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PRESS RELEASE Asia Pacific Consulting Market Forecast to Grow at 7% Through 2008

The Asia Pacific is one of the fastest
growing regions in consulting today, with revenues steadily increasing in
most markets, according to a new report on the region from Kennedy
Information, The Asia Pacific Consulting Marketplace: Key Data , Forecasts
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businesses increase their foothold in the global economy, they will become
more and more important to a consulting firm's worldwide portfolio.
Investors Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ: IFIN) will host an Internet broadcast of its first quarter earnings
conference call on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 5:00 p. Recorded replays of the
earnings conference call will be available on the website and by telephone
at (719) 457-0820; confirmation code 6393482. Offices are located in the United States,
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"How consulting firms choose to develop their Asia Pacific network and
position themselves in this growing regional market will have important
repercussions for the bottom lines and position of their businesses
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report profiles 40 leading firms, including both global and local players. Kennedy Information also produces conferences for
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Among the Asian consulting markets analyzed are ANZEA (Australia , New
Zealand), ASEAN-5 (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and
Thailand), Mainland China , Greater China (Hong Kong, Taiwan), India, Japan,
and South Korea, as well as the less developed markets of Bangladesh,
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