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'Britain's Obama' urges stronger economic ties with West Africa
Associated PressACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Media Industry, Politics, Barack Obama, BBC
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Ghana's nascent space program launches soda can-sized model of satellite
Associated PressKOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) — Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 meters (yards) and then came...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Colleges and Universities, Education, Africa, Nigeria
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Ghana plans "up to $1 billion" Eurobond in 2013: vice president
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana plans to issue a Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance existing debt, the vice-president of the oil- and cocoa-producing West African nation told Reuters on Wednesday. "We are looking at the best conditions including... -
Ghana plans up to $1 billion Eurobond in 2013: vice president
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana plans to issue a Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance existing debt and fund infrastructure projects, its vice president said on Wednesday. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur told Reuters some of the funds will be used to restructure...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Exclusive: Ghana plans up to $1 billion Eurobond in 2013
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana plans a Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance debt and fund infrastructure projects, its vice president said, adding to the list of developing countries tapping yield-hungry investors to bolster their economies. "We are...Tags: Politics, Economic Indicator, Moody's Corporation, Debt Market, Africa
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Narrow base cools economic impact of hot Ghana bourse
Reuters* SME's seen wary of increased scrutiny if they list * Govt seen reluctant to release stake in key firms * Ghana bourse in middle of African pack By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA, May 14 (Reuters) - Ghana's bourse is up more than 50 percent...Tags: National Government, Coca-Cola Co., Economic Indicator, Politics, Vodafone Group Plc
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IMF trims sub-Saharan Africa growth outlook to 5.7 pct in 2014
ReutersACCRA, May 14 (Reuters) - The IMF on Tuesday trimmed its growth outlook for sub-Saharan Africa to 5.4 percent in 2013 and 5.7 percent in 2014 but said economic activity was being supported by rising investment and booming extractive industries. The IMF...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Africa
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CORRECTED-IMF sees growth of 5.7 pct in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014
Reuters(Corrects to clarify growth forecast has not been trimmed) ACCRA, May 14 (Reuters) - The IMF on Tuesday forecast economic growth of 5.4 percent in 2013 and 5.7 percent in 2014 for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa on the back of rising investment and...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Weather, Africa, Weather Reports
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IMF sees sub-Saharan Africa growth at 5.7 percent in 2014
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - The IMF on Tuesday forecast economic growth of 5.4 percent in 2013 and 5.7 percent in 2014 for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa on the back of rising investment and booming extractive industries. "Sub-Saharan Africa will be among the...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Weather, Labor Markets, Africa
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CORRECTED-ICE cocoa open interest soars to record as speculators pile in
Reuters(Corrects first bullet point to net long from net short) * Speculators hold biggest net long cocoa position in nearly 5 years * Cocoa futures open interest at record 221,328 lots By Marcy Nicholson NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Speculators are on a...Tags: Derivative Securities, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Côte d'Ivoire, Boynton Beach, Prices
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ICE cocoa open interest soars to record as speculators pile in
Reuters* Speculators hold biggest net short cocoa position in nearly 5 years * Cocoa futures open interest at record 221,328 lots By Marcy Nicholson NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Speculators are on a cocoa buying frenzy, pushing open interest in U.S. futures to...Tags: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Derivative Securities, Côte d'Ivoire, Boynton Beach, Prices
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2 anti-slavery activists meet in Orlando to highlight mission
A year ago, a photograph of two child slaves in Nepal carrying stone blocks on their backs had troubled an 8-year-old girl, Vivienne Harr. The California girl thought about those boys, two brothers enslaved in the Himalayas, who were her own age....
Tags: Slavery, Politics, Social Issues, India, Indigenous People
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