IVORY COAST: Lack of transparency mars cocoa reforms

The government has abandoned plans to introduce price-stabilising forward sales of cocoa beans...

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Malaysia keeps arms market alive

Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak said on September 7 that Kuala Lumpur hopes to...

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The new president has managed to secure the passage of important reforms, despite the...

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The IMF announced on August 7 that it will not disburse further tranches of its Extended Fund...

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State job creation schemes and social security initiatives have thus far prioritised the urban...

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A forum of local business leaders, emigres and foreign experts delivered a set of...

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Kenya's poor economic performance and endemic corruption have driven foreign donors away. There...

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The regional crisis, the Argentine default and the interest expressed by both Brazil and Uruguay...

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Qatar's military facilities are likely to play a key role in a US attack on Iraq....

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Hotly-disputed new legislation on minerals development in South Africa awaits presidential...

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