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The Delamere International Newsletter ©

Edition of 1 November 2008 #189

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Business: Coal Exports from Mozambique
2. Business: Investor Interest in Africa
3. Business: Mexico & South Africa to Increase Trade
4. Business & Environmental: Programme to Save Water
5. Business & Environmental: Poverty in Africa
6. Education: J B Priestley (John Boynton Priestley) Writer
7. Education: Life of a Missionary in Africa
8. Immigration: Poles are Leaving Britain in Droves
9. Immigration & Travel: Business Visitors to the UK
10.Travel: Flying for Free

 

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1. Business: Coal Exports from Mozambique
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MAPUTO - Brazil's Mining giant Vale said on Monday it expects to start exporting coal from its Moatize mine in Mozambique in 2011. Vale CE Officer Roger Agnelli told Reuters the mine will eventually produce 40-million metric tonnes of coal a year. Vale, the world's second-biggest miner and the biggest iron-ore producer won the government tender in 2004 and paid $123 million for license to produce coal in Moatize. To read the full report, go to our NEWS DESK link.

Editor's Note: Visit our web page on doing business in Mozambique.


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2. Business: Investor Interest in Africa
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In the wake of the global financial crisis, Africa is being positioned as a safe haven for investors by an unlikely quarter: British bankers and analysts. Investor interest in Africa has been boosted by views that the continent will be more resilient if the world slides into a recession. "We see Africa as the final financial frontier to be conquered," says Standard Chartered MD and head of global markets for Africa, Fred Lee. To read the full report, go to our NEWS DESK link.

 


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3. Business: Mexico & South Africa to Increase Trade
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Mexico's ambassador to South Africa, Luis Cabrera, said on Wednesday that while his country had seen massive growth in foreign trade to $600-billion, only $450-million was with South Africa and so the potential to improve on this was enormous. To read the full report, go to our NEWS DESK link.

Editor's Note: Visit our page on Mexico, click on this link.

 

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4. Business & Environmental: Programme to Save Water
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The World Wildlife Federation (WWF), South African Breweries (SAB), and the South African government's Working for Water Programme on Wednesday launched what is believed to be the world's first fully quantitative water neutral scheme. To read the full report, go to our NEWS DESK link.

 

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5. Business & Environmental: Poverty in Africa
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Cape Town: Africa's rich abundance of life seems inexhaustible, but growing pressure on animals and plants could lead to greater poverty, more wars and