EBRD focuses on global economic woes at Kiev meeting
KIEV (AFP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development kicked off its annual meeting here on Sunday to discuss the impact of global economic turmoil and soaring food prices in the former...
AFP Finance News -
Sunday May 18, 2008, 5:47 pm
EBRD meet opens in Kiev, with focus on global economic woes
KIEV (AFP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development begins its annual meeting here on Sunday to discuss the impact of global economic turmoil and soaring food prices in the former...
AFP Finance News -
Sunday May 18, 2008, 12:10 pm
China quake losses won't spark price hikes -- ministry
BEIJING (AFP) - China's earthquake caused massive losses to agriculture but will not trigger major food shortages or price hikes, the vice minister of agriculture said Saturday.The 7.9 magnitude...
AFP Finance News -
Sunday May 18, 2008, 4:54 am
ACCC asked to investigate alcoholic energy drinks
The Victorian Government has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate the marketing of alcoholic energy drinks.
The Government has raised concerns that young...
ABC Business News -
Saturday May 17, 2008, 11:00 am
BANGLADESH TO IMPORT 100,000 TONNES OF WHEAT
DHAKA, May 16 Asia Pulse - The government will import
100,000 metric tonnes of wheat to ease the demand for the food
item, the price of which has more than doubled in recent
times. To this effect,...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 5:22 pm
Food inflation easing back under 4%
Woolworths Ltd, Australia's biggest grocer, says price inflation for fresh foods is easing in its supermarkets.And the company said inflation would have been worse in recent years, if not for the...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 5:09 pm
Australia's Woolworths: April food inflation slowed
MELBOURNE, May 16 (Reuters) - Woolworths Ltd (ASX: WOW.ax) ,
Australia's largest supermarket chain, said on Friday growth in
its internal rate of food inflation slowed in April, but
Australia would...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 3:56 pm
LOW PRICES, HIGH COSTS HIT VIETNAMESE FISH FARMERS
HANOI, May 16 Asia Pulse - Falling tra and basa catfish
prices and rising overheads have cost farmers in the Cuu Long
(Mekong) Delta VND300 billion (US$18.75 million) since March. During the last...
Asia Pulse News -
Friday May 16, 2008, 2:17 pm
Farmers 'ripped off' by fertiliser companies
A Queensland MP says food prices will increase because of massive hikes in the price of agricultural fertilisers.
The member for Lockyer says farmers are being ripped off by fertiliser companies...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 1:00 pm
TAIWANESE FRUIT POPULAR AT SOUTH KOREA FOOD FAIR
SEOUL, May 16 Asia Pulse - Taiwanese mangoes won a thumbs up
from many South Korean food business operators at the opening
of the 2008 International Food Fair in Seoul, South Korea
Wednesday in a...
Asia Pulse News -
Friday May 16, 2008, 12:15 pm
UN FAO GRANTS US$99,000 FOR TRAINING IN PAKISTAN AGRI SECTOR
ISLAMABAD, May 16 Asia Pulse - The Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (UN) will provide US$99,000
as grant-in-aid to Pakistan for training on agricultural census
methodology...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 11:48 am
CCA's Confidence For 2008
The market got a taste for the earnings outlook for Coca-Cola Amatil yesterday after shareholders at the AGM were told to expect "high single digit growth in net profit" for the 2008...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday May 16, 2008, 8:48 am
Brewer SABMiller cheers soaring profits
LONDON (AFP) - Britain-based brewer SABMiller said Thursday that annual net profits jumped 22.6 percent as the group benefited from its strong brands and broad global footprint across emerging...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 11:04 pm
Japan/UK Inflation Surges
Inflation might be of emerging concern to the US, but in Japan it's a real problem now, which shows no sign of slowing. Figures released yesterday show that Japan's wholesale prices again rose...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 8:39 pm
ARAB TEAM SET TO VISIT OMAN TO SET UP AGRICULTURE FUND
MUSCAT, May 15 Asia Pulse - A delegation of the Arab
Authority for Investment and Agricultural Development will
visit Oman in the next few days to prepare the required study
to establish an...
Asia Pulse News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 3:19 pm
