NCR Corp. has launched new kiosks allowing customers in the Middle East and Africa to buy mobile phone SIM cards and purchase or recharge prepaid plans. The goal is to help carriers operate more efficient...
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Montreal Firm to Upgrade Brunswick Port for Biomass
The Georgia Ports Authority signed a partnership Aug. 11 with a Canadian cargo handling company to increase the capacity of Brunwick’s East River Terminal to export biomass. Logistec USA Inc.,...
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African Famine Spurs Groups to Action
Note: This article has been updated to reflect Coca-Cola’s donation announcement on Aug. 12. Liz McLaughlin‘s 19-year career in humanitarian work has taken her to places where clashes and want...
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Coca-Cola Donating $6 Million to 44 Charities
The philanthropic arm of Coca-Cola Co. is doling out $6 million to 44 charitable organizations around the world. The Coca-Cola Foundation is handing out grants in more than dozen countries including China, Costa...
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Delta to Invest $65 Million in Aeromexico
Delta Air Lines Inc. will buy $65 million in Grupo Aeromexico stock as part of an expanded commercial agreement with the Mexican carrier. The investment gives Delta a seat on Aeromexico’s board of directors. The...
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China’s ZTE Posts Strong Handset Growth
Chinese telecommunications giant and mobile phone manufacturer ZTE Corp. quadrupled its sales of handsets in the U.S. in the first half of 2011, the company announced Aug. 10. The Shenzhen, China-based company underscored partnerships with major...
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Gwinnett Hosts Hong Kong Trade Group
It’s not mere trivia that China breeds more pigs than the next 43 top pork-producing nations or that Chinese people smoke 50,000 cigarettes per second, a Hong Kong trade promoter...
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New Atlanta Nonprofit Builds Homes, Hope in Nigeria
One of Akin Afolayan‘s professors calls him a “walking emerging market,” and until he came to the United States, developing economies were all he’d ever known. Born in Uzbekistan to a Nigerian father and Uzbek...
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Speakers Decry Georgia Immigration Law
Georgia farmers are wringing their hands over how to cope with HB 87, a crackdown on illegal immigration passed in April that has already chased many immigrants with unlawful status...
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Atlanta Firm Hires German to Service European Investment
Atlanta accounting and business advisory firm Habif, Arogeti and Wynne LLP has hired Kristin Maeckel as a senior manager to better serve its German and other European clients. Ms. Maeckel, who...