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<title>Indian Americans fuel Madia&apos;s fundraising success</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180202365</link>
<pubDate>25 Jul 2008 09:16 GMT</pubDate>
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...  don&apos;t view them as Indian Americans or African Americans,&quot; he said. &quot;I view everybody as  ...  to see that change. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist has given $4,600 to Madia, the maximum  ...
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<title>Reminder to LBS Developers... LBS Innovator Series. Put Your Maps in Apps</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180126254</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  exposure to potential customers, operators, industry experts, venture capitalists and the media. Bring your map to  ...  , designed for European, Middle East and African-based developers will be showcased at World Mobile  ...
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<title>Fifth Annual Santa Clara University Global Business Incubator Program Launches Aug. 17</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180120360</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 20:49 GMT</pubDate>
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... You might not expect Silicon Valley venture capitalists to care about safe drinking water for  ...  coconut-oil &quot;micro-franchises&quot; for millions of poor East Africans. Program alumni such as the micro-lending Web  ...
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<title>Bahrain&apos;s Investcorp H2 profit slumps on global woes</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180104976</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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...  capitalising on this, Hisham Alrayes, head of venture capital at Gulf Finance, said. HadeedMENA, which Gulf  ...  latest economic infrastructure projects  Energy City Libya  and a strong contribution from the  ...
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<title>--&gt; GA Capital Corp. Update to Proposed Qualifying Transaction With Kimpar Resources Inc.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180080271</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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...  has been the Chief Financial Officer of African Copper PLC, a mining exploration and development  ...  has also been engaged in silver exploration (Morocco), Sapphire exploration (Nunavut), and in gold and  ...  he worked as an administrator in Nigeria, Algeria, Guatemala and Senegal. Mr. Lamarre is a  ...
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<title>GA Capital Corp. Update to Proposed Qualifying Transaction With Kimpar Resources Inc.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180080043</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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...  has been the Chief Financial Officer of African Copper PLC, a mining exploration and development  ...  has also been engaged in silver exploration (Morocco), Sapphire exploration (Nunavut), and in gold and  ...  he worked as an administrator in Nigeria, Algeria, Guatemala and Senegal. Mr. Lamarre is a  ...
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<title>Venture Capital H1 net soars to $31m</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180069847</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... Venture Capital Bank has posted a net profit $31.4  ...  concept in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. &quot;The bank&apos;s success reflects the  ...
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<title>GSK continues shift in strategic direction</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180040975</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:38 GMT</pubDate>
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...  into an alliance with , a South African generic manufacturer that bought four off-patent drugs  ...  a panel consisting of GSK research executives, venture capitalists and external advisers who will consider the  ...
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<title>3M&apos;s Global Strength Enables Record Second-Quarter Sales and Earnings</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180040168</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:37 GMT</pubDate>
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...  3M company, to Battery Ventures, a technology venture capital and private equity firm. 3M received proceeds  ...  --------- ---------- ------- Europe, Middle East and Africa 6.4 % (0.1)% 11.8% 18.1% Asia Pacific  ...
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<title>Witty gives troubled Glaxo a different dose</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180021932</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 09:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  will recruit a panel of outsiders including venture capitalists and experts such as health officials to  ...  signed a pay-as-you go contract with South Africa&apos;s Aspen Pharmacare that will see the UK  ...
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<title>Facebook to help some programmers, punish others</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179993302</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  have raised a combined $200 million from venture capitalists. The applications offer a wide variety of  ...  and established new highs.&apos;&apos; A threat by Nigeria&apos;s main militant group Wednesday to destroy major  ...
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<title>Witty unveils three-fold approach for GSK</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179973095</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  for an alliance with Aspen, a South African generic drugmaker. This is a new twist  ...  of experimental medicines to external scrutiny, from venture capitalists and healthcare purchasers, it will deliver more  ...
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<title>Smart Metering and Demand Response Pilot Goes Live in Washington D.C.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179952458</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 23:05 GMT</pubDate>
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...  retail markets, mergers and acquisitions, new technologies, venture capital, information technology, outsourcing, renewable energy, regulatory affairs,  ...  North America, South America, South East Asia, Africa, and Europe. The Sensus Metering Systems companies  ...
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<title>$5bn Gulf steelmaker planned</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179942074</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 21:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  are also looking at ore mines in Libya, India and the Gulf. (Getty Images) A  ...  capitalising on this,&quot; Hisham Alrayes, head of venture capital at Gulf Finance, told newswire Reuters by  ...
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<title>Gulf financiers form $5bn steel company</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179921885</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 19:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Dubai. Hisham al Rayes, the head of venture capital at Gulf Finance House, said the establishment  ...  Asian countries, as well as Yemen and Libya as possible locations for facilities for producing  ...
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