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TUNIS — Tunisian former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will sue the state of Tunisia over a footage allegedly aimed to defame the deposed president, Shems FM reported yesterday. The radio quoted BenGerman business confidence rises
BERLIN. — German business confidence continued to climb in December, a key institute’s report indicated yesterday, amid growing faith that the eurozone will manage to beat its crippling debt crisis.BoE to maintain stimulus programme
LONDON. — Bank of England policymakers voted 8-1 to maintain their quantitative easing stimulus programme at their December meeting, repeating the voting pattern from the previous month, minutesS&P confirms Brazil’s credit ratings
NEW YORK. — Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed Brazil’s “BBB” long-term foreign currency credit rating and “A-” local rating, citing “prudent” economic policies in the face of economic headwinds.Australian firm wins appeal in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR. — Malaysia’s Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed an appeal against a temporary operating licence for Australian mining company Lynas Corp, despite protests over alleged radioactiveHong Kong stocks marginally higher
HONG KONG. — Hong Kong shares ended 0,57 percent up at a 16-month high as dealers grew confident a plan to avert the US fiscal cliff will be agreed before the end of the year. The benchmark Hang SengLet’s take a leaf from Mauritius success
Shelter Chieza Change Management
This year has been very eventful in business. Of particular mention is the last quarter of the year which put the icing on this year’s highlights. Headlines for significant challenges point to significantChina property market survives controls
SHANGHAI. — After waiting for a year, accountant Qi Youdi has bought a new home in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, among the millions of buyers bringing the country’s property market back
Crude prices up in Asia
SINGAPORE. — Oil prices rose in Asia yesterday, supported by a forecasted fall in US crude supplies ahead of a key report, analysts said, while US lawmakers seem to be making progress in fiscal
Old guard to usher in New Year
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Taking you way back in time, there was once a radio station in the 1980s that played mostly urban music. So popular was the station that it inspired a generation of disc jockeys who would become