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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

SA makes some progress in reducing red tape, rest of Africa surges

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South Africa improved its global ease-of-doing-business ranking by one position, climbing from 36 to 35 in the latest International Finance Corporation-World Bank ‘Doing Business’ report. For the fourth consecutive year, Mauritius was found to...
20 Oct 11
 
 
Nuclear

SA offered shareholding in international uranium enrichment venture

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Experts from South Africa’s Department of Energy and Russia’s State-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom are scheduled to meet in Pretoria next month (February) to discuss, amongst other things, the International Uranium Enrichment Centre...
14 Jan 11
 
 
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Red tape continues to stymie SA's foreign investors, report finds

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It takes eight procedures and 65 days to establish a foreign-owned limited liability company in South Africa, which a new World Bank study says is slower than both the sub-Saharan African average of 48 days and the global average of 42 days. The...
07 Jul 10
 
 
Science & Technology

South Africa strengthening focus on synchroton science

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ONE of the most promising and exciting areas of science today is synchrotron research, and, although South Africa does not have a synchrotron of its own, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is promoting the widening and deepening of...
27 Feb 09
 
 
Breaking News

Business reform in Africa gathering pace, report states

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DOING BUSINESS While Africa, for the first time, made it to the top three reforming regions in the International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) 'Doing Business' report, South Africa slipped one place to number 29 on the list of the top economies on the ease of...
06 Sep 06
 
 
Science Engineering Technology

Super telescope being designed for Namibia project

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A fifth telescope, which will be the largest of its kind in the world, is being designed and developed for the Hess (High Energy Stereoscopic System) project, in Namibia.
18 Aug 06
 
 
Metals

Aluminium plant resumes production after revamp

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World-number-three aluminium producer Rusal said yesterday that it has launched production at its Armenian foil-rolling asset Armenal, following completion of the first stage of its modernisation plans.
 
 
Metals

Rusal secures loan for foil-mill upgrade

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Russian-based aluminum producer Rusal has secured a €46,6-million export loan to fund a large-scale programme to upgrade its Armenal foil mill in Armenia.
 
 
Breaking News

Developing countries win subsidies reprieve

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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures last week extended by another year, until end 2005, the transition period for the elimination of export subsidy programmes of 19 developing countries under the...
 
 
 
 
 
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