Iran to supply Kenya with crude

Iran will reportedly supply Kenya with 4 million tons of oil annually as a part of range of deals signed last month between the two states.

In a statement, the Kenyan government rejected the allegations that Iran offered its crude oil to Kenya at 10 percent below the market price.

It says Iran, the world’s fourth largest oil exporter, has agreed to offer Kenya a 90-day credit period to pay its debt to Tehran.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited east Africa’s largest economy on February 25 and signed a range of economic agreements with his Kenyan counterpart Mwai Kibaki.

The Iranian president said it was of great importance for Tehran to promote political and economic ties with Kenya.

Iran currently exports industrial oil, carpets and chemicals to Kenya and imports tea. Kenya plans to add beef and fish products to its list of exports to Iran. Analysts believe the new agreements could increase the volume of Iran-Kenya trade to $500 million by the end of next year.

Iran is helping Kenya on several major energy and infrastructure projects.

The two countries have also agreed to establish direct flights between Nairobi and Tehran, to set up a shipping line between the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and the Kenyan port of Mombassa and to build an Iranian trade center in Nairobi.

Source: http://www.tehrantimes.com/

Manufacturing Journalist TR Cutler Authors Section of Industry Marketing Text

(OPENPRESS) March 7, 2009 -- Ranked as the leading manufacturing journalist worldwide and a contributing editor for more than 300 publications annually, TR Cutler, Inc. President & CEO Thomas R. Cutler, (www.trcutlerinc.com) has been writing extensively about all aspects of industry and manufacturing. In the new book, Industrial Marketing, Cutler authors a section about the role of CRM technology solutions in the manufacturing and Industrial Sectors. Published by Excel Books and edited by Hory Sankar Mukerjee, the ISBN number for the book is 979-81-7446-700-3.

Cutler noted, “Increasingly the role of every technology impacting the industrial marketplace is getting so much attention. As lean initiatives and efficiencies are needed to survive in a tough competitive economic time, the role of technological solutions becomes absolutely essential. Books like Industrial Marketing are important resources and provide a gamut of information and considerations.”

About TR Cutler, Inc.:
TR Cutler, Inc. was founded by Thomas R. Cutler a decade ago. Cutler maintains extraordinary relationships with clients, journalists, editors, trendsetters, and key business leaders worldwide and has become a key resource for those writing about the manufacturing sector.
Cutler founded the Manufacturing Media Consortium™ in the 1999. This extraordinary group of more than 3500 journalists worldwide is writing about trends, data, case studies, profiles, and features in the manufacturing and industrial sector. Cutler has worked with thousands of media outlets to expand manufacturing media coverage.

Cutler has authored more than 2,000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals including most of the leading monthly trade publications. Cutler has authored more than 2,600 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals including most of the leading monthly trade publications. Cutler is a proud member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Online News Association (ONA), Committee of Concerned Journalists (CCJ), as well as the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE.)

Cutler established a Manufacturing Marketing Research division dedicated to measuring the pulse of the manufacturing sector, particularly manufacturing firms which are privately held and rarely accounted for when gauging the industry sentiment. TR Cutler, Inc. is providing a voice for manufacturers worldwide.

Source: http://www.theopenpress.com/