New figures highlight potential of German Venture Capital market MUNICH , Germany, January 24, 2011 - German Venture Capital Funds have generated comparable or better returns than their US counterparts, as new data presented by three of Germany's largest venture capital firms Earlybird, Target Partners and Wellington Partners shows.

LONDON, January 24, 2011 - On January 27, DAI will host a gathering of international development professionals at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in Westminster, as part of the celebrations surrounding the firm's 40th anniversary. Among the attendees, DAI is honored to welcome John and Lorna Norgrove, the parents of Linda Norgrove, a DAI employee abducted in the course of her work in Afghanistan and killed in a rescue attempt on October 8, 2010.

DUBAI, UAE, January 24, 2011 - Due to a high incidence of fires across the MENA region, Civil Defence Authorities are insisting on higher standards of fire safety across the board.

DUBAI, UAE, January 24, 2011 - Nationalisation has become a requirement for most private organisations in GCC countries to support economic growth and keep unemployment levels to a minimum. Despite many efforts, inconsistencies still prove due to the lack of a skilled national labour force, which is needed to help move its economy forward. At the same time, local governments make it extremely difficult for the private sector to attract national talent because of the difference in compensation and other available benefits.

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, January 24, 2011 - Nalco Mobotec, a global leader in air protection technology, announced that, as part of a consortium with engineering firm Remak Rozruch, it has signed a contract with Zespol Elektrowni PAK SA for the modernisation of one of the boilers at PAK's Patnow I Power Plant located in Konin, Poland.