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Xerox Corp, locked in a fierce battle for market share in the copier market with Japanese competitors, moved Roland Magnin, the head of its European subsidiary, Rank Xerox, to its Stamford, CT headquarters as executive vice president to oversee a reorganization of the parent company. As head of Rank Xerox, Magnin, a French national, decentralized decision making and internationalized management to introduce flexibility and market savvy to the corporation, which also faced fierce Japanese competition. In his six year stint as head of Rank Xerox, profits increased by an average of 20% annually. Magnin hopes to reorganize the parent along the lines of his European reorganization. He also intends to give the international divisions greater priority and to emphasize quality products and services to customers.

Officials and employees, Xerox Corp., XRX, Magnin, Roland, Rank Xerox Ltd.

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'Predator alert' at Czech brewery

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The international reputation for quality of the famous beer brewed by the brewery Pilsner Urquell (Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) has attracted the attention of many brewers throughout the world who would like to license the brewer's product or buy the company outright. The firm's management is looking over offers which will help it expand its international market share, but will limit increases in production to 30% over present capacity in order to maintain quality. The brewery produces 155 million liters of beer annually and is small by international standards. While the management would like a foreign partner to help market their product, it intends to retain majority control of the firm.

Malt beverages, Brewing industry, Breweries, Beer, Czechoslovakia, Pilsner Urquell, company profile

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The five-year itch

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The European Community is set to enter into a new round of negotiations as its five-year budget drawn up in 1988 runs out at the end of 1992. Jacques Delors, president of EC's Commission of the European Communities, is expected to submit new budget proposals to EC members in Jan 1992. Many believe that Delors will ask for a significant increase in financing and a rise in the overall spending ceiling. Regional development, environment, industrial policy, Trans-European networks, and external affairs are expected to be included in the new spending proposals.

Planning, Europe, Finance, Budget, Budgeting, Budgets, European Union, European Union. European Commission, Delors, Jacques

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