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UK to help fund future Afghan mining operations

In a move designed to help Afghanistan exploit its huge natural resources, the UK has announced that it is to fund a £10 million mining programme.

easyJet to open new Southend base

The UK’s largest airline, easyJet, has announced that it will open a new base at London Southend Airport from April 2012.

GE plans new solar panel plant

As part of a $600 million investment, GE is planning to build the largest solar panel manufacturing plant in the United States, after a breakthrough in technology.

Business confidence surging says survey

Global business confidence is at a four year high, with the majority of businesses predicting growth in turnover and staff in the next twelve months, according to research publi

L-1 Identity Solutions to be sold in $1.6 billion deal

US defense group L-1 Identity Solutions is to be sold to French rival Safran, with the UK’s BAE Systems also acquiring three of its Intelligence Services divisions, the company

Venturex Resources

Perth-based Venturex Resources has a strategy to combine a number of copper-zinc deposits in the western Pilbara around a processing plant that will put the region on the map fo

Greencore acquires International Cuisine Limited

Ireland’s Greencore Group has acquired International Cuisine Limited, a private label chilled ready meal business, from the Hain Daniels Group in the UK.

Profits rise at Netcare

South Africa’s largest private hospital operator Netcare has announced a rise in first-half profits of 15 per cent, driven by a strong performance in South Africa.

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Spanish telecoms provider Telefónica has withdrawn its bid to acquire a further €7.15 billion stake in Brazil’s leading cell phone company, Vivo, currently owned by Portugal Tel

CRASA

Bridget Linzie, Acting Executive Secretary of the Communication Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA), talks about how harmonising policies and regulations across t

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Neotel

By applying fresh thinking, a creative approach and flexible solutions for communications in South Africa, Neotel has risen to the point where it stands among the top-tier telec

Xstrata ups offer for Sphere

Anglo Swiss mining giant Xstrata has raised its cash offer to buy Australia’s Sphere Minerals by 20 per cent to A$514 million (approximately €365 million).