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Events 15.Sep.2010: Nigeria International Investors Forum 2010 - South Africa 27.Sep.2010: Africa Energy Week 2010 - Cape Town, South Africa 27.Sep.2010: Downstream Oil Products Marketing - Cape Town, South Africa 03.Oct.2010: AgriBusiness Forum - Kampala, Uganda 14.Oct.2010: OTL Africa Downstream 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria 24.Oct.2010: Bridges Middle East 2010 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 25.Oct.2010: COSECS 2010 The 20th Annual Company Secretary Symposium - Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa 25.Oct.2010: Global Drivers of Price and Quality in Residual/Bunker Fuel Markets: Investigating the Value Chain and Structural Changes - Cape Town, South Africa 26.Oct.2010: Retail Finance East Africa - Nairobi, Kenya 01.Nov.2010: 17th Africa Oil Week 2010 - Cape Town, South Africa 01.Nov.2010: 2nd Annual World Refining Technology Summit & Exhibition 2010 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 08.Nov.2010: Health Facility Design and Development South Africa 2010 - Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa [ other events ... ]	Business Opportunities Appointment of a service provider to identify and develop a tourism route for Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Construction of new community district library at Namabeep Cu & Au mining property for sale in Chile Upgrading of electrical infrastructure for the Meerlust Safcol Forest Village at Franschoek House wanted at Hole in the Wall Established Safari lodge - Luangwa Valley Zambia National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) wishes to invite prospective service providers of Suppliers Database Construction of a Crushing and Screening Plant for Vlakfontein Coal Mine Request for proposal in respect of creative advertising concepts and production for Census 2011 Roc Oil offering its equity in several contiguous PSCs covering 32,500 km2 of the Mauritanian passive margin basin [ more opportunities ... ]
African Business News Super Group is to approach the International Court of Justice in the Hague in its bid to recover losses in Angola Indian Hotels group Taj has opened a hotel in Cape Town Suntech Power signed with South African company over the development of several solar power plants in the country Evraz Group reported net loss of US$270 million Murray & Roberts revenue declined to R32,0 billion with operating profit down 36% to R1,8 billion South African vehicle sales in August up 36.9% over last year Riverstone Resources positive results from the drill program at its Goulagou I gold deposit in Burkina Faso Merrex has formally transferred operatorship of the Siribaya Gold project to IAMGOLD, Mali [ more African news ... ]	Energy News Oil India in talks with several companies to acquire shale gas properties in the US and Australia Russia has opened a new pipeline to export east Siberian oil to China PetroChina has found high gas flow at a well in Zizhou gas field Tullow Oil plc announces acquisition of a 50% operated interest in six adjacent licences covering East African Rift Angolan authorities cut gasoline and diesel subsidies Kazakhstan will extend Max Petroleum's exploration period of the Company's Blocks A&E Chariot O&G processed 3D seismic was received, Northern (1811A&B) and Southern (2714A&B) blocks offshore Namibia SPDC is close to completing the construction of a major pipeline in Niger Delta [ more energy news ... ]
Asian Business News Petropavlovsk is planning to raise up to US$500 million through an initial public offering in Hong Kong Oil India in talks with several companies to acquire shale gas properties in the US and Australia Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings the first Chinese-owned company to sell shares in Taiwan Russia has opened a new pipeline to export east Siberian oil to China Singapore plans to invest US$44 billion over the next decade to double its suburban rail network Indian Hotels group Taj has opened a hotel in Cape Town Suntech Power signed with South African company over the development of several solar power plants in the country PetroChina has found high gas flow at a well in Zizhou gas field [ more Asian news ... ]	Mining News Petropavlovsk is planning to raise up to US$500 million through an initial public offering in Hong Kong Evraz Group reported net loss of US$270 million Riverstone Resources positive results from the drill program at its Goulagou I gold deposit in Burkina Faso Merrex has formally transferred operatorship of the Siribaya Gold project to IAMGOLD, Mali Sierra Leone parliament approves Tonkolili iron ore project mining lease Rio Tinto approves US$1.6 billion investment in Hope Downs 4 iron ore mine Discovery announces Boseto copper project BFS & development plan South Africa will release a review of the nation’s Mining Charter [ more mining news ... ]
Middle East Business News Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 7.3% to US$436 million in August Commission evaluating next month how much Algeria will pay for Egyptian operator Orascom Telecom Qatar Exchange must draft new listing rules before trading in bonds and Islamic debt can begin KBR has been selected by BP to undertake West Nile Delta Development in Egypt DP World has reported a 17% rise in net profits Egypt and Libya will establish a joint company worth US$100 million to oversee the construction of al-Fatih city Calvalley Petroleum announces additional Ras Nowmah field test results, Yemen Africa business blocs set rules for free trade areas [ more Middle East news ... ]	International Trade News Philippines seeking free trade deal with EU South Africa's trade surplus driven by coal exports S Korea, Peru reach free trade pact to expand trade EAC moves to address illicit trade South Africa and Japan cement ties Mauritius' trade deficit widened by 25.7% in the first half of 2010 Mexicana Airlines halts flights worldwide Tanzania moves back to pre-shipment inspection mode [ more trade news ... ]
Latin American Business News Time Warner agreed to buy Red de Television Chilevision SA from Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera S Korea, Peru reach free trade pact to expand trade Petrobras acquired a 50% stake in the local biodiesel company Bioleo Gran Tierra has completed initial testing of the Moqueta-2 delineation well, Columbia Switzerland commits US$10 million to Peru for trade development Airborne magnetic survey started over Miranda Gold's Pavo Real project in Colombia Robust gold demand still supported by investment growth - World Gold Council S. Korea, Peru to hold free trade talks [ more Latin American news ... ]	Exchange News Petropavlovsk is planning to raise up to US$500 million through an initial public offering in Hong Kong Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings the first Chinese-owned company to sell shares in Taiwan Black South African investors own 18% of the available share capital of the top 100 stocks on JSE Nigeria's Wema Bank plans a 9 billion naira share placement Japanese fund designed to give individual investors access to new listings of companies in China Nigeria plans to privatize its stock exchange The Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed Ecopetrol S.A. Nigerian Stock Exchange plans to reduce its workforce by a third [ more exchange news ... ]