next December in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Government Sops for SMEs Welcomed by Entrepreneurs

NEW DELHI -

- Relaxation in Lending Limits up to 6% for Micro Enterprises.

- Credit Monitoring Cell to Monitor Credit Related Issues.

Perenco Warns That Suspension of its Contracts With Ecuador is Imminent due to Ecuador’s Refusal to Comply With International Arbitration Tribunal Orders

LONDON -

Perenco Ecuador Limited (”Perenco Ecuador”) and its consortium partner, Burlington Resources Oriente Ltd. (”Burlington”), today announced that suspension of their participation contracts with Ecuador is imminent unless the Government of Ecuador complies with orders of two international arbitration tribunals that prohibit the Government from seizing oil produced by the consortium.

Increased Israeli-German Cooperation Boosts High-tech Innovation - Inaugural Bilateral Conference in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV and BERLIN - German-Israeli cooperation brings together two complementary approaches to the advancement of commercialization of tomorrow’s technologies. Germany Trade & Invest, the Israeli-German Chamber of Commerce, and several partners will be hosting the 1st Israeli-German Conference on the commercialization of future technologies in Tel Aviv on July 6, 2009. The event is a response to the high level of Israeli interest in German high-tech R&D.

Doha: Pascal Lamy’s Theses and Figures Questioned by the Conclusions of a Group of International Economists

PARIS - While Some States Envisage a “New Approach” to Resume the Doha Round, the Theses and Figures Put Forward by Pascal Lamy were Contested at the end of the International Workshop Organized at the Sorbonne on June 4th and 5th by momagri’s Head Economist

His Highness Sheikh Khalid, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Announces a Detailed Plan to Protect Ports and Secure Borders Against International Smuggling

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates - Four step plan includes partnership with international law enforcement entities

WISeKey Brasil Launched With Brasilinvest Group at the 2009 World Economic Forum on Latin America

GENEVA - WISeKey, one of the World Economic Forum founding members of the New Champions, announced today during their participation at the World Economic Forum in Rio the establishment of WISeKey Brasil. WISeKey has established a Joint Venture with Brasilinvest with the objective to use Brazil as the regional Hub platform for the expansion to Latin America. The project will establish a regional Hub which will strengthen digital interrelations between Latin American citizens in order to create a Latin American identity (I’m Latin American, www.hightrusted.com/latino-americano) based on specific regional attributes (language, nationality, age, professional activity, etc).

Air Cargo World Presents an Exclusive Webcast on April 14: Insight and Analysis on the New Government Mandate for 100% Screening of air Cargo by 2010

WASHINGTON DC - How is the air cargo industry preparing itself to implement the U.S. Government’s mandate for screening 100 percent of all international inbound cargo aboard passenger aircraft by August 2010? That’s the number one question for the air freight industry as it faces the challenge of meeting the 2007 Homeland Security law. Aviation and security experts will address this critical issue during a free webinar to be released tomorrow, April 14, by Air Cargo World. The webcast will be available afterward, on demand, at www.aircargoworld.com/screening.

Food Security: An Absolute Priority for the G-20 Summit

PARIS - The completion of the Doha Round will obviously be presented at the
impending G-20 Summit on April 2, as the solution to ward off protectionism.
Yet, latest simulations by the momagri model prove that non-regulated
liberalization in agriculture would, in the next 15 years, lead to:

Cayman Islands Extends Tax Information Assistance to 20 Countries, Including Major OECD Trading Partners

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman - The Cayman Islands Government today announced that it now has in place
arrangements that provide access to comprehensive tax information assistance
with 20 countries, including the majority of Cayman’s major trading partners.

Project Management Institute’s Global Congress 2009-EMEA to Be Held In Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM - World’s leader in project management research and career building meets
on 18-20 May 2009