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Data to be merged into ISI's CEIC Data time-series data products
New York, July 28th 2008 - ISI Emerging Markets ("ISI") today announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire a copy of the Reuters EcoWin Economics Database from Thomson Reuters. ISI also announced it would integrate this data into its CEIC Data time-series databases within the next few months. Thomson Reuters will retain full ownership of the original Reuters EcoWin Economics database and related trademarks, and no changes will be made to its existing business as a result of the sale.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The sale, which is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2008, is being made by Thomson Reuters to meet certain regulatory requirements of the European Commission in connection with the merger of Reuters and Thomson, which closed on April 17, 2008, and has been approved by the European Commission.
"The purchase of this data allows us to enhance our existing Asian and emerging market expertise and to offer our customers a genuinely global economic database," said Brian de Lacy, CEO of ISI. "We look forward to applying our standards of timeliness and quality to the data and delivering a best in class macro-economic time-series database to customers."
About ISI Emerging Markets - Local Information, Global Advantage
ISI Emerging Markets delivers electronic information products by subscription to institutional customers around the world. Through its network of 29 offices in 27 countries, it provides hard-to-get information covering more than 80 emerging markets. Flagship products include CEIC Data, the Emerging Market Information Service (EMIS), the Islamic Finance Information Service (IFIS), IntelliNews, ISI Compliance Edition, and ISI DealWatch. ISI’s website is www.securities.com.
Founded in 1992 and acquired in 2005 by ISI, CEIC has built its reputation on delivering accurate and comprehensive economic, industrial and financial data for economists globally. Today it is the preferred choice for economic research and data on Asia and emerging markets. CEIC implements meticulous measures to ensure the accuracy of its data which is maintained by experienced researchers who aggregate data from 900 primary sources.
For further information, please contact:
James Hammond, Executive Vice President for Marketing of ISI, London
Tel. + 44
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Email: j h a
m m o n d @ s e c u r i t i e s . c o m
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