Month: January 2012

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Japan in Zambia

ZAMBIA SECURES $70M IN AID

Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 16 January 2012 08:32:58 PM

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Japan is providing $70 million in aid to Zambia and is keen to continue supporting the African country’s development in the coming years.
This was announced in Lusaka, Zambia, by visiting Japanese vice-minister for foreign affairs Toshiyuki Kato, the Times of Zambia reports.
The government-owned newspaper said Kato named agriculture and infrastructure as Japan’s priority sectors in Zambia. Kato also announced Japanese companies are showing interest in Zambia and promised to help boost public-private partnerships in the country, the Times of Zambia adds
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Emerging Markets Association – EMA

It has suddenly come to my notice that I subscribe to this newsletter – and it’s really quite good. Here is the website – http://www.emaoflondon.com/

The lecture by William Hague on the home page is quite fascinating on the history of the relationship between Latin America and Britain. Really great.

And apparently, Brazil has just overtaken Britain as the world’s 6th largest economy, this time last week.
http://www.emaoflondon.com/index.php/news-2/165-brazil-overtakes-uk-as-sixth-largest-economy

…it was inevitable, let’s face it!