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Portuguese label on imports enforced
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Imports into Angola, from any nation, must now come with a label in Portuguese or it may be barred.
The new trade law is meant to promote trade culture, respect for consumers, and good hygiene and sanitation by businesses.
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19 Nov. 2007
Luanda,-Angola
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Bank of Portugal authorises first Angolan-owned Bank
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Angolan-owned bank, Banco BIC Portugal, has received authorization from the Bank of Portugal to start operating in the market.
The new bank will be operated by former Portuguese minister Luís Mira Amaral, and will have an identical shareholder structure to Banco BIC Angola. Banco BIC Angola began its activities in May 2005 and has now become one of the largest banks in Angola.
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19 Nov. 2007
Luanda,-Angola
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16 year old facing execution in Sudan
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On 10 November, the Khartoum Criminal Court sentenced 10 people to death for the murder of journalist Mohammed Taha. One of those facing execution is 16 years old. All defendants in the case had allegedly been tortured to give confessions, which were used in court as evidence against them.
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13 Nov. 2007
Khartoum,-Sudan
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Italy determined to help Africa’s development efforts
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As part of the government’s wide ranging initiatives to help Africa, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has pledged continued support for Mozambique’s socioeconomic development. The recent package announced will include capacity building by way of professional training of Mozambicans.
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13 Nov. 2007
Rome,-Italy
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IFAD President Lennart Båge calls for more donor support
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Donors must focus on agriculture to drive growth in poor countries, according to the IFAD President Lennart Båge. Båge made the call in the Hague, where he met Dutch government officials including the Minister of Development Cooperation Albert Gerard Koenders and the Minister for Agriculture, Gerritje Verburg.
Posted:
09 Nov.
Rome,-Italy
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Global Business Day event during WBCSD
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The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will jointly organize a
Global Business Day during the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali.
The Bali Global Business Day (10 December 2007) will bring together
200-300 decision makers from companies, governments, inter-governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
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09 Nov.
Paris,-France
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Copenhagen 2009: Can a deal be done?
Danish prime minister Rasmussen must now be concerned that a deal on climate change may not be done in Copenhagen this month. In Asia, APEC leaders have bluntly stated that a negotiated deal on climate change is impossible in Copenhagen but likely much later; China is not keen to cut carbon emissions; the Africans boycotted the climate change talks in Barcelona complaining the West must do more to cut greenhouse gasses; and America merely wants to be part of a "framework agreement" on climate change for now. Is Denmark's well-touted meeting doomed to fail like the Kyoto Protocol?
Photo: Marshall Burke. Maize growing region of Eastern Kenya. Climate change effects on rural people could also start civil unrest and war.
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