Commodities Zambia eyes 35pc stake in mine projects: Minister LUSAKA: Zambia will negotiate larger stakes in projects with foreign mining firms and plans to revamp tax collection to Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:23am
Commodities Egypt's Alcotexa sells 250 tonnes cotton in past week CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 250 tonnes of cotton in the week wh Published 09 Oct, 2011 02:06pm
Commodities Sudan eyes 7 tonnes gold in 2011, plans refinery PORT SUDAN : Sudan said on Sunday it expects its mining industry to produce around 7 tonnes of gold in 2011 and it pla Published 09 Oct, 2011 12:08pm
Commodities Uganda exported 340,378 60kg bags coffee KAMPALA: Uganda exported 340,378 60-kilograame bags of coffee in September, up from 169,728 bags in the same month last Published 07 Oct, 2011 03:14pm
Commodities Miners meet Zimbabwe deadline on ownership: Minister HARARE: Mining firms in Zimbabwe have mostly met a September deadline by which they were required to submit plans to tra Published 29 Sep, 2011 10:03am
Commodities Egypt's Alcotexa sold 2,490t of cotton last week CAIRO: Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporter's Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 2,490 tonnes of cotton in the week Published 25 Sep, 2011 01:52pm
Commodities Egypt's SIIC says buys 35,000/T sugar CAIRO : Egypt 's state-owned Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC) said on Monday it has bought 30,000 tonnes Published 19 Sep, 2011 08:17am
Middle East Africa Commodities Tunisia buys 92,000 T wheat, 25,000 T durum HAMBURG : Tunisia 's state grains agency has purchased 92,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat and 25,000 tonnes of durum w Published 19 Sep, 2011 08:14am
Commodities Mauritius' Omnicane to build Kenya sugar factory: Report PORT LOUIS : Leading Mauritian sugar producer Omnicane is planning to develop a $180 million sugar factory in Kenya to Published 05 Sep, 2011 06:13am
Commodities Metorex H1 profit up 155 pc, forecasts flat output JOHANNESBURG: South African miner Metorex, which is being taken over by Chinese metals group Jinchuan, reported a 155 pe Published 05 Sep, 2011 04:00am
Commodities ICO sees arabica price up SAN JOSE : The price of robusta coffee could fall next year on ample stocks even as prices of higher quality arabicas ar Published 28 Aug, 2011 05:18pm
Financial South Korean shares close 3.86pc higher SEOUL : South Korean shares ended 3.86 percent higher on Tuesday amid bargain hunting and talks of possible new US sti Published 23 Aug, 2011 06:22am
Commodities South Africa to exceed mine transformation target: Minister JOHANNESBURG : South Africa 's Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said she is confident that a government-set ownership targ Published 21 Aug, 2011 08:19am
Commodities Iran sells crude for first time on oil bourse TEHRAN: Iran has sold its first consignment of crude on a new oil exchange after several false starts, Iranian media rep Published 18 Aug, 2011 02:46pm
Middle East Africa Commodities Kenyan tea prices dip in Ramadan NAIROBI : The average price of top grade tea from Kenya , the world's largest exporter of black tea, eased for the thir Published 16 Aug, 2011 06:18pm
Commodities Cameroon cocoa exports rose 18 percent in 2010-11 seasons: NCCB YAOUNDE : Cocoa exports from Cameroon , the world's fifth biggest grower, totalled 202,721 tonnes during the full 201 Published 12 Aug, 2011 09:00am
Commodities Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,382,000ton ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,382,000 tonnes by August 7, exporters estima Published 08 Aug, 2011 01:40pm
Commodities South Africa pushes Wal-Mart to concessions PRETORIA : South Africa said it would push Wal-Mart to rejig the conditions of its $2.4 billion Massmart deal, as P Published 02 Aug, 2011 05:23pm
Commodities Centamin Egypt cuts 2011 gold output guidance LONDON : Centamin Egypt cut its output guidance for the full year after announcing lower-than-expected gold production Published 02 Aug, 2011 06:34am
Commodities South Africa's Exxaro up, union to call off coal strike JOHANNESBURG: Shares of South Africa's Exxaro Resources rise more than 4 percent in afternoon trade, as miners say they Published 01 Aug, 2011 12:20pm
Commodities Tunisia grain crop doubles TUNIS : Tunisia gathered in 2.3 million tonnes of cereals in the 2011 harvest, twice as much as last year, the Agricul Published 23 Jul, 2011 02:53pm
Commodities Zambia's largest coal mine reopens LUSAKA : Zambian President Rupiah Banda opened the country's largest coal mine Friday, after Singapore's Nava Bharat too Published 08 Jul, 2011 06:44pm
Middle East Africa Commodities Uganda one of Africa's top coffee exporters KAMPALA: Coffee exports from Uganda, one of Africa's leading exporters of the beans, rose by 58 percent in June compared Published 08 Jul, 2011 11:38am
Commodities South African metal workers calls for strike JOHANNESBURG : The National Union of Metal-workers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced on Sunday a country-wide strike tha Published 03 Jul, 2011 01:20pm
Commodities Coffee agency informs pest cut output NAIROBI : Kenya has warned farmers that thrips, deadly and difficult to detect pests, may attack coffee farms this yea Published 01 Jul, 2011 12:20pm
Commodities Ivorian cocoa prices mixed ABIDJAN : Cocoa farm-gate prices in Ivory Coast were mixed last week, falling in some growing regions because of wor Published 30 Jun, 2011 02:11pm
Commodities Algeria Jan-May wheat imports grow 40pc ALGIERS : Algeria's grain imports in the first five months of this year rose 40 percent to 3.165 million tonnes compared Published 26 Jun, 2011 04:37pm
Commodities FIHC tenders for 25,000 T soyoil CAIRO : Egypt 's state-owned Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) has issued an international tender to purchase up t Published 26 Jun, 2011 04:02pm
Commodities Libya rebels to produce 100,000 oil barrels per day 'soon' ABU DHABI: The minister of oil and finance in the Libyan rebel council Ali Tarhoni said in Abu Dhabi Thursday that the r Published 09 Jun, 2011 09:45am
Middle East Africa Commodities Exxaro bids $130mn for Australia's Territory JOHANNESBURG : South African diversified miner Exxaro bid $130 million in cash for Australia's Territory Resources, maki Published 23 May, 2011 01:08pm