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by African leaders to establish a coordinated policy approach to the...to Madagascar) has been identified as one of the last two...are seen by the industry as being accessible with existing extraction...deposits has historically been on a small scale: As of ####, an estimated ##

Liberal Party on March ##, as they were marking the anniversary...tending to treat its neighbour as a #;younger brother#;. Relations between Moldova...his first official visit, starting a period of friendlier relations between...Action Plan, making EU accession a primary goal of its foreign

sign that Tehran is seeking a resolution to the crisis over...are apparently being held at a military base in Tehran, probably...explanation for their capture was a decision by the IRGC to...an attempt to set up a prisoner swap or to put

INTERNATIONAL: Blackstone IPOINTERNATIONAL: Insights as private equity goes public Implications...firm and shift risk toward a wider pool of investors. Both...investors. Both public regulators and a widened pool of private sector...March ##, Blackstone Group filed a preliminary prospectus with the US

the global #;war on terror#;. A growing body of analysis suggests...attacks led policymakers to formulate a strategic response that has suffered...## attacks were predicated on a series of assumptions about the...war on terror policies -- such as #;enhanced interrogation#; and the Guantanamo

move cements Lavagna#;s position as the principal opposition candidate in...October election. It coincides with a rise in the domestic and...former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna, a Peronist who has served in...which reflects the lack of a credible candidate within the party

loosen its hold on power, as the mechanics and predictable results...minister live on television about a corruption scandal. Criticism is mainly...Criticism is mainly articulated by a handful of strong legislators and...for May ##, will provide a test of progress. The electoral

by the poor results of a new public transport system launched...She made three key changes: As her new transport minister, she...minister, she appointed Rene Cortazar, a member of the centre Christian...Party. An economist, who served as labour minister in the early

in #### was motivated by a desire to marry cooperation among...Research Programme, there has been a separate #;nuclear#; budget line administered...at advanced nuclear technologies such as fusion.Euratom is involved in...oversight role).It has established a set of non-proliferation safeguards

can be expected to play a more major role in financing...bond and futures markets. Although a cautious government has allowed only...advantage of any regulatory loosening, as recent experience in the bond...billion dollars) in issuance and a high ##.## trillion renminbi

for later this year and a presidential contest barely a year away, DPP politicians have...Beijing will be watching closely, as it disapproves of the party...President Chen Shui-bian addressed a group that had gathered in...will drift - January ##, ####);a new constitution;a new national title; and more

This achievement was not highlighted as widely as others -- notably long-term inflation...from the same political party as Fox, the centre-right National...senior officials: Victor Manuel Borras as director-general of the Institute...since January ####; Carlos Gutierrez as director-general of the National

done so, has led to a steady increase in opposition to...aristocracy and peasantry by serving as commercial intermediaries and tax-farmers...Any minority that succeeds to a greater degree and at a faster pace than the majority...They were blamed for triggering a recession, while the increasing number

next month the details of a new petrol rationing scheme following...March ##). The budget is a product of the chaos in...up of reformists, independents, and a few conservatives voted against. On...year he dismissed Farhad Rahbar, a veteran macroeconomist, and appointed Mansour

March ##. The demonstration was a test of the opposition#;s...nationalism has made the anniversary a traditional opposition occasion. Clashes with...April ##, ####). It was a chance to build up opposition...government for declaring the day a national holiday. Primarily propaganda exercises

Structured credit product holds risk A much-vaunted structured credit product...reduce the default risk on a bond. A seller of a credit derivative takes on the...takes on the risk, while a buyer reduces his risk (see...derivatives - August #, ####). Comprising a basket of credit derivatives, credit

s request to revalue, indicating a consensus that the revaluation was...the decision to revalue was a surprise. Although there had been...commitment to adopting the euro as planned on January #, ####...The #### government budget predicts a public deficit of #% of

s decision to set up a new foreign reserves investment agency...the medium term according to a set of rules; future generation...revenues are low, according to a set of rules. The problem...They are typically funded by a fixed share of government income

auctionRUSSIA: Rosneft wins first auction, as rivalry grows The first auction...##% of its own equity, a stake previously held by Yukos...insolvency administrator of Yukos, was a formality. No real competition was...been taking steps to place a large part of the Russian