In spite of stagnation
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Budejovicky Budvar (BB) (Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic), brewing firm, wants to extend its beer production to 1.3 mil hl in 1999. The company produced 1.169 mil hl of beer in 1998, 5.5% more compared to 1997. BB sold 54.5% of its beer production on the domestic market in 1998. BB's domestic sales increased by 12.3% in 1998 compared to 1997, in spite of the stagnation of the Czech market. The company remained the largest Czech beer exporter and exported a similar quantity of beer in 1998 as in 1997. BB's proceeds increased by 5.6% to 1.7 bil Kc in 1998 compared to 1997.
Publication Name: Ekonom-Tydenik Hospodarskych Novin
Subject: Business, international
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Year: 1999
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Dancing to the music of time
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Diaghilev's views on combining design, choreography and music to produce great art had a great influence over Dame Ninette de Valois, who was in charge of the Sadler's Wells ballet company when it give its first performance at Covent Garden in Feb 1946. The sets designed by Oliver Messel, at at time when materials were in very shortly supply, were also to be extremely influential for many years after that performance. She believes that there are great dancers in every generation, and that it is important not to find new dancers who resemble those of the past.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Over here
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There have been two explosions of nail bombs in London, England, as well as the murder of a TV presenter. The explosions were first in a neighborhood with a large Afro-Caribbean population and then in a Bangladeshi neighborhood, and are seen as motivated by racism. The bombings have led to concern about far-right groups. meanwhile, the TV presenter, Jill Dando, appears to have been killed by a professional assassin. There is speculation about a connectio with Serbia since she had appealed for help to refugees from Kosovo, Yugoslavia.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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