Category: Sectors

Jun 23

Self-fulfilling prophecies

Italy seizing up in a Mediobanca Security report to its customers, uncovered by ilfattoquotidiano.it.   Mediobanca Securities report from ilfattoquotidiano The Country is also in the “blacklist” of European peripheral States —Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy—  where Constitutions with “a strong socialist influence” might put them at the center of the debt crisis, a J. …

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May 30

Fondo di Garanzia PMI, legge 598/1994 e legge “Sabatini”: nuovi tassi in vigore

Banca del Mezzogiorno – MCC ha pubblicato sul suo sito i nuovi tassi in vigore dal 1° giugno 2013 e le tabelle riassuntive sulle stime dell’efficacia contributiva degli interventi di cui alle leggi 598/1994 e Sabatini nonchè del Fondo di Garanzia, in applicazione del nuovo tasso di riferimento comunitario.

May 30

Fondo di Garanzia per le PMI: nuova operatività Web per le Sezioni Speciali per l’internazionalizzazione delle PMI

Banca del Mezzogiorno – MedioCredito Centrale, comunica l’attivazione delle procedure web per la presentazione delle richieste a valere sulle sezioni Speciali finalizzate a favorire i processi di internazionalizzazione delle PMI, alimentate dai contributi versati dalle Camere di Commercio, regolate dalle circolari del Gestore n. 640 del 18 marzo 2013 e n. 641 del 18 aprile 2013. Le …

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Mar 12

First gas extraction from methane hydrate

A Japanese energy explorer said on Tuesday it extracted gas from offshore methane hydrate deposits for the first time in the world, as part of an attempt to achieve commercial production within six years. (Reuters) Methan hydrate is an interesting source of energy, due to its high energy density: one cubic meter of combustible ice …

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Mar 11

Transatlantic biofuel test flight

KLM Dutch Airlines is flying partially on used cooking oil between NY and Amsterdam over the next 25 weeks, Reuters reports. The pilot is a partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Delta Air Lines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Schiphol Group, which operates airports.  The purpose of the pilot is …

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Mar 11

Oil price trends

The updated graph of the oil price February 2004-February 2013 has been published by Debora Billi on her blog.

Mar 11

Horizon 2020 for EU reseach and innovation

295 days left before Horizon 2020 launch. Read the official documents of the European Commission here and download the Programme proposal for Council decision: Horizon 2020 draft Programme.