Continental Airlines Suspends Operations At Cleveland Hub Sunday After Airport Power Outage

Continental Airlines has announced that it has suspended operations at its Cleveland hub at Hopkins International Airport through 6 p.m. Sunday due to a widespread airport power outage.

Gabon, French Company Sign Agreement to Build Metallurgical Plant

The Gabonese government and the Ogooué Mining Company (COMILOG), a subsidiary of French group Eramet, have signed an agreement for the construction of a metallurgical complex in Moanda (about 650 km southeast of Libreville). The deputy head of COMILOG,...

Kenya Set to Host Regional Banking And Mobile Money Conference

Kenya is set to hold a two-day regional banking and mobile money conference for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region from 24-25 February, organizers disclosed on Thursday. According to the organizers, AITEC Africa, the conference...

Treasury Minister Calls Offshore Tax Evasion “morally Unacceptable”

U.K. Treasury Minister Stephen Timms has called offshore tax evasion “morally unacceptable” as HM Revenue and Customs’ announced that some 10,000 people had notified their intention to disclose previously undeclared offshore income and...

World’s Tallest Building, the Burj Dubai Skyscraper Opens Monday

Preparations are nearing completion in the United Arab Emirates to open the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai skyscraper. Some 14,000 workers are putting finishing touches to the super-skyscraper, which will be officially opened on Monday.

U.K. Introduces New, Greener Regulations for Producers of Industrial And Automotive Batteries

New legislation, designed to ensure that all U.K. waste industrial and automotive batteries are recycled in the future, will come into effect on 1 January 2010. Producers of industrial and automotive batteries will be required to arrange the collection,...

Social Welfare Reform Almost Complete in Cameroon

Minister of Labor and Social Security, Robert Nkili has said that reform of social security is almost completed in Cameroon. Speaking to APA, he disclosed that the review of the reference texts that will be tabled before the National Assembly was underway. “This...

Gambian Leader Appoints a New Minister of Energy

Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has appointed a new Minister of Energy, which position had been vacant since the appointment of its substantive holder Ousman Jammeh as Minister of External Affairs in September.

Economic Recovery Slowly Gathering Momentum in the Euro Area

What has come to be termed as the “Great Recession” seems to have come to an end in the third quarter of 2009. The rebound in activity reflects improvements in the external environment, in financial conditions and in confidence. But the outlook...