Russia’s Euroset to proceed with London float March 22, 2011 Russian mobile phone retailer Euroset said it will proceed with a London IPO that a source close to the potential offering said could seek to raise more than $1bn (£613m). The company, part-owned by Russian telecoms group Vimpelcom, said in a statement it would offer ordinary shares in the form of GDRs while businessman Alexander [...]
Arabian unrest hits fever pitch March 21, 2011 VIOLENT anti-government protests in several Middle Eastern countries accompanied a third day of air strikes in Libya yesterday, as the ten-country military coalition squabbled over the next move. As Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli was damaged by the strikes yesterday, David Cameron told Parliament enforcing a no-fly zone had come “just in the nick of time” [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 21, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES HEDGE FUNDS TOLD TO ACCEPT HIGH TAXES AS THE PRICE OF LONDON LIFE Hedge funds should accept higher taxes as the cost of doing business in London and stop threatening to move elsewhere, according to one of the world’s best-known copper traders. Michael Farmer, a Conservative party donor who runs the near-$1bn Red [...]
Campari in Russia move March 21, 2011 Italian drinks group Campari is strengthening its presence in the fast-growing Russian market as it expects the Japan crisis to impact trading in Asia this year. Campari, which has acquired 16 brands in the past 15 years, said it would complete the acquisition of Moscow-based distributor Vasco CIS in 2012 for a total investment of [...]
Fukushima blow will not prevent nuclear future March 21, 2011 IN THE immediate aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crisis, apocalyptic fears proliferated across the globe. Despite the panic that always accompanies nuclear incidents, the world’s growing energy needs will not disappear: nuclear is a solution that will not go away. The nuclear industry has been seriously set-back by this disaster. Uranium dropped [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES RIO PLANS RUSSIAN DIAMOND PUSH AS IT EYES ALROSA TIE-UP Rio Tinto is planning a push into Russian diamond mining, eyeing a tie-up with Alrosa, the state-owned miner, as the global industry looks ahead to rising demand from China amid tight supply constraints. The company declined to comment on its intentions or on [...]
UN approves air strikes on Libya March 17, 2011 BRITISH and international forces were preparing to launch air strikes in Libya last night after the United Nations passed an eleventh-hour resolution to intervene in the crisis. Prime Minister David Cameron is to hold an emergency cabinet meeting today after the 15-member UN Security Council dramatically gave the green light to a no-fly zone and [...]
Ad recovery is boost for Aegis March 17, 2011 Marketing group Aegis beat forecasts yesterday despite suffering a £25m exceptional charge on the threat of bad debts from a Spanish former client. The debt provision pushed its pre-tax profits down 25 per cent from £91.2m to £68m but chief executive Jerry Buhlmann told City A.M. his firm had taken a “very prudent” view on [...]
Inchcape in profit rise as its sales rally March 8, 2011 GLOBAL car dealership Inchcape saw its profit jump by 38 per cent last year as emerging markets performed strongly. Profit before tax and one-off items was £214m, also helped by cost savings across the business. However, Inchcape warned that it expected pressure on gross profit margins this year due to the appreciation of the yen [...]
Latin America drives sales at Michael Page March 7, 2011 RECRUITER Michael Page has posted improved profits for 2010, driven by its expansion into emerging markets. Gross profit for the year rose 23.8 per cent to £442.2m, with 72 per cent of the company’s profit generated overseas. The fastest-growing market was the Americas, driven by expansion into Chile – the firm’s fourth Latin American market [...]