The African Press Organization (APO) has been awarded the agreement to supply media relationships services for the 3rd edition from the Africa France Business Meeting occasion, to become kept the 23-25 May Next years in Bordeaux, France. APO experienced responded to an invite in order to tender released by the organizer, the Chamber associated with Business and Industry associated with Bordeaux (France).

The APO will be responsible for the distribution of a series of press releases all through Africa, as well as to worldwide media through an "Africa" area. APO will also be responsible for organizing several push meetings in London, as well as in French-speaking as well as English-speaking Africa countries.

While Panamanian trade finance financial institution Bladex sees favorable conditions to issue peso-denominated bonds in Colombia more than the subsequent couple of weeks, it has not yet decided on a firm date nor the eventual size of the issuance, Gregory Testerman, Bladex's executive VP of treasury and capital markets, told BNamericas.

Shares in HP have fallen stridently on information that it is purchasing United Kingdom software company Autonomy and might sell its PC business. HP's upcoming plans also comprise no longer selling tablet computers and smartphones and concentrating on selling software.

Oil costs have fallen after figures illustrated a decrease in Chinese oil imports and as concerns continue about the United States economy's strength. United States light crude was down $1.33 to $94.87 per barrel, whereas Brent crude was eighty seven cents lower at $117.46.

Electrolux, the globe's second largest maker of home appliances, is to put up costs in Europe because of an increase in costs. The company said the prices of imported raw materials and transport had both increased stridently in the course of the first few months of 2011.

Apple's new official release of iPads in the UAE is sparking a sales upswing in new tablets and iPad accessories, business analysts say. Launched in the USA past year, Apple approved iPad tablets haven't been sold via authorised Apple distributors in Dubai until now, prompting many eager buyers in recent months to buy grey-market iPads that are not backed by warranties.

Yum Brands Inc. is looking for promising African marketplaces for development for its KFC chain that has already turn into a leading fast-food player in China.

The organization mentioned Wednesday that it anticipates doubling the amount of KFC stores in Africa to about 1,200 by 2014. Yum projects that KFC would become a $2 billion brand in Africa in four years.

The Brazilian unit of insurance group ACE is aiming to have 1,000 brokers focused on selling policies to the SME segment by year-end, ACE Seguradora mentioned in a statement.