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Bonnier Business Press Buys NHI

Bonnier Business Press International increases its presence in Norway and Denmark with the acquisition of Norsk Helseinformatikk AS, which produces medical reference material.

Bonnier Business Press International has bought the majority shareholding in Norsk Helseinformatikk AS (NHI). The acquisition is part of BBP International's commitment to the Norwegian market, through Medicine Today International (MTI), which also bought the Norwegian medical paper Dagens Medisin (Medicine Today) in October 2010.

First Prize for Feature Design

Verslo Žinios wins in India's first newspaper design contest.

India's first International Newspaper Designing Awards were announced in late February, with Lithuanian business daily Verslo Žinios winning both first and second place in the feature pages design category. Verslo Žinios, a company within Bonnier Business Press, is the only business daily in Lithuania.

A Town Called Krasnodar

Starting a weekly business newspaper in a city that very few non-Russians could point out on a map sounds like a massive undertaking.  Add advertisers who are used to preferential treatment and local authorities who are unaccustomed to criticism and it’s clear that Delovaya gazeta Yug faces a number of exciting challenges.

The Russian economy can be described in quite simple terms.  First comes Moscow.  Then comes nothing.  Next comes St. Petersburg.  Then comes nothing.  Finally, there are just over a dozen cities with populations around or above one million.

Äripäev: In the Black and Gaining Market Share

How the dominant Estonian daily business newspaper is staying profitable through the harshest economic conditions in its history.

In 2007, Äripäev enjoyed their most successful year ever, with a turnover of 14.5MM EUR and a profit margin of 20%. So what did they do next? They started laying people off.

"The outlook was very dark, and we were one of the first companies to start to fire people, thank God," says Äripäev Editor-in-Chief Meelis Mandel.