(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-23 08:50 Merck KGaA to issue bonds regularly -CFO in paper

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-23 08:50 Merck KGaA to issue bonds regularly -CFO in paper
FRANKFURT, March 23 (Reuters) – German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA expects to raise funds on the bond market on a regular basis, its chief financial officer said in a newspaper interview. “Under our (bond) programme we will regularly act as an issuer on the bond market,” Michael Becker told Boersen-Zeitung in an interview published on Tuesday. Last week, Merck issued a 3.2 billion euro ($4 …

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Big Pharma Wins Big in Health Care Reform
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Fred V. Carstensen didn’t hold back when he implored lawmakers to move ahead with a jobs plan that he said would speed the state’s economic recovery dramatically.

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Solazyme, Inc. – Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare – Deals And Alliances Profile – New Report Published

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