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  • December 10, 2009

    Patents box idea gains limited applause

    ...making Britain an attractive location for hightechnology companies. The new "patent box" will introduce a 10 per cent corporation tax rate from April 2013 on UK patent income "to strengthen the incentives to invest in innovative industries". Advisers...Lagerberg, of Grant Thornton described the measure as "jam tomorrow". Similar provisions have been in force in the Benelux countries for a number of years, where the tax rate is closer to 5 per cent and the scope is wider to include other intellectual... By Vanessa Houlder and Clive Cookson
  • August 7, 2008

    So that's why they call it Google Earth

    ...Charles Wheeler, the BBC's pre-eminent reporter of the past 50 years, have made of it? Peter Barron, editor of the corporation's flagship current affairs programme Newsnight - for which Wheeler did some of his best work - is leaving to join Google as its head of communications for the UK, Ireland and Benelux regions. The guy with one of the most important jobs in British journalism has gone to manage Google's PR. This increasing...
  • August 6, 2008

    So that’s why they call it Google Earth

    ...Charles Wheeler, the BBC’s pre-eminent reporter of the past 50 years, have made of it? Peter Barron, editor of the corporation’s flagship current affairs programme Newsnight – for which Wheeler did some of his best work – is leaving to join Google as its head of communications for the UK, Ireland and Benelux regions. The guy with one of the most important jobs in British journalism has gone to manage Google’s PR. This increasing... By Stefan Stern
  • July 28, 2008

    Google poaches Newsnight editor

    ...2004, has been appointed as the search engine’s head of communications and public affairs for the UK, Ireland and Benelux regions. “Google is the most interesting and exciting company of my lifetime and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity...impeding internal career progression. “He’s always been a bit of maverick,” said the employee, “not really a Corporation man.” Contenders for the Newsnight editorship include Jasmin Buttar, the programme’s current deputy editor; her... By Tim Bradshaw, Digital Media Correspondent
  • October 27, 2008

    Single-company EMBAs: A time when a specific corporate view is better

    ...electronic products, and the medical division of Johor Corporation, a Malaysian conglomerate. Heads of agreement have just...intakes. Mia Vanstraelen, director of human resources at IBM Benelux, says IBM has tried an open programme in the past, working with...says Mia Vanstraelen, director of human resources at IBM Benelux. Critics of single-company programmes say it is harder... By Andrew Baxter
  • October 27, 2008

    A time when a specific corporate view is better

    ...for Danfoss Group, the Danish manufacturer of mechanical and electronic products, and the medical division of Johor Corporation, a Malaysian conglomerate. Heads of agreement have just been signed with a third company, says Prof Bones. Both Danfoss...School. IBM sends about 100 people on it each year, in two intakes. Mia Vanstraelen, director of human resources at IBM Benelux, says IBM has tried an open programme in the past, working with a couple of other companies, but did not find it more... By Andrew Baxter
  • October 3, 2008

    United Drug eyes double-digit growth despite difficulties

    ...bolstered its presence in the pharmaceutical packaging business since it paid $99m (£56m) last July to acquire Sharp Corporation, a US packaging group that makes blister-packs and sachets. The company has also said it is on the lookout for further...would be through bolt-on acquisitions and the geographic areas they have flagged as of interest are Scandinavia and the Benelux countries.” United Drug shares closed down 2 cents at €3.87 in Dublin. By John O’Doherty
  • April 25, 2007

    LDV in profit by June, say new Russian owners

    ...entirely by foreign companies, from Toyota and Nissan to Ford Motor and General Motors. China's Nanjing Automobile corporation, which bought the manufacturing assets of the MG brand from bankrupt MG Rover in 2005, is due to begin producing MG...vehicle market is one of the fastest-growing. Gaz is also developing dealerships in Scandinavia, France, Malaysia, and Benelux. "It's very important for the company not to be focused on the domestic UK market, but to grow outside," Mr Zolotarev... By John Reed
  • January 18, 2005

    London lower as crude price and Tesco weigh

    ...Holding. LogicaCMG fell 5.1 per cent to 183¼p as investors worried about the IT services company’s margins in the Benelux countries and losses at its French unit. Alliance & Leicester fell 1.4 per cent to 906.5p after Teather & Greenwood issued...Luminar fell 5.7 per cent to 563p amid market gossip of disappointing trading from the nightclub operator. Numis Corporation firmed 1.2 per cent to 812.5p with continued rumours of strong trading and vague bid speculation providing support... By Tony Tassell, Philip Stafford and Chris Flood
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