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South Africa’s COSATU calls on ANC to tighten FX rules
South Africa’s biggest union federation COSATU, a partner of the ruling ANC party, has called for a reversal of measures taken to relax foreign exchange controls and taxing short-term capital flows. The positions laid out in an economic policy paper put pressure on the ruling African National Congress to reconsider its foreign exchange and economic […]
Zambia raises 2010 GDP forecast to 6.6%
Zambia has raised its 2010 economic growth forecast to 6.6 percent from a June forecast of 5.8 percent after a higher than expected performance in the first half of the year, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced. “We adjusted the growth forecast to 6.6 percent from 5.8 percent because we now know that mining, agriculture […]
BOJ not doing enough on deflation
The Bank of Japan is not doing enough to fight deflation and one possibility is for the central bank to buy more government bonds, a campaign aide to a ruling party powerbroker challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan said. But lower house lawmaker Banri Kaieda, an aide to Ichiro Ozawa, also said that the BOJ alone […]
Ukraine signs $950m China loan for railway link
Ukraine has secured a $950m loan from China to build a railway link between Kiev and the capital’s main airport and has hired a Chinese company for the project, the Chinese People’s Daily newspaper said on Friday. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, who arrived in China on Thursday for a state visit – the first by […]
German president raises pressure on divisive banker
German President Christian Wulff has increased pressure on the Bundesbank to dismiss its contentious board member Thilo Sarrazin, arguing that the central bank needed to limit damage to Germany’s reputation. Sarrazin has divided Germany with criticism of the country’s large Muslim community, and outspoken remarks asserting that Jews have a particular genetic makeup, sparking calls […]
Japan dilemma as economic dependence on China grows
Japan’s growing dependence on China for growth grates with concerns over its expanding military reach, deepening a dilemma over how to engage with its giant neighbour even as the two trade places in economic rankings. But while the interdependence raises the risks for the world’s second- and third-biggest economies if relations sour, it also boosts […]
Russia home to wealthiest expats, Eurozone lags
Russia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are home to the wealthiest expats, with Eurozone countries falling behind when it comes to paying for foreign expertise, according to a survey of expats. The third annual report commissioned by HSBC Bank International found finances among expats were generally positive with two-thirds, or 66 percent, saying they have more […]
Double-dip fears hit stocks, yen near 15 year high
World stocks fell on Tuesday in markets dominated by concerns the US economy is sliding back into recession, prompting further flows into safe-haven assets. The yen – favoured for carry trades at times of economic stress – hovered back near 15-year high against the dollar after investors brushed off Japan’s attempt to weaken the currency, […]
Seadrill sees growth and M&A after Q2 beat
Norway’s Seadrill Ltd, the world’s number two deepwater oil rig group, is ready to throw its weight around now that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has made life harder for smaller players. “We see the current market volatility as a good opportunity to look for investment opportunities,” the group controlled by shipping tycoon John […]
Independent News revenue rises, advertising improves
Irish publishing group Independent News & Media has posted its first revenue growth in more than two years as recovering advertising pushed first-half sales up eight percent. Pretax profit excluding one-off items rose 39 percent. The Dublin-based group has had to sharpen its focus on titles in Ireland, as well as in South Africa, New […]
