SOUTH AFRICA: Monetary policy still a balancing act

On September 10, the Reserve Bank cut its repo rate by 100 basis points to 10%. The cut in the...

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SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Breakthrough in man-made diamonds

Japanese electronics company NTT has confirmed that it has produced a diamond field-effect...

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LNM group agreed terms with the government on August 29 to take over leading steel firm Polskie...

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The theory of the 'resource curse' appears applicable to sub-Saharan Africa, where the...

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South Africa's leading mining and industrial family, the Oppenheimers, have launched a...

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Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai on August 10 claimed that Burma's ruling State Peace...

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The Czech government on July 30 approved plans to sell state stakes in the two major brown coal...

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Oil giant Yukos yesterday denied reports that its takeover of Sibneft might fail. The...

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The metals industry - a major exporter -- is dominated by the Interros-Rosbank group,...

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President Alejandro Toledo made further changes to his cabinet on July 25. The appointments are...

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