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Despite global economic jitters, commodities offer “pockets of opportunity” for investors in 2012, with China’s demand for products such as industrial metals showing no signs of slowing down.

Chrysler Group and Fiat S.p.A have expanded their distribution centres in Shanghai and Dubai.

Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys, has signed an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding share capital in Australia-based Portland Group Pty, a provider of sourcing and category management services.

The European Commission has published details of planned revisions of the public procurement directives designed to modernise public tendering in the European Union.

The European Commission has published details of planned revisions of the public procurement directives designed to modernise public tendering in the European Union.

Market experts have rated the US agribusiness industry outlook in 2012 as “stable”, supported by long-term growth for agricultural commodities balanced with “a downward” trend in commodity prices.

Market experts have rated the US agribusiness industry outlook in 2012 as “stable”, supported by long-term growth for agricultural commodities balanced with “a downward” trend in commodity prices.

“It has been a boom rather than a bane,” says Saurabh Gupta, vice president at Everest Group, when asked of the impact the economic crisis has had on the procurement outsourcing market. And that sentiment is likely to hold as we move into another year …

Honda is the latest carmaker to announce plans to expand its manufacturing operations in the UK, creating 500 more jobs at its Swindon plant.

The traditional practice of suppliers giving corporate Christmas gifts to customer companies’ procurement professionals will be impacted by new bribery laws this year, experts have warned.