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LOOKING at mobile telephony from the customer’s perspective then acting to optimise Quality of Experience (QoE) places operators on the soundest footing to reduce churn rate and maximise average revenue per user (ARPU), two key performance indicators (KPIs).

So the finding of a recent survey of mobile operators worldwide for Astellia, a leading provider of network and subscriber intelligence, made somewhat alarming reading.…

It is almost received wisdom that significant sales opportunities will emerge for pharmaceutical manufacturers as the world’s population gets older, especially in rich world markets and ageing China. However, as drug companies attempt to capitalise on demand for treating old age-linked diseases such as cancer and dementia, they face several significant challenges.…

ALTHOUGH Colombia’s pharmaceutical sector has enjoyed growth over the past few years, new price controls could disrupt the sector’s expansion if they are poorly planned, industry representatives claim.

Their concerns focus on the reaction to maximum price controls on medication recently approved by the government.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved the payment of a French government subsidy of Euro EUR150 million to Société Aéroports du Grand Ouest to help fund a planned relocation of Nantes Atlantique Airport in western France. The subsidiary of the Vinci group, a France-based transport specialist, plans to build a new airport at Notre-Dame-des-Landes, 20km north of Nantes.…

A manager at Indian dairy manufacturer Tirumala Milk Products Private Limited has confirmed to just-food that the company is the target of a purchase bid by international France-based food multinational Danone. Speaking from the headquarters of the Hyderabad-based company, the manager – who wanted to remain anonymous – said: “Talks are still on but nothing has been finalised as yet,” adding, his colleagues cannot yet release any formal comments to the media.…

Satish Kulkarni, chairman of the Indian Dairy Association’s south zone in Bangalore, has told just-food that France’s Lactalis Group is showing a sound sense of strategy by joining the race to acquire majority state in India’s Tirumala Milk Products Pte Ltd.…

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed appeals brought by three European Union (EU) plastic bag companies against Euro EUR290 million’s fines imposed because of their participation in a cartel. But in an unusual twist, the ECJ ruled that because the proceedings leading to the 2011 imposition of fines was so long (five years and nine months), they can sue the EU for damages for harm caused by this wait for justice.…

THE ESTABLISHMENT of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) will proceed with a limited number of countries, after 11 of them lodged disagreements about its establishment by an October 28 deadline. The countries which will not sign onto the EPPO are Britain, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) anti-fraud agency OLAF has concluded EU airport runway construction projects maybe riddled with corruption. The conclusion comes in a report it commissioned from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) into EU public procurement. It concluded between 37%–53% of airport runway construction works contracts were probably dirty in some way – the highest proportion in the six sectors it examined.…

The southern African nation of Botswana has a glittering reputation for its gem diamonds, of which it is largest producer in the world. But on a continent where widespread corruption and poor governance have until recently inhibited foreign investment, Botswana – with a population of only two million people in a landlocked area larger than France – has acquired a reputation as a poster child for financial probity.…