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BY ALAN OSBORN
AN INTERNET marketplace for motor manufacturers and component suppliers was given a go-ahead by the European Commission today (Tuesday). Covisint, a business-to-business (B2B) electronic exchange, set up originally by Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Renault and Nissan and later joined by PSA Peugeot Citroën, is designed to provide the automotive industry with “procurement, collaborative product development and supply chain management tools.”…

Alan Osborne
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BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE
DEMAND for ostrich leather, particularly from south Asia, has been one the result of the recent spread of foot-and-mouth disease across the globe, notably to Britain, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The problems have created a scarcity in the market for bovine leather and there have been industry reports from India saying that there has been a resulting good demand for printed leathers, especially ostrich leather print, reflecting positive opinions that it is distinctive and elegant.…

BY KATE REW
A MORATORIUM on the drilling of oil and gas reserves in the American portion of the Great Lakes could be lifted this autumn, just as President George Bush unveils his plans to dramatically increase the US search for new energy reserves.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SO SWEEPING has been the foot-and-mouth tragedy in the UK, that British farmers might be forgiven for assuming that they have been singled out for retribution by the Almighty, in return for long forgotten sins.

This is far from being the truth, of course.…

BY SWINEETHA WICKRAMANAYAKE AND ANNIE KEY
PROPOSALS are in the pipeline for airport construction projects, expansions and refurbishments throughout India and Sri Lanka. Over the next five years, there are plans to launch at least five new airports throughout the region, although it in anticipated that significant support from their respective governments will be required for them to be a fully fledged success.…

Keith Nuthall
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IMAGINE the scene. You are a managing director of a new delivery service. You have bought computers, stationary, furniture, filing cabinets, vans and telephones. Advertising has been placed and orders are expected. You are ready to go.

Just one problem.…