And Carrefour remains the largest international retailer in China, the most coveted retail market in the developing world.
As a company serving the cell operators, Upstream has an interest in the major operators recognizing the variance in the developing market: the company asserts that because no Apple-Android duopoly exists in emerging markets, operators can play a greater role in how they develop which would mean more investment and thus more business for Upstream.
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Calling from Ethiopia, where he was attending a mobile operators conference, Veremis said that what he sees in Africa and in other developing market is a leapfrog past the desktop phase that powered American companies like Dell and Gateway in the 1990s.
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The company invested heavily in developing market share, which, in rural Africa, involves giving away lots of free samples.
"The degree of confidence across the board is really down, regardless of whether you're in a developing market or a developed market, " he said.
Regional pacts may help lock in free-market reforms, particularly in developing countries.
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The company endeavored to enhance its market position by taking advantage of changes in the competitive landscape and developing its position in the international market.
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It offered the bond in London, which is vying to beat other financial centres in developing an offshore market for yuan-denominated products.
In addition to growing energy needs in developing markets, the market is undergoing a shift towards cleaner fuels, like natural gas, from coal.
This of course has significant implications for the developer community as they consider the market potential in developing applications for different mobile platforms.
"The government is interested only in developing the market, " says Jamie Allen, secretary general of the Asian Corporate Governance Association, an independent, nonprofit organization.
Nokia has seen its market share in developing markets fall from what was once more than 70% in 2007 to an expected close to 50% in 2011.
It's a way for them to increase their market share in developing nations and, more importantly, it works to prevent cheaper drugs from being imported into lucrative North American and European markets.
This coincides with ARM CEO Warren East speaking on the importance of mobile technologies and the UK's role in developing this market at the British Government's Business Olympics event in London from 26th July to 3rd August.
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When competition heated up in the photo developing market, Kodak advertised to consumers that they should be sure their priceless pictures were developed on nothing less than KODAK paper, convincing KODAK disciples to look for its name to insure that the prints of their photos would keep it all in the KODAK family.
The U.K. Treasury is overhauling regulations so London can take the lead in developing a secondary market.
"We now see conditions developing in the market that fit the model of a trend that is ready to explode, " Ratterman wrote.
For the past year, processor manufacturer Intel has confounded investors by finding customers in the developing world that market research firms never saw coming.
Led by Jack Dorsey, who helped set up Twitter, Square has pioneered mobile-payment systems for smartphones, but it has rivals in this fast-developing market, including Google and PayPal.
We have learned that with the right curriculum, American students who spend a good part of a year fully immersed in developing and emerging market countries can gain the perspective and skills necessary to succeed in college and careers in a global economy.
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Apple has won over spendy technophiles in developing markets as well as carriers in Nokia's weakest market, the U.S. Nokia, however, has unmatched distribution muscle in the developing world.
" WaterHealth, he says, "didn't have the management capability to properly market itself, especially in the developing world.
One developing trend in this market is the growing popularity of streaming.
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Another equipment manufacturer, Sinoma, acquired a 40 percent global share in the cement equipment market by helping developing countries to build their cement-production capability.
The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) is an International not-for-profit trade association working to promote global standards and regulations in the fast developing Powerline communications market.
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The glut of iron ore developing in the international market is good news for steel consumers such as car makers and builders but will hit the profits of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Vale, the big three of the seaborne iron ore trade.
Strong protesting and violence in Greece would produce more fear in the market place, which could then spill over into a debt contagion developing in the European Union, or even beyond.
Microsoft, and other leading Western companies including Yahoo and Compaq, were among those already with a presence in China's rapidly developing internet market.
The same note of caution about market saturation and increasing competition in developing markets applies to the iPhone, although it sold well in China in the last quarter.
China's Lenovo Group, number two in the market, is benefiting from sales to first-time buyers in China and other developing countries.
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