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Being retired is a time for relaxing, right? Wrong!

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:47:00 +0200

That's if you are in Zimbabwe, that is... Following the land grab, agriculture collapsed and the Zimbabwean economy also collapsed - and hyperinflation wiped out savings.
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Revive IMF program or no assistance, donors tell Malawi

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:33:00 +0200

Malawi's donors under the Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) have asked the country to revive its International Monetary Fund (IMF) program or forget their financial assistance.
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COMESA Summit ends, new chair appointed

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:19:00 +0200

The 15th COMESA (Common Market for East and Southern Africa) Summit of Heads of State and Governments came to an end on Saturday 15 October 2011 with the announcement of the newly appointed chairman of COMESA, Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika.
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Investment conference focus on development on Africa

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:38:00 +0200

The 6th Columbia International Investment Conference, entitled "The Resource Boom and FDI in Africa: new players, new opportunities, a new agenda for development", will take place at Columbia University, New York, from 26-27 October 2011.
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Global experts convene in SA to discuss intellectual property, innovation

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:17:00 +0200

South Africa and other developing countries are in hot debate about how best to grow their economies through innovation and the development of intellectual property.
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Harare is the worst place to live

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:15:00 +0200

The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit has rated Harare as the worst of 140 cities in which to live according to an article published on News24. Harare suffers from daily power outages, has a shortage of water and scored just 38% on the "liveability" scale.
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Property Radar

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:39:00 +0200

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: During a time of unprecedented economic uncertainty, compounded by rate rises from all of the major banks in Australia, the finance industry was suffering from negative consumer perceptions, particularly across the home loan category.
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The new savvy British consumer

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:47:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: There's a change taking place in the UK as consumers start taking control of when, how and where they shop. Power is shifting from retailers to consumers and retailers need to adapt to survive. The retail space is ever changing and evolving- the role of social media, mobile & TV continues to grow, as will innovation in the sector.
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Reducing stress is key to financial services providers' success

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:12:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: Financial services providers need to remind consumers that they can play a role in reducing stress, rather than adding to it, finds Datamonitor.
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Surge in mobile data revenue makes case for managed service model

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:09:00 +0200

CALABASAS, US: According to projections from Informa Telecoms & Media (www.informatm.com), mobile telecom revenues will reach US$1.1 trillion* by 2015 with 40% of this figure (US$440 billion) coming from data services. The pressure on carriers to maximise returns from data revenues is therefore becoming intense.
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