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...Backed by the government, it is the biggest sign yet that policymakers are throwing their weight behind this high-tech transport solution....
...Elsewhere walls are clad in Japanese screens, embroidered peacocks and African goat leather....
...Erwida Maulia in Jakarta contributed to this story A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on March 12. ©2018 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...jobless’ could mask extent of unemployment - Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou to vote against easyJet - Private equity firms KKR, Permira and Sun European Partners are all separately poised to bid for Peacocks...
...However, privately owned Peacocks, which has halved in size after Edinburgh Woollen Mill bought it out of administration last week, was crippled by enormous debts and remains the weakest player....
...RBC reiterates a point it made earlier: Sino-Forest’s business model (“flipping” trees) means that it didn’t need 50,000 trucks to transport timber. Sino-Forest sold them as standing timber....
...Matt Peacock, founder and chief executive, Streetwise Opera.Shirley Phillips, co-owner, Cosyhome Insulation, for services to sustainable energy....
...“It will become much more expensive to import timber as the pound is not as competitive and transport and shipping costs are rising,” he says....
...Its nine detached “residences” sleep six, have grass and sedum roofs; walls made from Forest Stewardship Council-certified timber; glazing that retains solar warmth; and are so effectively insulated with...
...However, oil prices again hit transport stocks. The Dow transport index fell 0.5 per cent at 4,844.27. The materials sector saw big gains. Alcoa rose 2.7 per cent to $40.43....
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