Africa's special economic zones have muted effects

Compared to Asian counterparts, African countries have been relatively slow in embracing the...

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ANC eyes 60%-plus majority in 2014 South Africa vote

The ANC and opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) are positioning themselves ahead of the April or...

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The focus of media and market attention to South African labour relations tends to be on the...

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Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid agreed with Republican senators last month on a...

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What may be Nelson Mandela's final illness coincides with the countdown to 2014 elections marking...

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The campaign for Germany's elections on September 22 will heat up in late August. The Christian...

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The State Council last month said that it would loosen household registration (hukou)...

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From end-2013, Romanian and Bulgarian ('A2') nationals will join the rest of the EU in having...

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This year is likely to see China's economy grow at the slowest pace in more than a decade; GDP...

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Although sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has experienced accelerated economic growth since 2000, this...

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