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BHP to start <b>Zambia</b> mineral exploration next month
L: Quote, Profile, Research) will next month start exploring for copper, gold and silver in western
Zambia
, the country's mines minister said on Monday.
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<b>Vanuatu</b> teachers union says govt needs to rethink language policy
Radio New Zealand International
The
Vanuatu
Teachers Union says most of the reforms associated with an ongoing revision of the education curriculum are good but the government needs to
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I-Tel <b>Uganda</b> Plans $150 Million Network Expansion
21 (Bloomberg) -- I-Tel Ltd.,
Uganda's
sixth phone company, said will start mobile telephone operations in 38 towns tomorrow and plans to invest $150 million
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'Climate refugee' nation <b>Tuvalu</b> ponders legal options against <b>...</b>
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Prime Minister of the low-lying nation of
Tuvalu
, Apisai Ielemia, seems to think it might be an option. In a report recently released by Oxfam Australia
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<b>Tanzania</b>: Academics Divided On 'Kilimo Kwanza' Policy
Academicians are divided on whether or not,
Tanzania's
new initiative dubbed as 'Kilimo Kwanza' (Agriculture First) is the right path towards a green
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15 candidates stand for <b>Vanuatu</b> presidency
Radio New Zealand International
The names of 15 candidates have been submitted to
Vanuatu's
electoral office for Tuesday's election of a new president. The office says the names of the 13
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Solomons bill opens up competition in telecommunications
Radio New Zealand International
...
provide cheaper telecommunications services and a wider coverage currently being enjoyed by neighbouring countries
Vanuatu
, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
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East Africa: Kenya, <b>Uganda</b> Seek US$5 Million for Malaba Border Post
Nairobi —
Uganda
and Kenya are planning to apply for a $5 million loan from the World Bank for the upgrading of Malaba border post.
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<b>Tonga's</b> squash industry faces increasing costs
Radio New Zealand International
A squash exporter in
Tonga
says he's committed to ensuring the survival of the local squash industry despite a notable drop in crop numbers on last year.
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Bahamas Outlaws Killing of All Sea Turtles
The Bahamas
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources gives full protection to all marine turtles found in Bahamian waters, outlawing the killing,
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Banking on India
Some of the biggest players in the NRI market include State Bank of India,
Bank of Baroda
and State Bank of Travancore, along with foreign-based giants such
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Indian Stocks Advance on Speculation US Recession Has Ended
...
the Supreme Court allowed it to sell its Flame motorcycle and referred a patent issue with
Bajaj Auto Ltd
. to the Madras High Court for adjudication.
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<b>Arup</b>: Bridging the gap in infrastructure
“We are aligned with the UK-based
Arup Group
,” explains Joe Strydom, Director. “Globally, the company has more than 11000 staff based in 90 offices in more
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<b>Coca-Cola</b> arrived in England in 1900
Examiner.com
Asa Griggs Candler bought into Pemberton's company in 1887 and incorporated it as
Coca Cola
Company in 1888. Pemberton, suffering from addictions,
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<b>Citigroup</b> raises target price of China Unicom to 10.2 HKD
BEIJING, Aug 31, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- CHUFF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating --
Citigroup
has raised its target price of China Unicom (0762.
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<b>CDC</b> Invests $10 Million In Rabo Equity Advisors' Agri Fund
UK fund of funds
CDC Group Plc
has committed $10 million to Rabo Equity Advisors' India Agri Business Fund. This investment is part of CDC's new investment
...
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Branson's Space Venture Raises Funding From Abu Dhabi
The entrepreneur, who owns
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
. and
Virgin
Trains, has spent $100 million on the unit since its foundation in 2004.
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Polman pushes the volume button in Unilever upturn
Anglo-Dutch
Unilever Plc
/NV (ULVR.L)(unc.AS) reported second-quarter volume growth of 2 percent on Thursday, well above the most optimistic forecasts as it
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Private Sector Participation in Aid for Trade: Breaking Barriers <b>...</b>
An approach based on these considerations has been successful in the Angola Customs Modernisation programme implemented by
Crown Agents
,
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Credit Suisse's Net Climbs 31%
By KATHARINA BART ZURICH --
Credit Suisse Group
, emerging from the global financial crisis as one of Europe's strongest banks, said Thursday that
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Australia Council reappoints Chair and appoints new Deputy
Denton is a partner and CEO of
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
and holds a number of leadership roles including: one of Australia's three representatives on the
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<b>Coca-Cola</b> Enterprises Sets Goal to Reduce Carbon Footprint by 15 <b>...</b>
Coca-Cola
Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) announced today that it has set goals for its five strategic Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) focus areas
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<b>CDC</b> to invest $10 mn in Rabo's agri fund for India
CDC Group PLC
, the UK's development finance institution, today committed $10 million (Rs 48 crore) to Rabo Equity Advisor's India Agri Business Fund,
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British American Tobacco buys majority stake in Indonesia's <b>...</b>
RTT News
(RTTNews) -
British American Tobacco Plc
(BTI: News ,BATS.L: News ) said Wednesday that it acquired an 85% stake in Indonesia-based cigarette maker PT
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Anglo American, Remgro, Sasol, BHP: South Africa Stocks Preview
British American Tobacco Plc
(BTI SJ): Investec Securities cut its price estimate on Europe's largest cigarette maker to 288 rand from 292.50 rand.
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Black <b>Diamond</b> Income Fund Announces June Distribution
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. Black
Diamond
Income Fund, Manager, Black
Diamond Group
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Two fun-filled weekends with food, fireworks and finger pickin'
From Tazewell and Mercer Counties, both Bent Hickory and Black
Diamond
are
...
than brothers Eddie and Donald Marrs of the very popular Black
Diamond group
.
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<b>Virgin Atlantic Airways</b> continues expanding in China
5, 2009 (China Knowledge) -
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
, a British airline 51% owned by Richard Branson's
Virgin
Group and 49% owned by Singapore Airlines
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From minnow to giant, it's been a 26-year journey of great discovery
Aidan Heavey , chief executive of Tullow Oil plc , at the shareholders meeting held in the College of Physicians , Kildare St , Dublin on May 28 . Under his guidance , the one - time oil minnow has grown into a major oil producer with lucrative licences and wells . It's now Ireland's biggest company by value .
Aidan Heavey, chief executive of
Tullow Oil plc
, at the shareholders meeting held in the College of Physicians, Kildare St, Dublin on May 28 .
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Ghana to triple <b>oil</b> refinery capacity
Oil
production from the field is expected to start in late 2010, UK-based explorer
Tullow Oil Plc
said on Oct. 1. Ghana wants at least one new refinery
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Telecom sector: It's getting bigger & bigger
Marked by the entry of Maxis Telecom (Aircell) in December 2005, and
Telekom Malaysia's
strategic partnership with Spice Telecom in June 2006,
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Eight Asian telcos to build subsea fiber optic network
Three of the telcos in the APG consortium – PLDT, VNPT and
Telekom Malaysia
- are also participating in the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) project which spans
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Malaysia-India trade can only get better
Among them are Maxis, a mega player in the Indian telecommuncation sector with
Telekom Malaysia
close behind; IJM with RM2 billion in jobs in hand;
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H1N1 flu vaccine a step closer as firms test seed
Sanofi-Aventis,
GlaxoSmithKline
, Novartis and Solvay all said their vaccine teams had obtained the new influenza A (H1N1) seed virus within the past
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Many Consumers Willing To Pay For Online News
...
a global recession, newspapers have a long-term future, according to a new report by
pricewaterhousecoopers
and the World Association of Newspapers.
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No Leakage Of Gas At Site
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) --
Petronas
Gas Berhad stressed that there was no leakage of gas at its facility in Shah Alam City Gate Tuesday as reported
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<b>Morgan Stanley</b> selling remaining stake in MSCI
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) --
Morgan Stanley
/quotes/comstock/13*!ms/quotes/nls/ms (MS 28.28, +2.15, +8.23%) said late Monday that it's selling its
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<b>Morgan Stanley</b> to Raise Capital Through Sale of MSCI Shares
By KERRY E. GRACE
Morgan Stanley
will raise $595.7 million as it sells of its remaining 27.7 million shares in indexing and analytics company MSCI Inc.
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Premarket roundup: <b>Morgan Stanley</b>, TD Ameritrade
AP , 05.19.09, 09:33 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) - An analyst increased his earnings estimate and price target for
Morgan Stanley
( MS - news - people ) after
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Finra OKs <b>Morgan Stanley</b>-Smith Barney Brokerage Plan
By Brett Philbin and Joe Bel Bruno NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)-
Morgan Stanley
(MS) has secured support from a key regulator in its quest for a retail brokerage
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<b>Morgan Stanley</b> on India trumps Goldman on China
Here,
Morgan Stanley's
prediction for India's economy may prove more reasonable than Goldman Sachs Group's on China.
Morgan Stanley
made headlines this week
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A Revival of 'Old' Wall Street at <b>Morgan Stanley</b>
By Stephen Grocer Few firms have embraced the old Wall Street model as much as
Morgan Stanley
has–and done quite as well. Since the onset of the financial
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Written by Diana Nabiruma
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540 students and the added advantage of this scheme is that you stand a chance of getting a job in the
Madhvani Group
on completion of your studies.
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<b>KPMG International</b> - SWOT Analysis - companiesandmarkets.com adds <b>...</b>
This
KPMG International
- SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information.
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Manufacturers to continue focus on new models
Car Today
That is according to an annual global survey of the international motor industry by
KPMG International
. In the KPMG survey, which was conducted during late
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Kochhar spells out priorities for ICICI
Mumbai:
ICICI Bank
Ltd, India's largest private sector bank by assets, has started reorganizing its businesses by focusing on new areas and changing the
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Broker backing lifts <b>HSBC</b>
By Bryce Elder and Neil Hume
HSBC
was among the top performers yesterday as the FTSE 100 pushed back towards its four-month high. Shares in Europe's biggest
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Winners and runners up 2008
Herbert Smith LLP
assists community groups by providing free legal advice, numerous education and employment initiatives and support for homeless people in
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<b>GlaxoSmithKline</b> Accelerates Research with BioTrove's RapidFire <b>...</b>
“By providing an enabling technology to a global leader in research-based pharmaceuticals such as
GlaxoSmithKline
, we are achieving our mission of helping
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4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: <b>GlaxoSmithKline</b>
While only a small percent of
GlaxoSmithKline's
revenues, they are only one of two major players who produce flu vaccines in volume.
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Glaxo offers WHO 50 million pandemic vaccines
LONDON (AP) — Drug giant
GlaxoSmithKline
said it has offered to donate 50 million doses of a pandemic vaccine to the World Health Organization in the event
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Cancer Research UK and <b>Glaxosmithkline</b> join forces to trial new <b>...</b>
...
who will lead the phase I study, said: "This exciting arrangement between Cancer Research UK and
GlaxoSmithKline
is good news for patients.
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<b>De La Rue</b> banks on cash
Such talk makes James Hussey, chief executive of bank note printer
De La Rue
, smile: “I would love quantitative easing to mean printing more bank notes.
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Credit Suisse Recruits Investment Banking Duo
By Deal Journal
Credit Suisse Group
has hired a former vice chairman from Morgan Stanley and a co-head for France, as lenders free of state funding continue
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Asia's Currency Trading Picks Up This Quarter, <b>Citigroup</b> Says
Citigroup's
Asia-Pacific foreign-exchange volume may rise about 10 percent from the first quarter, according to a May 18 statement from the bank in response
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<b>Citigroup</b> Offering Mobile Forex Tool
Citigroup
Inc. is offering a mobile version of a foreign exchange trading service for currency traders. The New York company announced the availability of
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HSBC lowers 'majority of mortgage rates'
Leading mortgage lender HSBC has confirmed the vast majority of its consumer mortgage customers will benefit in full from yesterday's 0.5 per cent reduction ...
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Entelos teams up with GlaxoSmithKline over new research
... disease simulation for pharmaceutical, health-care and consumer products applications, has signed a research deal with drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline. ...
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Rio Tinto, Tata, Anglo American and BG Group redesign their Ethics ...
The vast majority of international companies have developed ethics policies within the last decade. However, changing social expectations of business are ...
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SBI Capital Markets received 'Bank of the Year' award
MUMBAI: SBI Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of the State Bank of India, has received the ‘Bank of the Year’ award in the Asia Pacific Awards ...
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Bank's performance globally recognised
... Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, reinforcing its position as Africa’s leading bank. The highest accolade awarded to Standard Bank ...
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De La Rue retains crown in PrintWeek's Top 500
De La Rue has held on to the top spot in this year's definite list of the largest print companies in the UK with many companies posting solid growth rates.
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Coca-Cola Launches First Fruit-Flavored Malt Drink In Nairobi
Coca-Cola said malt is a category of drinks worth about $106 million in Africa , and in Kenya alone represents 0.9% of the commercial beverage volume. ...
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The BIG BIKE Boom
Next-up down the big-bike road is Austrian motorcycle maker KTM, which will be exploiting its alliance with Bajaj Auto Ltd. to bring in its range of zany ...
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Transnet Freight Rail improves coal line tonnages
State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) last week moved 1,4-million tons of coal for export through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) on its coal line. This was improvement from the prior weekly average of about 1,3-million tons.
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E-Health Europe :: Microsoft launches EMEA Health User Group
Nov 7, 2008 ... Microsoft EMEA HUG will be managed and run by the US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HMISS). ...
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Arup Group announces record turnover
h1. Latest figures mark sixth successive year of growth in turnover and profit. privately owned engineering and business consultant Arup Group...
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IPP Limited wins Leon H. Sullivan committee accolades
The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation has hailed IPP Limited and other sponsors for having contributed towards making the five-day 8th Sullivan Summit ending here ...
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MTN to introduce seamless network
By Wambui Oyulu MTN Group is to introduce a seamless roaming facility for all its 21 operations in Africa and the Middle East by mid-2009, a statement from ...
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CDC Group receives new investment targets, appoints Richard ...
UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds CDC Group has received new investment targets, as announced in parliament today by Douglas Alexander, ...
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UBA Expands To Burkina Faso
In furtherance of its expansion strategy across the African continent, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has acquired majority stake in the state owned Banque Internationale du Burkina Faso (BIB). The investment in the Burkinabe bank has ...
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NGR – First Bank list Udoka for Africa Champions Club, jet out to ...
LAGOS (14th FIBA Africa Champions Club for Women) - Nigeria women league champion, First Bank basketball club Tuesday jet out to Nairobi, Kenya aboard a ...
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Nigeria: We've Committed Over N100 Million to Sports - First Bank
As part of their social responsibilities and contribution to empower Nigerian youths through sporting activities, First Bank Nigeria PLC has said it has ...
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Nigeria: First Bank Pledges Support to Kada Games
As part of efforts to boost sports and youth development in Nigeria, First Bank Plc intends to sign on with Kaduna State Government as sponsors of the ...
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Nigeria: No Ceiling On Agric Loan, Says First Bank
The current drive by First Bank Plc, to improve investments in the agricultural sector in Plateau state through the offer of credit instruments to farmers ...
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Government looking at other choices besides IPPs
There are five first generation IPPs, owned by YTL Power International Bhd, Genting Bhd, Malakoff Bhd, Sime Darby Bhd and Tanjong plc. ...
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19-11-2008: CLSA cuts Malaysia profit forecasts, says sell banks ...
Planters including Sime Darby Bhd will struggle to cover production costs amidst declines in palm oil prices, the report said. Profit at Malaysian banks may ...
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Sime Darby signs palm oil JV in China
KUALA LUMPUR: Plantation heavyweight Sime Darby Bhd is making its first foray into the downstream palm oil business in China via the setting up of a joint ...
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Malawi Still Hopeful That Investment Will Come
The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), which seeks to link budding markets in the developing world with the international private sector, has become Malawi’s latest ally in its quest to find much-vaunted, but ever-elusive, ...
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