Drug and medical device maker Covidien is buying Minnesota-based medical device maker ev3 Inc. for $2.6 billion.

Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has sweetened its bid for Portugal Telecom's indirect stake in Vivo Participacoes to Ôé¼6.5 billion, up from its previous offer of Ôé¼5.7 billion.

Technip KT India is enjoying a period of phenomenal growth. CEO Ram Kishore Iruvanti talks to Gay Sutton about his strategy for innovation and remaining ahead of the competition.

Coal might not be environmentally popular but electricity in South Africa is dependant upon it, as well as those involved with getting it to the power station, as Alan Swaby reports.

Mineral exploration and development company Lydian International is focusing all its resources on its Amulsar gold project in Southern Armenia. CEO Dr Tim Coughlin explains why to Jayne Flannery.

Lewis Group is very much a part of the retail scene in southern Africa, having been around for all of 76 years; but its new and dynamic CEO Johan Enslin is determined that the group will make an even bigger impact over the next three years, as John O’Hanlon reports.

Letšeng Diamonds produces the highest quality white diamonds of anywhere in the world. Jane Bordenave investigates the challenges associated with extracting them and how the company is working to overcome these.

Jaypee’s Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Project in north-west India is all set for commissioning and beginning to generate power, as Ruari McCallion learns from Mr D P Goyal.

The coal mining sector in Zimbabwe has been hit hard by the economic downturn and an ailing transport infrastructure. Andrew Pelis talks to Fred Moyo, managing director of Hwange Colliery Company Limited, about the company’s efforts to meet the challenges head-on.

E.ON UK has successfully seen its Robin Rigg wind farm through design and construction to final operation. Senior project manager Ian Johnson talks to Andrew Pelis about some of the many challenges and rewards involved in the project.

The wind farm revolution is well and truly gathering pace in the UK, but for E.ON Climate & Renewables UK, the Robin Rigg project has been anything but a breeze.