November 2006

How does the world’s largest collector and provider of business information tackle an emerging powerhouse like China?

Earlier this month D&B announced they will enter into a joint venture with Huaxia International Credit Consulting Co. Limited — a well known and respected provider of business information and credit management services in China. Huaxia’s strong business and government relationships and call center operations are a great complement to D&B's best-in-class data and unique double-byte matching engine.

This new venture will operate under the name Huaxia D&B China. D&B will be the majority shareholder of the newly created company, which should be operational in early December.

What does this mean for our customers?

D&B is responding to customer feedback for more China information. This joint venture is a bold move, enabling D&B to significantly increases the breadth and depth of China commercial data from 1.6 million to 2 million businesses this year; with a plan to grow the China database to 3 million businesses over the next three years.

As a result of this joint venture, Huaxia D&B China will be the number one commercial insight provider in China.

If you any questions about D&B global data coverage please contact your Sales Representative or call D&B Canada’s Customer Information Centre.

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