Archive for June 26th, 2008
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The euro rose to a record high against the yen in the lower 169 yen zone Thursday in Tokyo.
At 5 p.m. the euro traded at 1.5646-5647 dollars and 169.11-15 yen, against Wednesday's 5 p.m. quotes of 1.5662-5672 dollars and 168.88-98 y ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday ordered commercial crossing points into the Gaza Strip to remain closed for a second day and Gaza ruler Hamas said the decision violates an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire.
Israel's offici ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Ugandan government has welcomed a pronouncement by the leader of rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)to resume the stalled peace process, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
Capt. Chris Magezi, the spokesman of the government ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Norway will spend approximately 3 billion U.S. dollars to support the efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change in eastern and southern Africa, Times of Zambia reported on Thursday.
Norwegian Ambassador to Zambia Tore Gjos w ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the United Republic of Tanzania of the negative impact of the rising oil prices on the country's economic development.
The IMF said in its recent country report that if current oil pr ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The African Development Bank (ADB)plans to allocate 4.8 billion U.S. dollars from 2008 to 2010 for boosting agricultural development in Africa, ADB President Donald Kaberuka said here Wednesday.
Kaberuka made the pledge at the ninth ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The number of people around the world with at least 1 million U.S. dollars in assets passed 10 million for the first time last year, according to a new report. And their bank accounts are growing even faster.
The combined wealth of ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday for a single European Union (EU) registration for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
"If SMEs want to do business in several member states, they have to set up subsidiaries using ...
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