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BURMA: ASEAN is under pressure on cyclone response
Burma will host a "pledging" conference in Rangoon on May 25, the Association of South-east Asian...
BurmaINTERNATIONAL: Business/human rights framework mooted
In his final report, the special representative proposes a framework for the eventual formation...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Business/human rights framework mooted
In his final report, the UN special representative on human rights and business proposes a...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Food eases but pressures persist
Markets yesterday saw relief on key agricultural commodities, with news of easing trade...
InternationalLATIN AMERICA: Natural resources dominate FDI flows
Unlike the previous record in 1999, this was not the result of privatisations but was driven...
Latin AmericaAFRICA: Economic growth is strong but constrained
The OECD and African Development Bank released their annual African Economic Outlook on May 13....
AfricaLATIN AMERICA: Natural resources dominate FDI flows
Unlike the previous record in 1999, unprecedented foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2007 was not...
Latin AmericaIRAN/UN: Nuclear offers unlikely to break deadlock
Washington yesterday rejected the notion that the incentives on offer to Iran to suspend its...
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