Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’

Program Pushes Mobile Phone Ownership For Women In Developing Countries

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the world’s mobile phone industry players and a foundation for women launched Thursday a program that aims to provide 150 million women in developing countries with handsets to empower them socio-economically. Rob Conway, CEO of the [...]

Nobel In Chemistry Goes To U.S., Japanese Scientists

David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter Stockholm, Sweden (AHN) – The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists – two from the U.S. and one from Japan — for their work in developing palladium-catalyzed cross coupling. According to a Nobel statement, the chemical tool has “vastly improved the possibilities for chemists to [...]

Study: Car Leasing Easier On The Pocket Than Buying

AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – A price comparison site advised small business owners to lease instead of buy new cars to cut costs. But the advice is primarily for those who trade in their older models for new units every four or five years. According to FinanceAcar.co.uk’s comparison, it would cost [...]

Hamas Makes a Buck off Gaza’s Smuggled Gasoline

The Media Line Staff Gaza, Palestinian Territory (TML) – Residents of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip are feeling the impact of an increase in the tax imposed on smuggled gasoline and diesel fuel. The Hamas government has doubled the amount it collects for fuel brought into the Gaza Strip from Egypt through underground tunnels. The Petrol [...]

Ericsson Wins Bid For Nortel Networks’ Multi Service Switch Business

AHN News Staff Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Ericsson won on Friday its bid for Nortel Networks’ Multi Service Switch business globally with an offer of $65 million. The bid includes all assets of the MSS business worldwide, including the associated Data Packet Network, Services Edge Router product groups, all customer contracts and some intellectual [...]

Iran Believes Attack By Computer Virus Is Cyber Terrorism

Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Bushehr, Iran (AHN) – A sophisticated computer code dubbed the “Stuxnet worm” has hit computers in Iran, particularly those inside its first nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr that is expected to go operational in October. Iranian officials have called the worm an act of [...]

Where to Buy Cheap Used Cars at Bargain Prices!

One of the most important things you can do to purchase a cheap used car at bargain prices is to do your homework. You should check your local classified ads and see what the asking price is for the type of vehicle that you are in the market for. Make sure to get the high [...]

What Are SBA Interest Loans And SBA Franchise Loans?

What are interest rates of SBA loans? From the website for their 504 program:“Interest rates on 504 loans are pegged to an increment above the current market rate for five-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury issues. Maturities of 10 and 20 years are available. Fees total approximately three (3) percent of the debenture and may be [...]

Restaurant Franchising in India

It is widely reported that restaurant franchising in India is growing at the rate of 35-38 per cent each year with a market size of 7.2 billion US dollars.  This figure is expected to reach 20 billion US dollars by the year 2013.  In total, there are approximately 1,200 active franchise concepts in India and [...]

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