http://www.germanbuyers.com German Buyers, German Importers, German Trade Directories. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:28:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the lead up to the NEC Jewellery Show, you maybe interested in the following assistance provided by BJGF International Inward Mission of buyers to Spring Fair – Meet the Buyer opportunity British Jewellery & Giftware International, in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment and Emap, have again organised a visit ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/export-help-for-bja-exhibitors-at-nec-jewellery-show British Jewellers’ Association chief executive Simon Rainer has been appointed a vice-president of the Association Executive Networking Commission part of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) Working along side trade association commission executives from Canada, South Africa, Australia and France, the commission’s role is to develop networking strategies that will allow CIBJO ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/bja-ceo-simon-rainer-new-appointment AFMA has urged ASIC to give priority to measures that will assist the early introduction of competition to equity markets in its submission in response to ASIC’s consultation paper (CP 145) on the structure of Australia’s equity market and proposed market integrity rules (MIR). CP145 rightly takes a strategic and holistic ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/competitive-market-should-be-first-priority-for-asic On 17 January 2011, through prescribed procedure, member governments of the Kimberley Process gave their agreement to a document that would allow for the recommencement of exports from approved concessions in the Marange region of Zimbabwe. As outlined in the document, this approval is subject to agreement on continued ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/a-statement-by-world-diamond-council The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on governments and the Business Taskforce which is meeting in Brisbane today to act on the findings of a survey detailing the economic impact of the floods on Queensland’s businesses. A survey of flood affected Queensland businesses has found that nearly ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/targeted-assistance-required-for-queensland-businesses Supermarket retailer Coles is using its market dominance to destabilise the whole of Australia’s food and grocery supply chain by cutting prices on essential daily items, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said today (February 3). AFGC highlighted that Coles’ “Down, Down” campaign to heavily discount staple foods like bread ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/coles-food-price-blitz-pulls-industry-down-down The International Fur Trade Federation is delighted to launch its new Trends and Forecasting section on IFTF.com created in collaboration with trend consultants, EMC. On the IFTF Trends page you will find up to the minute information about fashion, lifestyle, consumer, celebrity and social trends but also insight into the ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/iftf-launches-new-trend-section-on-iftfcom Arlington – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) today welcomed action by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to extend the stay on the testing and certification requirements for lead content as set forth in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. The stay, extended by ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/aafa-welcomes-cpsc-action-to-extend-stay-of-lead-testing-and-certification-requirements In the end of 2010 ALROSA has won the auction spent by Rosnedra (State regulator of the usage of natural resources in Russia) for the developing diamond deposits located in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia: alluvial deposits "Ruchey Gusiny", "Ebelyakh" and diamond pipe "Dalnyaya"; after finishing formalization of the ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/alrosa-plans-developing-new-diamond-deposits-in-yakutia The services sector slowed further in January with the latest Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) falling 0.9 points to 45.5, remaining below the 50 points levels separating expansion from contraction. The weakness was evident in both the sales and employment sub-indices and particularly noticeable ... http://www.germanbuyers.com/australian-psi-services-sector-remains-sluggish-in-january