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MILAN. — Italy’s borrowing costs doubled in a closely-watched bond auction yesterday that raised 11 billion euros (US$14 billion) in short-term debt, as tensions returned to eurozone bond markets. Eight billion euros in 12-month bonds were sold at a rate of 2,84 percent — far higher than the 1,492 percent paid in March while three billion euros due July 2012 went at 1,249Win big with Unilever and OK
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‘ECB can tackle symptoms but not cure crisis’
FRANKFURT. — The European Central Bank can treat the symptoms but not cure the eurozone debt crisis, a top official said yesterday as fresh concerns flared up over debt in Spain and Italy. “The ECB has addressed the immediate symptoms, but monetary policy cannot cure the underlying causes,” ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure told a conference in Paris.Sell your product with passion
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Filmmakers appeal to Government
The 2012 Film Indaba convened by the Zimbabwe Film Makers Guild at the Zimbabwe Film and Television School of Southern Africa (ZIFTESSA) in March offered filmmakers an opportunity to discuss the role of ZIFTESSA in the film industry.
The indaba was also an opportunity for filmmakers to raise issues with Government representatives on the funding of the
‘Lion King’ takes Broadway throne
Los Angeles. — Earnings of over US$853 million push Lion King Broadway to the top of the list of all-time Broadway box office hits. Broadway has a new ruler, and its name is “The Lion King”. The musical over the weekend ousted long-standing box-office hit “The Phantom of the Opera” from the top of the list of all-time Broadway box office hits. “The Lion King” has generated a
Katy Perry movie to be released in July
THE makers of Justin Bieber’s top-grossing concert film have moved on to another global pop star — Katy Perry. A 3-D documentary concert feature film billed as an on-and- off stage close up look at Perry and her 2011 California Dreams Tour began production more than year ago, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday. The movie, called “Katy Perry:
Forge business linkages with SMEs
GLOBALISATION has generated both new markets and new competitive forces. Constant pressure to reduce costs, shorten lead times and focus on core competencies has driven firms to change their supply chain management strategies globally.
Recent studies reveal that most manufacturing companies now buy a significant percentage of their inputs of goods and
Increased volumes spur BAT profit
Business Reporter
LEADING cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco registered a 884 percent increase in attributable profit to US$4,8 million in the full year to December 31, 2012, on the back of a 49 percent growth in volumes. BAT chairman Mr Kennedy
Green Business Indaba begins today
Business Reporter
THE inaugural Green Business Indaba opens in Harare today with high expectations that it will answer the call for the need for indigenous solutions to the threat of climate change. The two-day conference that is being held under the theme “Addressing