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</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Qatarbenefitsfromdiversification/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Monday, 23 Nov 2009 06:57:00 +00:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Qatar introduces 10% flat corporate tax</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Qatarintroduces10flatcorporatetax/article.aspx</link><description>The present corporate tax structure of 10-35 per cent for foreign-owned companies will be replaced by a flat rate of 10 per cent from January</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Qatarintroduces10flatcorporatetax/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Monday, 23 Nov 2009 06:51:00 +00:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Washing without water</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Washingwithoutwater/article.aspx</link><description>Environment: A washing machine uses thousands of nylon beads, and just a cup of water, to provide a greener way to do the laundry
</description><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Washingwithoutwater/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +00:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production Incubation</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/SustainableAgricultureandFoodProductionIncubation/article.aspx</link><description>Presentation to Global Forum on Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 2009 - Jayesh Ravjee
</description><author>guest@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/SustainableAgricultureandFoodProductionIncubation/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Friday, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:00 +00:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Africa: Climate Change a Stumbling Block to Africa's Economies</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/AfricaClimateChangeaStumblingBlocktoAfricasEconomies/article.aspx</link><description>Sub-Saharan African economies are projected to grow by 3.7 per cent in 2010 compared with 1.3 per cent for industrialised countries and 2.5 per cent for developing countries, excluding India and China. But this hopeful outlook now faces new threats from climate change.</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/AfricaClimateChangeaStumblingBlocktoAfricasEconomies/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Tuesday, 15 Sep 2009 14:52:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Beijing Science Park Selects Trapeze Networks</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/BeijingScienceParkSelectsTrapezeNetworks/article.aspx</link><description>Trapeze Networks, a Belden Brand
(NYSE: BDC), today announced that Hi-Tech International Business Incubator
Co., Ltd. (HTIBI), the incubation center at the heart of Beijing's Science
Park, has deployed a campus-wide WLAN network based on Trapeze's Smart
Mobile(TM) architecture.  The new system alleviates the overburdened wired
network infrastructure as well as gives flexible access to network resources
for tenants.
</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/BeijingScienceParkSelectsTrapezeNetworks/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 09 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Scottish firm raises $1 billion to build data centre village</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Scottishfirmraises1billiontobuilddatacentrevillage/article.aspx</link><description>Data centre operator Internet Villages International announced this week that it has secured almost $1 billion in financing to build its 3 million square foot "data centre village" in Annandale in South West Scotland. </description><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Scottishfirmraises1billiontobuilddatacentrevillage/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Thursday, 23 Jul 2009 11:20:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>SolarNetOne: Solar-powered networking for anyone</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/SolarNetOneSolarpowerednetworkingforanyone/article.aspx</link><description>Summary:  In many parts of the world, the power grid is shoddy, computers are scarce, and connectivity is even rarer. Thus, as with many other modern practices and technologies, populations are increasingly bifurcated into the "computing haves" and the "computing have-nots." But many are addressing the divide. SolarNetOne is a turnkey Internet hotspot—power, computers, and satellite uplink—you can install virtually anywhere, for less than the cost of a subcompact car.</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/SolarNetOneSolarpowerednetworkingforanyone/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009 19:42:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>10 Web Apps To Build The Next Big Thing Without Writing Any Code</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/10WebAppsToBuildTheNextBigThingWithoutWritingAnyCode/article.aspx</link><description>Ever wished that someone would overlay some data that fascinates you on a Google Map? Ever have an idea for a new desktop widget to take the computing world by storm?  Well, no matter what your skill level is, there are tools out there in the world that will help you realize your dreams just by dragging-and-dropping what you need and in the order you want it.</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/10WebAppsToBuildTheNextBigThingWithoutWritingAnyCode/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Thursday, 09 Jul 2009 19:33:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Feature - SAGrid: A view from the coordinator’s chair</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/931/article.aspx</link><description>Bruce Becker of the Meraka Institute in Pretoria is the Coordinator for planning the upcoming South Africa Grid initiative — which will draw upon the resources of South Africa’s Center for High Performance Computing and the country’s high-speed network, SANREN. Here, he gives an update of the status of the project.</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/931/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Thursday, 09 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>The University of Central Florida [UCF] takes over incubator </title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/TheUniversityofCentralFloridaUCFtakesoverincubator/article.aspx</link><description>The University of Central Florida's Business Incubation Program has taken over management of the Leesburg Business Incubator at 600 Market St. 

The program expects to bring in at least 10 new companies to the incubator in downtown Leesburg. 

</description><author>guest@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/TheUniversityofCentralFloridaUCFtakesoverincubator/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Monday, 06 Jul 2009 10:01:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Demystifying the 'Wealth of Nations'</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/DemystifyingtheWealthofNations/article.aspx</link><description>A case for how Developing Nations (especially African Nations) can create and grow wealth, and be key players in Global Growth and Prosperity.

</description><author>guest@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/DemystifyingtheWealthofNations/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 20:20:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Downturn Has Increased Emerging Market Opportunities for Global Retailers,</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/DownturnHasIncreasedEmergingMarketOpportunitiesforGlobalRetailers,/article.aspx</link><description>Downturn Has Increased Emerging Market Opportunities for Global Retailers, Says
A.T. Kearney StudyIndia Reclaims Top Position in 8th Annual Global Retail Development Index; UAE Climbs 16 Places 
(Chicago) – Emerging markets continue to represent attractive investment opportunities for global retailers and the economic downturn has made entry to many of these markets more critical and relevant, according to global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney’s eighth annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), a study of retail investment attractiveness among 30 emerging markets.</description><author>guest@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/DownturnHasIncreasedEmergingMarketOpportunitiesforGlobalRetailers,/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 16:19:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>VIETNAM FDI - Recovery to spark influx of foreign firms</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/VIETNAMFDIRecoverytosparkinfluxofforeignfirms/article.aspx</link><description>HCM CITY — The number of foreign companies moving to Viet Nam to seek business opportunities is likely to increase as the national economy shows signs of recovery, business leaders have said.

</description><author>guest@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/VIETNAMFDIRecoverytosparkinfluxofforeignfirms/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 15:59:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Nucleus raises £3m</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/916/article.aspx</link><description>Edinburgh-based financial technology company Nucleus is to conduct a £3m cash call from existing shareholders to pay off debt owed to its main backer, South African insurance company Sanlam, writes Tim Sharp.</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/916/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 08:47:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Engineering survivor set fair after sale to employees</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Engineeringsurvivorsetfairaftersaletoemployees/article.aspx</link><description>A survivor from Scotland's Victorian engineering glory days is being sold to its employees after its owner spurned the prospect of a lucrative overseas sale in order to protect his staff.
</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Engineeringsurvivorsetfairaftersaletoemployees/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 08:43:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>Online business directory has soft launch </title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Onlinebusinessdirectoryhassoftlaunch/article.aspx</link><description>DOHA: The first-ever comprehensive interactive online business directory developed by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) through FahrasQatar which can be easily accessible, anytime and anywhere, made its soft launch yesterday. </description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Onlinebusinessdirectoryhassoftlaunch/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Wednesday, 17 Jun 2009 11:42:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>War on a cattle killer</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Waronacattlekiller/article.aspx</link><description>Agricultural scientists at Scotland’s world-leading Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, are confident of developing a vaccine to end the scourge of diseases devastating the life-supporting cattle herds of East Africa.</description><author>dacromar@solvebrand.com</author><category>News</category><guid>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/Waronacattlekiller/article.aspx</guid><pubDate>Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 11:20:00 +01:00</pubDate><source url="http://www.solvebrand.com/admin/webservices/newsrss.aspx?catID=1&amp;sid=0">News</source></item><item><title>An Entrepreneurial Silver Lining</title><link>http://www.solvebrand.com/home/news/News/AnEntrepreneurialSilverLining/article.aspx</link><description>A new study has confirmed it. A close look at our entrepreneurial history reveals that entrepreneurship is an engine for job creation and economic growth even during difficult economic times. This new study by the Kauffman Foundation suggests that policies that support entrepreneurship also support recovery. It also reveals that job creation from startup companies tends to be less volatile and sensitive to downturns when compared to the overall economy.
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