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2013/05/24 14:48
2013/05/24 14:48
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Out of Africa: Heidi Middleton says manufacturing in Nairobi is a commercially viable venture which benefits both parties. Photo: Marco Del Grande Fashion has always had its philanthropists but...
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2013/05/24 11:31
2013/05/24 11:31
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The east African Community (EAC) will harmonise the standards of oil seeds and edible oil made within the region to improve the quality of foodstuffs in the trade bloc, officials have said. "We need...
2013/05/24 05:31
2013/05/24 05:31
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THE outgoing World Trade Organisation director general Pascal Lamy has rated the East African Community trading block as the most important in the African continent ahead of similar blocks in West and...
2013/05/24 05:30
2013/05/24 05:30
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Media Statement Groser to attend annual OECD meetingTrade Minister Tim Groser will represent New Zealand at the OECD’s annual Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) and Forum in Paris from 27 to 30 May....
2013/05/23 14:57
2013/05/23 14:57
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ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded a successful agricultural trade mission to Russia and Kazakhstan where he strengthened the trade...
2013/05/23 07:29
2013/05/23 07:29
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South Africa offers good investment prospects for countries like Canada, President Jacob Zuma said in Cape Town on Tuesday during the state visit of Canadian Governor-General David Johnston. Zuma...
2013/05/21 18:24
2013/05/21 18:24
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China has assumed an importance to New Zealand's exporters that even a generation ago would have seemed impossible. Indeed, China recently overtook Australia as this country's largest export market....
2013/05/21 13:13
2013/05/21 13:13
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Earlier this month the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced that it had chosen the Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, 55, as its next director general. In September he will take over from France's Pascal...
2013/05/21 11:32
2013/05/21 11:32
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Thus, for example, the availability of pharmaceutical products is substantially reduced by the present intellectual property protection. Pharmaceutical patent holders enjoy the freedom to increase...
2013/05/20 13:13
2013/05/20 13:13
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By Colin Todhunter Do you know that there is a country up for sale? Do you know that its finance, agriculture and retail sectors are being put 'on the market'? Perhaps you are already aware of this...
2013/05/20 07:09
2013/05/20 07:09
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged a referendum on exiting the EU in 2017, and opinion polls suggest the public is inclined towards exiting. Photo: Reuters As British Prime Minister...
2013/05/20 05:09
2013/05/20 05:09
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The Nikkei 225 has rocketed 44pc since late December, after the election of a new government committed to forcing the Bank of Japan to crank up its QE antics. The UK’s FTSE 100, too, has gained 20pc...
2013/05/19 22:26
2013/05/19 22:26
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Samoa lifts ban on high-fat turkey tails Photo: Samoa's Prime Minister said the country did not ban the import of turkey tails, but that they could only be imported with a turkey attached. (AFP:...
2013/05/19 15:14
2013/05/19 15:14
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Major international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world's most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a visit to London, he accused the Canadian government...
2013/05/16 23:30
2013/05/16 23:30
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THE Federal Government is urged to use World Trade Organisation powers to grant SPC Ardmona safeguards against imports. Dr Sharman Stone, the Federal Member for Murray, has called for the immediate...
2013/05/16 19:12
2013/05/16 19:12
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Beijing threatens to retaliate if EU opens investigation into alleged Chinese anti-competitive behaviour. The EU is China's biggest trading partner, with total two-way trade reaching $546bn last year...
2013/05/16 18:17
2013/05/16 18:17
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Even by Howard Hughes' eccentric standards, the great manganese nodule hunt was a bizarre episode. News that the reclusive billionaire was intent on recovering metallic nodules - potato-sized rocks...
2013/05/16 08:27
2013/05/16 08:27
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With the latest vote on U.K. membership of the European Union (EU) splitting the ruling Conservative party, U.K. business experts told CNBC what a U.K. exit from the EU - its biggest trading partner -...
2013/05/14 22:17
2013/05/14 22:17
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Although there is no bar to changing laws, a future govt could face big claims if investments were affected. Any deal done with SkyCity could have international implications. Photo / APN In theory,...
2013/05/14 22:10
2013/05/14 22:10
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A roundup of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRUSSELS - Industrial output in the 17-nation eurozone has jumped a surprisingly strong 1.0 per cent in...