Zimbabwe engages France over debts
By Golden Sibanda
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti says Government has engaged France to assess the country’s
Power cuts stall timber exports, says company
Allied Timber Holdings, a major timber processor, yesterday said it was failing to fully exploit
Sun shines on Asian tourism trade
HONG KONG.
THE sun is shining on the tourism trade in Asia-Pacific with double-digit growth notched up
UK manufacturing output eases
LONDON.
BRITISH manufacturing activity slowed at the start of 2011 after record performances in the
Asia set to become biggest aircraft market by 2029
HONG KONG.
ASIA will emerge as the world’s biggest aircraft market by 2029, accounting for a third of
British budget must have relentless focus on growth, says CBI
LONDON.
The British government’s annual budget, due in just over two weeks, must have a “relentless
Asian stocks slip as oil hits 2-and-half-year highs
HONG KONG.
US crude prices rose nearly 2 percent to 2-1/2 year highs yesterday as worries about supply
Moody’s downgrade unjustified: Greece
ATHENS.
Greece condemned the rating downgrade announced by Moody’s Investors Service yesterday,
Gold nears record highs amid violence
LONDON.
GOLD climbed back towards record highs in Europe yesterday as the threat of violence spreading
Washington-based ECP upbeat on Africa growth
LAGOS.
AFRICA offers plenty of scope for private equity investments, with at least another decade

