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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Canada may extend no-tariff provision to LDCs by 10 years


The Government of Canada is planning to extend the no-tariff provision for another 10 years to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) identified by the United Nations, which includes leading textile and garment manufacturing countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia and Myanmar.A decade ago, Canadian Government dropped the then existing duty on textiles and clothing made in LDCs. The Government had also removed restrictions on the volume of goods that can be imported from these countries.Subsequently, as part of the 2010 Federal Budget, the Canadian Government announced the elimination of duties on imported raw materials, which includes substantial reductions in duties on textiles, from the Least-Developed-Countries.Speaking to fibre2fashion, executive director of Canadian Apparel Federation, Mr. Bob Kirke said, “Canadian Government has indicated its intention to extend the customs duty reduction to the LDCs for another 10 years. However, the regulation needs to be passed by the Parliament before it can come into effect.”“The LDCs need to sign a memorandum of understanding with Canada in order to avail the duty-free export benefits to the country,” he informs.As of today, the regulation is yet to be tabled in the house. If the extension is passed, it will result in maintaining the status quo, according to Mr. Kirke."The LDCs identified by the UN will benefit from the Canadian no-tariff provisions. However, in view of the recent events in Bangladesh, the politics of the issue may change," he mentions.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Neste Oil and CGI extend IT service agreement to support 5,000 employees

CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB)(TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, and Neste Oil,  a Finnish oil refining and marketing company, have signed an agreement where CGI will manage Neste Oil’s IT infrastructure environment for two additional years. CGI has been Neste Oil’s IT infrastructure partner since 2009.

The renewed contract covers IT services for its employees across more than ten countries. CGI manages Neste Oil's end user support; service desk, desktop, smartphone, e-mail and instant messaging services, data center and applications server capacity , as well as network and data security services.

“For Neste Oil, continuity of our IT services is important. Together, CGI and Neste Oil fine-tuned existing services to ensure focus on key business outcomes while streamlining administration and pricing,” commented Neste Oil's Chief Information Officer Kari Keskiivari. ”New metrics for change management have also been developed to measure joint progress on the agreed-upon changes.”

"We look forward to supporting Neste Oil in pursuit of their business goals. To do so, we will combine our deep industry knowledge with a solid partnership with our client," said Heikki Nikku, Senior Vice-President, CGI in Finland.

About Neste Oil
Neste Oil is a refining and marketing company, with a production focus on premium-quality, lower-emission traffic fuels. The company produces a comprehensive range of major petroleum products and is the world's leading supplier of renewable diesel. The company had net sales of EUR 17.9 billion in 2012 and employs around 5,000 people. Neste Oil's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.nesteoil.com

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. With approximately 71,000 members located in offices and global delivery centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, CGI offers a comprehensive portfolio of services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure management as well as a wide range of proprietary solutions. Further to the recent acquisition of Logica, CGI’s annualized revenue is in excess of C$10 billion, with an estimated order backlog of approximately C$18.3 billion; its shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.

For more information:

Lorne Gorber
Senior Vice-President, Global Communications and
Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
+1 514-841-3355

Finnish media
Elisa Tikka
Manager, Communications
elisa.tikka@cgi.com
+35 8 40 839 4280


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