Business

Accra, 25 February, 2004— In Teshie, an old fishing village that is now a suburb of the Ghanaian capital Accra, residents buy water by the bucket from private vendors by because their taps have been […]

Johannesburg, 25 February, 2004— Malawi looks set to increase valuable foreign exchange earnings from its tobacco crops this year, according to the latest production estimates. The Ministry of Agriculture told IRIN on Wednesday that production […]

Nuremberg (Germany), 25 February, 2004— After two months of predominantly negative development in the indicators which are a barometer of the consumer mood in Germany, it looks as though the trend may be reversing. In […]

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 […]

Abuja, 6 February, 2004— Five Nigerians have gone on trial charged with defrauding a Brazilian bank of US $242 million to build a ficticious airport. Prosecutors described the case, which opened at the high court […]