HABIB BANK...
NEW YORK - Habib Bank Limited, the largest private sector
bank in Pakistan, is now using CHIPS, the real-time, large
dollar payments system operated by The Clearing House Payments
Company. Habib Bank Limited is the first bank in Pakistan to
connect to CHIPS.
www.chips.org
www.theclearinghouse.org
PEPSICO WEBCAST...
PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced it will host
a live webcast of the company's presentation at the Lehman
Brothers Back-to-School Consumer Conference on Wednesday, Sept.
3, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The presentation will be given by
Michael D. White, Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
International and Vice Chairman PepsiCo.
www.pepsico.com
JACKSON LAUNCH...
LOS ANGELES - On the eve of her World Tour with the
Discipline album Janet Jackson is adding designer to her
impressive list of talents with the launch of her fashion
partnership with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi. Pleasure
Principle will be Janet and Schiavi's first US lingerie
collection with plans to have product in stores as early as
November 2008 across America, with Australia, Japan and Europe
to follow.
OMAXE INFRASTRUCTURE...
NEW DELHI - Omaxe Infrastructure & Construction Private Ltd,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaxe Ltd has received a Letter of
Intent for the construction of Allopathic Medical College and
Associated Hospital at Saharanpur, UP from UP Government
through UP RNNL. The construction value of the project is Rs250
crores approx.
ONCOLOGY HANDBOOK...
MANHASSET, N.Y. - The Oncology Group is pleased to announce
the publication of the 11th edition of Cancer Management: A
Multidisciplinary Approach, scheduled for release in the Fall
of 2008. A popular resource for the oncology and hematology
community, this guide aims to keep pace with these rapidly
changing fields by providing clinicians with up-to-date,
practical, and authoritative information on patient
management.
www.CMPMedica.com
CHEVROLET CRUZE...
DETROIT - The first photographs of Chevrolet's all-new Cruze
sedan - making its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in
October - reveal a dynamic four-door coupe that proves exciting
design and value are not mutually exclusive. On sale beginning
in Europe from March next year, Cruze features a dramatic
re-interpretation of the traditional sedan featuring
Chevrolet's new global design language that is becoming a
signature on all new products carrying the gold bowtie.
www.gm.com
CARDIOVASCULAR STUDY...
TOKYO and INDIANAPOLIS - A new, pre-specified analysis of
the landmark Phase III head-to-head TRITON-TIMI 38 study showed
patients who took prasugrel for acute coronary syndromes
managed with an artery-opening procedure known as percutaneous
coronary intervention and had survived their first
cardiovascular event and then suffered a subsequent event, were
35 percent less likely to have a recurrent event than those who
took clopidogrel. These data appear as a special advance access
online publication from the European Heart Journal.
SAXO RESULTS...
COPENHAGEN - Saxo Bank today reported half-year results
showing a profit before tax of DKK 162 million in the first six
months of 2008. This represents a growth of 57 percent compared
to DKK 103 million in 2007. In addition, Operating Income in
Saxo Bank Group increased by 55 percent year-on-year from DKK
624 million to DKK 969 million. Deposits from clients increased
by DKK 1.7 billion during the first half of 2008 to DKK 8.8
billion as of 30 June 2008. The value of clients' assets held
with Saxo Bank increased by 11 percent to DKK 9.7 billion
during the half-year.
www.saxobank.com
NORKOM TECHNOLOGIES...
SYDNEY - Norkom Technologies, the leading provider of
financial crime and compliance management solutions to the
global financial services sector, has today announced that
Australia's financially strongest building society, Newcastle
Permanent Building Society, has joined its expanding customer
list.
www.newcastlepermanent.com.au
www.norkom.com
GATE GOURMET...
SYDNEY - With the acquisition of Inflight Logistic Services
now complete, Gate Gourmet has vaulted into the leading
position as the premier provider of onboard services to the
Australian aviation industry. Sydney-based ILS focuses on
low-fare carriers and its services include menu/service design,
logistics and supply chain management, onboard point-of-sale
solutions and cash management processes. In addition, ILS is
the Australian aviation market's largest independent supplier
of cabin cleaning and manager of personal media players for
in-flight entertainment.
www.gategourmet.com
www.gategroup.com
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