Business

Johannesburg, 18 February, 2004— South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced on Wednesday that a further R2.1 billion (US $305 million) will be allocated to fighting HIV/AIDS over the next three years. Manuel said in […]

Washington, 18 February, 2004— U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick stopped briefly in South Africa during a world tour he made to gauge opinion and address disagreements that arose at the September 2003 World Trade […]

Kigali, 14 February, 2004— Eleven African heads of state and governments began a two-day summit on Friday in the Rwandan capital Kigali, to review the continent’s economic and political policies under the auspices of the […]

Boca Raton, Florida, 8 February, 2004— Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven (G-7) most industrialized countries affirmed their commitment to fight global poverty and terrorist financing in a statement following […]

Cotonou, 29 January, 2004— The government of Benin has put on trial 27 of its own judges on charges of embezzling millions of dollars of state funds. They form part of a group of 99 […]

Davos, 23 January, 2004— Five years after urging business leaders to join his initiative to encourage good corporate practices as a response to the challenges brought on by globalization, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today […]

Johannesburg, 21 January, 2004— Trade unionists in Zambia have threatened industrial action if the government goes ahead with plans to impose a six-month wage freeze on civil servants’ salaries. Earlier this month the authorities said […]

Bangui, 20 January, 2004— The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the African Development Bank (ADB) have urged the Central African Republic (CAR) to draw up a viable social and economic recovery programme […]