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Economy
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 | Burundi proposes "tax haven" to Belgian investors | | Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State, Pierre Nkuruziza, on Mo
nday pledged to make the national tax system attractive for Belgian businessmen,
saying this would be similar to a "tax haven", PANA reported from here.
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| Mauritius discusses FTA with Turkey | | Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Turkey will start their third round
of discussions on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries Tuesda
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, PANA reported from here Monday.
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| 2010 FIFA World Cup infrastructure drive SA chemicals market | | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite the economic turmoil of 2009 and its pr
ofound impact on the global chemicals industry,
South Africaâ?s chemicals markets remained fairly robust, thanks to significant
investments in infrastructure leading up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, according
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o international Growth Partnership Company Frost & Sullivan.
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| US dollar firms up against CFA franc | | Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The US dollar firmed up against the CFA franc of the
Bank of the Central
Africa States (BEAC) Monday, according to the day's exchange rates issued by the
financial institution
in Libreville.
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| Nigerian bourse ends week up-beat | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A turnover of 2.73 billion shares worth 18.94 billion na
ira in 36,457 deals was recorded this week at the close of trading on the floor
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f the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in contrast to a total of 2.32 billion shar
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s valued at 14.15 billion naira exchanged last week in 71,619 deals.
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| Latest exchange rates in Nigeria | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates of the Nigerian
currency, naira, against other currencies as released by the Central Bank of Nig
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ria (CBN).
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| Dos Santos calls for development of sustainable economy | | Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan head of state Jose Eduardo dos Santos has called
for the development of a sustainable economy with regional balance, saying it i
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only through continued increase of income together with equitable distribution
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hat the well being of the people will be guaranteed.
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| Regional bourse ends week low | | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Regional Bourse for the French West Africa
(BRVM) closed its fixing session here on Friday slightly lower than it did Thurs
day.
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| Comorian franc falls against US dollar | | Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The exchange rate of the Comorian franc fell on Friday
against the US dollar, according to the exchange rates bulletin
published by the Federal Bank of Commerce (BFC) of Moroni, the capital city.
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| US dollar up against CFA franc in Central Africa | | Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The exchange rate of the dollar rose against the CFA
franc of the Bank of the Central Africa States (BEAC), as
indicated by the exchange rates bulletin of the main currencies issued on Friday
morning by the monetary institution at Libreville, Gabon.
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| Regional bourse rises | | Abidjan, CĂ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Regional Bourse for the French West Africa
(BRVM) closed trading here on Thursday slightly higher than it did Wednesday.
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| Fuel prices up in Mauritius | | Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The price of petrol in Mauritius has been increas
ed by 7.73%, rising on Thursday from 40.40 rupees (US$ 1.40) to 43.40 rupees (US
$
1.50) per litre.
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| CFA F remains stable against major foreign currencies | | Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The exchange rate for the Japanese Yen remained stabl
e against FCFA of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), according to Thursd
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y's exchange rates for the major currencies issued by the monetary institution i
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Libreville, the Gabonese capital.
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| Cape Verde will benefit from new MCC funding | | Praia, Cape-Verde (PANA) - The new executive director of the US Millennium Chall
enge Corporation (MCC) programme, Daniel Yohannes will visit Cape Verde Islands
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rom Thursday to Friday to analyse with local authorities, practical details for
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second funding for the archipelago, official sources told PANA here on Wednesda
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| US dollar drops against FCFA of BEAC | | Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The exchange rate for the US dollar dropped compared
to the FCFA of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), according to the repor
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on the day's exchange rates for major currencies issued Wednesday by the moneta
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y institution in Libreville, the Gabonese capital.
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| Latest exchange rates in Mauritius | | Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The commercial bank of Mauritius Wednesday in Por
t-Louis, issued the day's exchange rates for the major foreign currencies compar
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d to the local rupee.
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| Tanzania posts record earnings from tourism | | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's receipts from foreign tourists incre
ased from US$ 823.05 million in 2005 to a record US$ 1.269 billion in 2008 as a
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esult of the government-backed campaign to market the country's tourist attracti
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ns, Natural Resources and Tourism deputy minister Ezekiel Maige disclosed.
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| Latest exchange rates in Nigeria | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Naira aga
inst some major currencies, as published by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) on
Tuesday.
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| Mozambican leader backs ICT partnership with Angola | | Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Mozambican President Armando EmĂlio Guebuza, Monday in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, defended the need to set up partnership between Angola an
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Mozambique in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to
strengthen their historical ties.
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| Regional bourse picks | | Abidjan, CĂ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Regional Bourse for the French West Africa
(BRVM) closed trading here on Tuesday slightly higher than it did Monday.
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| US dollar appreciates against Libyan dinar | | Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US dollar slightly appreciated against the Libyan di
nar while the euro depreciated against the Libyan currency according to the late
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t exchange rates published here on Tuesday by the Libyan Central Bank (BCL).
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| Japanese yen appreciates against CFA | | Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Japanese yen has appreciated against the CFA F is
sued by the
Bank for Central African States (BEAC), according to the latest exchange rates f
or the regional
currency against some major foreign currencies in Libreville.
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| Latest exchange rates in Mauritius | | Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The commercial bank of Mauritius Tuesday in Port-
Louis issued the day's exchange rates for the major foreign currencies against t
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e local rupee.
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| Comoran franc stable against foreign currencies | | Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The exchange rate for the Comoran franc on Tuesday rema
ined stable against the major foreign currencies, according to the report on exc
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ange rates issued by the Federal commerce Bank (BFC) of Moroni.
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| Latest exchange rates in Nigeria | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Nigerian
Naira against some foreign currencies, as published by the Central bank of Niger
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a (CBN) Monday.
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| African mining meeting kicks off | | Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Miners, project developers, mining analysts, fu
nd managers, investment specialists, ministers and governments reconvened in Cap
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Town, South Africa, Monday at the 16th annual Investing in African Mining Indab
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| US dollar up against CFA franc in Central Africa | | Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The exchange rate of the US dollar rose against the
CFA franc of the Bank of the Central Africa States (BEAC), as indicated by the e
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change rates bulletin of the main foreign currencies published Monday by the mon
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tary institution in Libreville, Gabon.
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| AU to build continental road corridors | | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) plans to build road corrido
rs across the continent, including the Dakar-Ndjamena-Djibouti and Djibouti-Libr
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ville link roads, the AU Commission Chair, Jean Ping, announced here Sunday at t
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e opening session of 14th summit of African Heads of State and government.
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| WB pledges more funding to Africa | | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - World Bank's President, Robert Zoellick, on Mon
day announced that African countries would receive more funding from the Bank in
the years to come.
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