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0342   To what extent is the recent ConocoPhillips acquisition inciting more asset sales to indigenous firms? ADEWALE TINUBU: International oil companies (IOCs) are divesting even more onshore assets within Africa due to a strategic refocus on offshore exploration, and the successful acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian business...
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0333 by Mike Sullivan TimeDock is an intuitively simple-to-use mobile time-tracking system that uses QR-barcodes or NFC tags to allow workers to ‘swipe in’ with enabled Android or iOS devices as they arrive to work. TimeDock is especially suited to field-based contractors with supervisors acting as check-in terminals and employees...
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061 by B.I. SUMO Heavy is a digital commerce strategy and consulting firm that helps brands and retailers meet their e-commerce objectives by taking care of the little things. By evaluating a brand’s existing e-commerce model, SUMO Heavy makes the most efficient and intelligent recommendations that allow for a robust and nimble...
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089 By David Fine The CEO of one of South Africa’s largest financial-services companies discusses the state of business in Africa. Maria Ramos could not have chosen a more difficult moment to become CEO of Absa, a Barclays subsidiary that is one of South Africa’s largest financial-services companies. Taking over the job in March 2009...
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0141 The financial year gone by has been a stellar one for Tata Motors. What were the factors that led to this outstanding performance? Does this meet the expectations you had when the year started? The year gone by, particularly on the profit side, was dominated by Jaguar Land Rover , which did so much better than anticipated. The recovery...
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071   To what extent have policies concerning local content benefitted Nigerian industries? KOLA JAMODU: Although the Local Content Act is applicable only to the oil and gas industry, there is a firm policy regarding the patronage of locally manufactured products. The government is now willing to pay a bit more for domestically...
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020   The chairman of Honeywell Group of Companies, Oba Otudeko has said that the current peace and unity enjoyed by the Ijebus are mainly the handiwork of some of the traditional rulers in the land. He further spoke on the good work done by the Awujale as he marked his 80th year birthday and other sundry issues. Excerpts… The...
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014   What are keys to mitigating imported inflation and exchange rate fluctuations? OBA OTUDEKO: The keys are making the most of our abundant resources, increasing local manufacturing and looking for local substitutes so we import less. Over 50% of Nigeria’s land is arable, yet we are a net food importer. Over 5m ha of land is...
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0282   SIMNIKIWE MZEKANDABA: MultiChoice is an African success story, how has the company managed to stay successful over the years? NICO MEYER: We believe there were some key fundamentals that we put in place which include a focus on people, technology and content. One of our key rules is to respect local cultures and traditions...
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0333 MultiChoice CEO, Nico Meyer: ''We want to be a true cross-platform operator. That is where we're rapidly moving to.'' In an exclusive interview I spoke to Nico Meyer, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa who operates the DStv pay TV platform in the country. With new competition shaking up the pay TV market in South Africa, new...
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030   Q: Gas prices have been rising, following the price of oil. What's causing high oil prices? A: About 75% of the price of gas is really dictated by crude oil. At the heart of the issue is increasing demand over a period of many years around the world. World crude oil consumption now is close to 90 million barrels a day. Most of...
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040   To call Costco a store is an understatement: While stocking up on paper products and pantry staples, the retailer’s 74.5 million cardholders can also get an eye exam, book a cruise, and even buy life insurance. Its fans are fiercely loyal, and its critics (members and nonmembers alike) have strong opinions about everything...
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042   Q: You were 47 years old when Costco opened. How did you come up with the money to start it? A: Jeff Brotman and I raised about half the money from investors in San Diego and half from the Northwest. It was $7.5 million. Q: Did you invest all your savings? A: And everything I could put on my credit card. I’m only...
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00   Flat-screen TVs, wedding rings, mini-quiches, gallon jugs of mayo — and, of course, free samples. America's fourth-largest retailer, which opened its first warehouse store 25 years ago this fall, is booming. Wall Street grumbles that Costco cares more about its customers and employees than its shareholders; it pays workers...
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013   Austin Smith: Hey, Fools, Austin Smith here and I'm joined by Craig Jelinek, the new CEO of Costco. First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to sit down with us today. Craig Jelinek: Glad to do it. Austin: I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but I believe Costco was the first-ever recommendation in our...
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011   Puma Energy, a globally integrated midstream and downstream oil company and subsidiary of the commodity trading multinational Trafigura, has been going through an expansionist phase and yesterday actually posted profit increases of 16 percent compared to a year ago. Tell us about these successes and the strategies underpinning...
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010   The Excellence Awards, first launched in 2010, aim to recognize outstanding health, safety and environment (HSE) programs which have been implemented in Qatar‘s oil and gas industry in order to promote continual improvement as well as the sharing of best practices in the field of HSE. For the third year, Shell Qatar has been...
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05   The seismic market is expected to shrink by 6 percent, the market for survey equipment by 15 percent and exploration spending from IOCs and NOCS will fall 7 percent. How do you cope with these difficult conditions? The market is undoubtedly slow and will most likely remain so throughout 2015. We must remember that we operate...
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015   The Netherlands has positioned itself as Europe’s ‘gas roundabout’ and the country wants to maintain its current position as a gas trader by shifting from a gas producer into a merchant of Dutch and imported gas. What role is Gasunie, which operates a 15,500km pipeline network in the Netherlands and Germany and has assets...
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033   You often recall four words as central to the execution of Total’s mid-term strategy: safety, delivery, costs and cash flow. While Total has already announced severe cost reduction programs, the two that seem most difficult today are safety and cash flow, due to political unrest and low hydrocarbon prices. Out of those two,...
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032 Q: How do you reinforce the cooperation with Japanese partners like Inpex in Australia and Indonesia, Myanmar, etc? Do you have any concrete plans for cooperation? A: We are developing a major LNG project with Inpex, the Ichthys project in Australia. In January, we were the first major company to sign a renewed concession in Abu Dhabi...
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030 WHAT inspired Le Look? This business was founded because of the need to empower a brother of mine with disability. He is actually deaf and dumb. I had to put him through a hairdressing school. At the end, I said to myself: “If he can neither talk nor hear, at least he can see. So, let me give the name Le Look.” When we opened...
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09   Can you provide a brief background of Dodge Communications?  We were founded in 2001 with the objective of helping healthcare companies bridge the communications gap between them and their customers, resulting in greater brand awareness, a stronger thought leadership position and greater demand for their products and...
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09 En español | You're the first female CEO of a major Detroit automaker. What's it going to take before that distinction is no longer newsworthy? We've made good progress. Look at the significant companies with women CEOs — IBM, Pepsi — or significant government positions, like Janet Yellen heading the Federal Reserve. You have...
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012 How do you see the state of the car business and your business in particular? We're in a turning point on a lot of fronts. Whether you're in Thailand or Brazil or China or developed markets like Europe or North America, there are huge fuel economy and CO2 requirements that are changing the business and really changing the offerings that...
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042 LG Life Sciences seems quite unique among the rest of pharmaceutical companies in Korea which tend to be family owned. How has this set LGLS apart in terms of its development and strategy in the industry? Traditionally, companies in Korea have focused on generic drugs and in-licensing new medicines, so in essence they are sales...
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023 CIO: Has IT helped power LG India's phenomenal growth over the past decade? K.R. Kim: In our first year, we didn't have any centralized IT architecture, though we touched Rs 90 crore in sales. At that time we operated only 10 branches. Today, we're spread over 47 branch offices. If you count some of the remote offices, we are present...
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015   Korean battery maker LG Chem expects to grab 25 percent of global electric-vehicle battery sales by 2017 as battery prices fall and EV range rises. LG Chem appeared poised to dominate the U.S. EV battery market until Tesla Motors Inc. announced plans for its gigafactory in Nevada. No matter. After years of disappointment,...
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014 R&T: The SV is traditionally the last variant of a Lamborghini model. With the introduction of the Superveloce, are we nearing the end of the Aventador run? SW: Traditions are there also to be broken, no? But to some extent, was always the last edition, like with the Murcielago, also with the Miura. But it's not the case with...
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012   Q: Hydrogen, which can fuel cars and generate electricity, is rapidly attracting attention as an alternative clean source of power. What kind of new business is Toshiba planning for the gas? A: Toshiba has been involved in hydrogen-use research for roughly half a century, starting in the 1960s. As for fuel cells, we started...
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026   We both graduated from the same University — University of Colorado, Boulder. Go Buffs! What was your major? Molecular Biology. It was a great school and there was a lot of excellent skiing involved. I will admit that I had more fun than I should have, but I did graduate with an economics degree, so let’s talk a...
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