Business Information Alert articles from May 2008

Business Information Alert archives from May 2008

Researching African companies: Part 1 South Africa.
May 1, 2008... Africa is, perhaps, the most difficult continent in the world in on which to conduct company research. The only real areas where sources of company information are established and reliable are for several North African countries. For the 43...

The present and future of outsourcing.(From the Editor)
May 1, 2008... Before I turn to my subject, I want to let you know that we are just finalizing the content for two new research manuals on Europe and private equity, as I mentioned in the January issue, and my mind has turned now to planning and writing...

Financial times content.(Dateline Europe)
May 1, 2008... Much controversy has been raging about the removal of full copyright Financial Times (FT) content from all kinds of business information sources and the requirement for anyone who needs this feed to sign up directly with the FT. The revamped...

ebic announced for 2008.(Dateline Europe)(European Banking Industry Committee)(Knowledge information Management)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Organized by TFPL, London and to be held in Berlin (October 1-3, 2008), this is, regrettably, not so much a business information conference any more, but rather a knowledge management event. The acronym stands for European Business Information...

Europages.(Dateline Europe)(business directory)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... I was surprised to see the growth in the number of companies covered on the Europages site. It is now advertising that it covers over 900,000 companies in 35 countries and in 25 languages. This has always been an interesting and free company...

The official view of the credit crunch.(Dateline Europe)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Keeping up with the financial turmoil brought about by the credit crisis that I wrote about at length in the January feature article ("State of the World") has had me consulting the website of the Bank for International Settlements many times...

Stock exchanges.(Info: Intro)
May 1, 2008... Definitions Stock Exchanges are markets where securities are bought and sold. Securities may be shares (equity), bonds (fixed interest), or financial instruments derived from these securities known as derivatives. A stock exchange (SE) can...