Business

Washington, 26 July, 2004— Forty-two young Arab businesswomen will arrive in the United States in August to participate in a four-month training program aimed at honing their business skills and providing them with on-the-job exposure […]

Washington, 26 July, 2004— The United States will agree to a new global free-trade deal only if it provides more market access in agriculture, goods and services, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick says. ”We […]

Nairobi, 23 July, 2004— The IMF has expressed ”guarded optimism” about the economic and political situation in the Republic of Congo (ROC), which is the fourth-largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa. But IMF executive […]

Lusaka, 21 July, 2004— Although privatisation of Zambia’s copper mining industry initially resulted in job losses and some mine closures, new investments have created more jobs and increased production. Commerce and Industry Deputy Minister Eugene […]

Washington, 20 July, 2004— The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved the First Poverty Reduction Support Credit* and Grant for a total value of US$125 million, and an additional US$50 million to supplement […]

Nouakchott, 19 July, 2004— President Maaouiya Ould Taya has announced that Mauritania will start to diversify its mineral exports next year, when its first offshore oilfield comes on stream and exports of copper and gold […]

Mbabane, 19 July, 2004— The Swaziland Sugar Association (SSA), a conglomeration of sugar estates that produces the country’s top export, announced that declining prices would likely render one of the country’s largest development projects unviable. […]

Lilongwe, 19 July, 2004— Two state-run organisations are attempting to provide skills that will boost the chances of around 200,000 young Malawians who seek employment each year. Only 30,000 to 35,000 of them manage to […]