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TUC Bemoans Cedi Fall
Posted on: Tue 24 Apr, 2012.
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed grave concern about the rapid decline in the value of the national currency. Read more...
Zimbabwe diamond exports approved
Posted on: Thu 03 Nov, 2011.
An international ban on
Zimbabwe selling diamonds from several of its rich eastern Marange mines
has been lifted by the industry's watchdog. Read more...
Rio Tinto 'eyes Zimbabwe diamond boost'
Posted on: Wed 02 Jun, 2010.
A diamond firm in Zimbabwe which is majority owned by Rio Tinto says it hopes to raise output sharply at a mine in the south of the country. Read more...
China not manipulating undervalued currency: US
Posted on: Thu 16 Apr, 2009.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's administration said that China had not manipulated its currency to snare a competitive advantage but it remained undervalued, broaching a sensitive trade issue. Read more...
Iran president on Kenya trade visit
Posted on: Wed 25 Feb, 2009.
NAIROBI (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kenya on Tuesday for a two-day visit aimed at boosting trade ties between the two developing nations. Read more...
African producers to block WTO deal if no cotton agreement
Posted on: Wed 03 Dec, 2008.
GENEVA (AFP) - African cotton-producing countries are ready to block any global trade deal that fails to address their interests on cotton, Mali Trade Minister Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo said Tuesday. Read more...
Asian stocks dive in crisis of confidence
Posted on: Fri 10 Oct, 2008.
TOKYO (AFP) - Asian stock markets went into a tailspin Friday, with Tokyo diving 11 percent at one point as fears grew that the financial crisis is spiralling out of control, dealers said. Read more...
Market tailspin steps up pressure for world action on crisis
Posted on: Fri 10 Oct, 2008.
LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets went into freefall on Friday as pressure mounted for decisive action from world leaders to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Read more...
Global stock markets rebound after rate cuts
Posted on: Thu 09 Oct, 2008.
LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets mostly rebounded on Thursday, with London, Paris and Hong Kong rallying three percent following a fresh round of emergency interest rate cuts and after share prices had dived a day earlier. Read more...
Ghana, Nigeria To Boost Trade
Posted on: Wed 08 Oct, 2008.
Ghana and Nigeria yesterday took a giant step towards the consolidation of intra-African trade relations with the opening of the second Ghana-Nigeria Business Summit by President J. A. Kufuor in Accra.
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World stocks markets steady despite bank woes
Posted on: Tue 07 Oct, 2008.
LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets stabilised Tuesday despite a tumbling banking sector across Europe, as Asia pulled back from the brink on the prospect of cuts to global interest rates, dealers said. Read more...
PHILIPPINES: Former rebels seek new life in weaving
Posted on: Tue 07 Oct, 2008.
COTABATO, 6 October 2008 (IRIN) - Bai Albaya Wampa inspects some colourful scarves and wonders if they will be good enough to export.
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Fashion labels fear psychological backlash of global crisis
Posted on: Tue 07 Oct, 2008.
PARIS (AFP) - Top womenswear labels are bracing for the psychological impact of the global financial turmoil on consumers but hope to limit damage by shifting buying strategies and raising their profile, industry insiders told AFP. Read more...
ECB pumps 50 billion dollars back into money markets
Posted on: Tue 07 Oct, 2008.
FRANKFURT (AFP) - The European Central Bank on Tuesday pumped 50 billion dollars (37 billion euros) back into interbank money markets in what has become a daily attempt to keep cash flowing through the key financial pipeline. Read more...
China milk crisis to cost billions, up to a year to restore confidence
Posted on: Tue 07 Oct, 2008.
SHANGHAI (AFP) - China's milk crisis will likely cost billions of dollars, disrupt millions of livelihoods, and it could be a year before consumer confidence in dairy companies is restored, experts say. Read more...
Ailing world markets fight back
Posted on: Tue 07 Oct, 2008.
TOKYO, (AFP) - Battered world markets shook off some of their recent gloom Tuesday as European stocks rallied and Asian bourses pulled back from the brink on hopes of cuts to global interest rates. Read more...
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