All Africa (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Questions on circumstances under which a contract to print new currency notes by De La Rue was renewed has been shelved until two committees of Parliament conclude investigations into the matter.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
De la Rue, the world's largest non-governmental banknote printer, saw profits from ongoing operations slip 6.4pc in the first half of the year, but was boosted by a 10-year UK biometric passport production deal.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
De La Rue says the number of banknotes produced by private contractors is likely to double over the next two decades in a 'gradual but remorseless' trend
PEU Report (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
British National Lottery operator Camelot is up for sale. The Carlyle Group is listed as a potential bidder. Camelot is currently owned by Cadbury, De La Rue, Thales, Fujistsu, and Royal Mail. Four of the five wish to sell, hiring Greenhill and NM Rothschild to sell their stake. Carlyle did a deal with De La Rue in 2008. It purchased De La Rue's cash systems division, before the financial meltdown....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
• 80% of Camelot consortium up for sale • Third attempt for the People's Lottery Richard Branson and a number of private equity firms are among potential bidders jostling to buy the 80% of national lottery operator Camelot that has been put up for sale – nine years after the entrepreneur's outfit, the People's Lottery, last failed to win the contract. Camelot investors Cadbury, banknote...
Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A signing ceremony last Tuesday effectively acknowledged the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) acceptance of tests to verify the functionality detailed in the terms of the Contract between GECOM and De La Rue International Limited for the sale of new national identification cards and systems upgrade. GECOM Commissioner, Dr. Steve Surujbally, signed the obligatory Certificate of Acceptance...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Graham Love, the chief executive of QinetiQ, the former government defence research arm that was controversially sold in 2003, is to step down, it was announced this morning.
Norvic Philatelics (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
I mentioned the two different types of die-cut arcs reportedly used by De La Rue on 1st & 2nd class business sheets earlier. Somebody asked me to get some of second type which has been labelled Type 2a by specialists. In the normally adequate light of the club meeting room last night I couldn't see any difference on the 1st class. 2nd class? yes, there's the gap but a smaller one than on Type 2...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
De-la Rue, a UK based firm in partnership with the national ID project is set to start issuing smart cards before the end of the year.
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
ACCOMPANIED by her sea captain teddy bear, blue speckled monkey and her doting father, charity walker May de la Rue is an inspiration.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
If you fancy a punt on Regal Petroleum, now is the time. This is not because yesterday's interim results showed that its revenues were up 30 per cent, production was up 50 per cent, operating losses had been trimmed by 41 per cent to $6m, and it had $160m in cash. No, it is because by late November the Aim-listed, Ukraine-focused oil and gas exploration group will have completed its resource update,...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
The banknote printer warned a combination of restructuring charges and tax issues would result in additional costs of £7.5m this year
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Banknote and security document printer De La Rue said Wednesday that its overall operating performance remains in line with the board's expectations, underpinned by a good performance from its currency business. The group said the order book in the currency business provides good visibility for the full year and supports an increase in banknote volumes and revenue. De La Rue...
Larchmont Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Another view from the streets, With a little bit of humor...through a store window. I could not decide which one to choose, although I have a favorite What about you, what's yours? Cette fois, une vue de la rue a travers une vitrine, et avec une petite dose d'humour!! Je n'ai pu me decider a choisir entre les 2, pourtant j'ai une préferée.. Et vous, quel choix auriez vous fait?
Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Local Govt. Elections delay… Local Government Elections could have been held this year if the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had received the monies necessary to pay De La Rue for the production of the new Identification Cards earlier. This educated opinion was expressed by GECOM Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally, to the entity’s Commissioners and the Chief Elections [...]
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