Announced Euler Hermes, a 54% growth of its portfolio of GCC in 2012

  Euler Hermes, the world's leading credit insurer, announced a 54% growth of its portfolio of GCC in 2012 and expects to continue its growth momentum in 2013.
"The companies are based in the GCC region are increasingly aware that the unequal global environment requires the adoption of risk management tools such as credit insurance can protect the financial health long term," said Massimo Falcioni, CEO of Euler Hermes GCC.

The figures were Wilfried Verstraete, Chairman of Euler Hermes group presence, which also announced over the Mediterranean from the company's regional growth strategy for the Middle East and Africa (DMARDs) at today's press conference in Dubai.

Verstraete said: "While the economic difficulties in the euro zone continue, Euler Hermes investment in growth markets to bear fruit continue our total sales at the end of March 2013 € 619.3m to 5% over the first quarter of 2012, the Middle compared .. Includes America and Asia are the main driver of growth. "

He added: "Excellent results have also received DMARDs by region, 11% in Q1 2013 increased compared to the first quarter of 2012."

"The future growth of the Euler Hermes is closely linked to the ability of the group to opportunities arising from changes in the global economy, including in the GCC context use," said Michele Pignotti, head of the region of DMARDs company. "The 2013 Euler Hermes to promote development strategy for the region on a robust risk appetite and investment, based credit insurance protects companies from unpaid bills," Michele said.

During the press conference, the GCC Falcioni said as an important crossroads in new global trade routes, because of its openness to trade.

"The GCC states actively invest in specialized services and innovative industries to prepare for a less dependent on reserves of natural gas and oil future," he said. "We are ready to support new customers through a strategy of multi-channel sales in the six Gulf countries, taking advantage of the growing interest and demand for credit protection seller in domestic trade and export," he added.

Euler Hermes has its operations in Dubai in September 2007 developed in the United sponsored by Alliance Insurance PSC Arab Emirates including the Chairman of the Board is HH Sheikh Ahmed Saeed Al Maktoum. With operational offices in Jeddah and Riyadh, Euler Hermes is also in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.

Fashion Business meetings inaugural conference on the measurement

  Well shod heels industry luminaries at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Wednesday mounted in the luxury and fashion in France, Britain, China, the United States and Australia, to celebrate Bespoke inaugural conference of The Australian Financial Review Magazine.

To be held at a summit to examine at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday Bespoke the role of Australia in the luxury industry, a booming industry that only a handful of Australian brands have managed to penetrate. This is the first time a conference took place on the luxury industry in Australia.

A major objective will be to China's use of near Australia, already the world's largest luxury goods market by McKinsey & Company, contributing one-third of all luxury spending in 2015.

Speakers at the summit, and at a dinner on Wednesday, Crown Resorts include James Packer, Jeremy Langmead online fashion emporium Mr. Porter.com, Hong Kong and Shanghai-based marketing expert Lisa Chang and Regina Lam and remarkable designer Nicky Zimmerman Fashion, Karen Walker, Josh Goot and Sarah-Jane Clark and Heidi Middleton Sass & Bide.

Business and Government at the dinner David Jones CEO Paul Zahra, ASX Limited boss Elmer Funke Kupper, co-chief executive Steven Lowy Westfield Group and Greg Hywood, head of Fairfax Media (publisher of The Australian Financial Review.)

Brett Clegg, director of media business in Fairfax said the line-up of talent all over the world who came to speak on Thursday at the summit was excellent and the inaugural conference on the luxury industry marked one days exciting for the AFR.

"AFR Magazine reports on pioneering luxury brands in Australia and is an observer of the trend at the beginning, a topic that continues to this day under the leadership of its esteemed editor Jeni Porter," he said.

Run the 110 guests at the MCA were chefs Neil Perry and Guillaume Brahimi. The couple was recently appointed as directors to culinary Crown Resorts.

over water mode

  MANILA, Philippines came Drapery in and out of fashion since the ancient Greeks, because it is so elegant and ethereal. Once people learned to make fabrics, they wanted to avoid overlap, so they came up with different ways to drape the body.

In 1930, the French designer Madeleine Vionnet found her inspiration in ancient statues, timeless and beautiful gowns that would not look out of place on a Greek frieze. She was the queen of the bias cut and produced evening dresses that fitted the body without excessive cooperation, which. A smooth and elegant lines Its perfect draped chiffon, silk, and Moroccan crepe created a marvelously sensual effect.

Today draped designs are fresh and contemporary as ever. Lanvin did it, Gary Bigeni does, and draped dresses with high necklines reigned on the slopes last fall. Taylor Swift also has a heavenly declaration Grammy in 2013 in a beautiful Greek goddess dress by designer J. Mendel.

Go with the flow mode with beautiful draped dresses that are elegant statements SM. Light, airy, simply cut and draped to perfection, each piece flows smoothly from light elastic tulle made a goddess by the body, capturing the sculptural beauty, power and elegance.

Perfect for elegant evenings or garden parties, these dresses vary in length and style, with sleeves or one shoulder gauze options. They flow with beautiful color palettes purple, pure white, delicate turquoise, sky blue, sunny yellow and warm coral. Solve your hair a little brightening makeup and wear them with flats, sandals or high heels to complete the look of the modern Greek goddess.

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Fashion Technology - the new frontier

  Live broadcast of the track? Style apps smartphone? So last season. On technology "fashion world" continues to move faster than Burberry holographic models on the catwalk. Welcome to the new frontier, where clothes Twitter, Facebook, Fashion, and the first virtual "digital model" world saleswomen revolutionized the way we shop.

Under a chic headquarters at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday Bespoke is a top business and fashion with a line, the influence of local and international experts, including MrPorter.com editor-in-chief Jeremy Langmead, founder and editor of The Business of Fashion Imran Amed and designer brands Sass & wait to discuss Zimmermann and J Crew, the global trends, innovation and creative collaboration.

The technology is also high on the agenda with Coco Rocha, 24, the top Canadian model - she fronted campaigns for Chanel, Versace and Dior on the cover of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar - turned cyber-space phenomenon. Hailed as "the fashion and technology in the flesh," Rocha something like a juggernaut of social media has gain a huge eight million followers through their website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+ (it was first model million a followers to earn on this platform) and its addictive blog "OHSO Coco" which streams thousands of photos and video clips of his life and modeling career.

"It's really the first digital model in the world and has control of his career in a way perhaps no model had before," says international fashion editor of the Australian Financial Review Marion Hume, curator and Bespoke host. Rocha, who is a committed philanthropist and advocate against eating disorders in the fashion industry, will discuss "pioneering digital innovation."

Further evidence of the power of social media when it comes to style, just look at the first dress in the Twitter world. Literally the talk of the town on a red carpet launch of a new 4G mobile network in London last year, the former Pussy Cat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger decked out in a black dress with 2,000 LED lights that s' is displayed in real-time from Twitter feeds his fans. The dress - which was built from eight yards of silk chiffon and French silk with more than 500 Swarovski crystals loaded, was made by the fashion-tech cute farm circuits - is rechargeable via USB.

Another pioneer in this rock-solid marriage between fashion and technology is a British brand Burberry has hoarded among their many multi-media wonder 14 million

Facebook, Twitter and 1.3 million fans on Instagram 564,000. One of the first to stream their shows, last season alive, they have not create a net worth "tweet walk" through the publication of pictures of models backstage at Twitter before they go the route (we wonder what Anna Wintour would think ?). Couple that with I-pad toting providers (designer Christopher Bailey cites Apple as the brand, it is inspired) and the use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) devices in the memory trigger. Simply run her purse on the RFID platform and voila, you will see a video on Craftsman Create their high-end accessories. Talk to bring a new meaning to try before.

"Consumers are looking for more information about the products when they are in the store," says Maureen Mullen, director of research and advisory firm for the L2, a global think tank for digital innovation. Not that the revolution did not happen before we even ventured inside. "Today we have a digitally active consumer who always has a camera in his hand and uses the Facebook mirror technology, interactive, and various other forms of social media to ask for advice, and a better shopping experience," says Stephen Kulmar Director of Retail Oasis is a digital experts dedicated to fashion the ever-changing face of retail.

Which, since the explosion of technological advances on us is the same thing - the power of the consumer. "Social media has made communication between brands and customers opened so that the consumer valuable feedback. Clever companies benefit from the use of this staggering amount of power," says Hume, quoted mrporter.com (Group share of net-a-porter) and Saturday Surf New York (both of which have to be measured on the podium) "to engage digitally with their customers." as excellent examples of this

And let's face it, those who are not down with the "augmented reality" (including synthetic images to real situations, aka these holographic models strutting with real opening of Burberry in Beijing), "Face Detection" (The Marks and Spencer in the UK can use the visualization technology of the U.S. Army developed for buyers to see how a pair of jeans will look before you buy) and "Omni Mirrors" (mirror Interactive takes a shot in-store and then uploads to social media to bettors can from their friends To search) and today's tech-savvy consumers can easily "showroom" from there. For those who do not know (where have you been?) "Showrooming" means you use your mobile to see if this fabulous dress aligning the shell can be snapped cheaper. Because the Cyber-verse can be anywhere ... together these holograms.

Mon 10 € T-shirt: Talk about ethical fashion

  The death toll of 24 April collapse of a textile factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has spent 1,000 people, making it the worst industrial accident since 1984 gas leak at a Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal Union. Rana Plaza complex collapsed just a day after an engineer said it was dangerous.

Primark in the UK and the company Loblaw in Canada, admitted that their clothes Rana Plaza made and offered to compensate the victims of the disaster.

One question that was on my mind this week: Is it possible that the T-shirt I bought yesterday was killed by one of the workers in the factory?

It is a disturbing thought for the awareness of a client. But determining what we can do as consumers to help workers in the clothing industry, is no easy task.

Bangladesh is the world's second largest exporter of clothing after China. This is part of their economy experienced rapid growth, capital of a low-wage model that appeals to western retailers like Wal-Mart and Primark.

In the past 20 years to have a clothing industry $ 19 billion, which represents nearly 80 percent of exports, and employs approximately 4 million people, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters.

Rana Plaza collapse was neither the first nor the last case of the deadly disaster in Bangladesh. On Thursday, the victims were always out of the rubble, caught another garment factory in Dhaka fire killed eight people, including the owner of the building. Five months ago, killed a fire in the factory outside Dhaka Fashion Tazreen 112 people.

How can consumers make responsible decisions about our clothing purchases when both the life and livelihood of workers in garment factories are at stake?

Fundraising at the height of fashion on the catwalk

   It was no longer a fashionable way to be collecting money for cancer research.

The parade is on De Ja Vu Hair, nails and beauty tonight, as the show Heights East hosts an evening of fashion and fundraising.

A charity fashion show to take place in the room to for the weekend to generate money women cancers end.

The models are presented on the runway strut impressive collections Lilee mode Yamanto.

Beautician De Ja Vu Janice Freiberg said she had in the past six weeks, the organization of the event, with the enthusiastic support of the community.

"In addition, outfits of Lilee manner provided many companies have provided us with great prizes for the raffle are available," she said.

"We have good Manor Sizzlers and pancakes, drinking brandy from a basket of Angles care, headboard, and more."

Ms. Freiberg said the event was created to Matt Sharpe and Harry Van Hunnik who participated in the Weekend to sponsor women stop cancer in October.

The weekend of energy-saving cancer research and clinical trials lifesaving treatment and care for female cancer survival in Queensland programs.

The two men, who work alongside De Ja Vu, take part in a 60 km trek two days for charity through the suburbs of Brisbane.

The free fashion show is tonight at De Ja Vu at 84 Cemetery Rd, Eastern Heights, Ipswich 18.30 is held.

Louis Vuitton prepares Sochi Olympics

  Louis Vuitton (LV) plans to strengthen the brand's presence on the Russian market both through the expansion of existing stores and open new, said Roberto Eggs, president of Louis Vuitton North Europe. Fifth brand store opened in the summer in Sochi. According eggs, because of its location, this memory is conceptually similar to the company's stores in Courchevel and Saint-Tropez.

The luxury retailer was the first in the premium segment to enter the Russian market to open a branch in Stoleshnikov Lane in Moscow in 2003. A second boutique store GUM followed a year later, and three years after St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg in 2009.

Six years ago the then President and CEO Yves Carcelle said the company was considering opening stores in Rostov-on-Don, Samara and Nizhny Novgorod. But it has since revised these plans to concentrate the decision, rather than being exhausted on the Moscow market, the potential for Roberto Eggs is, by far.
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Other CIS countries are also on the radar. The Russian team opened stores in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, and will soon open a branch in Warsaw. Eggs also said that Louis Vuitton had already negotiated an extension of its Stoleshnikov store.

The company did not disclose their investments in Russia or financial performance are. However, according to Roberto Eggs, the dealer is satisfied with his Russian shops were: Everyone, including one that opened in Yekaterinburg four years ago, are profitable. Russia is considered a market among the five priorities.

The company translated its website into Russian for the local public earlier this year. Now he is planning a local online store to create and is a logistics partner. However, the brick and mortar stores remain the priority channel sales for the brand.