29 February 2008
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• Author: Wyndham Hartley and Mathabo Le Roux
• Source: All Africa

Cape Town, Feb 29, 2008 (Business Day/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — France was not disengaging with Africa but was intensifying its engagement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday in announcing a package of investments for sub-Saharan Africa of more than R100bn over the next five years.

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Filed by Colum Grove-White under Employment, Development, Energy and Nuclear Safety, Regional Security

21 November 2007
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• Source: RosBusinessConsulting

Russia placed fifth in terms of unemployment among Group of Eight (G8) countries in September, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. The unemployment rate was higher than Russia’s (5.7 percent) in France (8.6 percent), Germany (8.4 percent), Italy (6 percent), and Canada (5.9 percent). Unemployment was also fairly high in the UK (5.4 percent). The jobless rate was the lowest among G8 states in Japan (4 percent), with the US in second place (4.7 percent).

Filed by Cliff Vanderlinden under Employment

11 September 2007
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• Source: AAP MediaNet Press Releases

TOKYO, Sept. 10 /KYODO JBN-AsiaNet/– Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a general policy speech in a plenary session of the Diet on September 10, 2007.

Prime Minister Abe stated in his speech, “We must not stop this reform — for the future of our country and for our children. It was out of this sole determination that I decided to stay on. I would like to fulfill my responsibilities to the people by further advancing reforms with renewed determination, with the remorse based on the harsh election results and the resolve to fight for the people.” (more…)

Filed by Ivana Jankovic under Employment, Education and Social Policy, Development, Conflict Prevention and Human Security, Democratization and Human Rights