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Tough times for furniture sub-sector by John Marshall Are you sitting comfortably? The furniture sector isn’t. Traditionally a challenging market during an economic downturn, Nick Bubb of Pali International believes the sub-sector is currently ‘by far the worst in... READ MORE >>

The orthopaedic specialist’s shares fall after a nasty surprise across the Pond by Rachel Robson The shares of orthopaedic device manufacturer Corin fell over 20% after the company warned revenues from the US this year were unlikely to be more than £10 million. The... READ MORE >>

The banking specialist’s venture with Made In Africa could mean huge new markets by Rachel Robson Mobile banking specialist Monitise has signed a heads of terms with Made In Africa, the organisation heading east African economic growth, to launch its mobile banking and... READ MORE >>

The plant technology group signs a first commercial deal for its new pesticide by Rachel Robson Plant technology group Plant Impact has clinched an exclusive agreement with DVA Agro, a global protection business, to distribute its BugOil pesticide in Tanzania in what will be the... READ MORE >>

Aim newcomer floats investors’ boats with new LNG business by Tom Seiber A new company on Aim says it is on hand to benefit from a burgeoning global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG). German based ship designer TGE Marine is a leading provider of engineering... READ MORE >>

Favourable economics and swift expansion point to bright prospects for the crop producer by John Marshall Ukrainian crop producer Landkom International has completed the planting of over 4,000 hectares of spring wheat. This is much more than the company had originally expected and... READ MORE >>

Eastern promise for payments company by Rachel Robson Global payments utility company Earthport has entered into an agreement with e-Clearing, the market leader in travel payments in Asia. E-Clearing has strong customer relationships with Kuoni, AsiaRooms.com, AsianTrails.com,... READ MORE >>

Making iodine gives the junior market gas producer an extra speciality that could prove valuable by Tom Sieber A new addition to the junior market, energy industry specialist Iofina is somewhat esoteric. Mainly a producer of natural gas, the company is also involved in producing... READ MORE >>

Appetite for Glisten in tough market by John Marshall Although the food sector has not been thriving Andrew Saunders of house broker Panmure Gordon believes that shares in Glisten are badly undervalued. He has a price target of 450p – some 30% above the current share... READ MORE >>

Co-operative chooses the staffing specialist’s software by Rachel Robson Retail and financial services group The Co-operative has selected staffing solutions provider Bond International Software to supply Bond Talent online recruitment and talent management software in a... READ MORE >>