Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from January 2001

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from January 2001

AFGHANISTAN Going home.
January 1, 2001... (From Arabies Trends) Byline: Katya Balayan KABUL There is a running joke in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Hamid Karzai sends a memo to the reigning warlord in a distant province. "It is time to lay down our weapons and work together,"...

Childcare budget to increase this year.
January 4, 2001... (From The Korea Herald) By Kim Tong-hyung Staff reporter The government will increase subsidies for childcare benefits to low-income households and disabled children, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday. The ministry said...

Union Bank And Olumegbon Chieftaincy Plan Billion Naira Development Scheme At Lekki Peninsula.
January 12, 2001... (From The News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Olutayo Olubi Deal For Land Owners In Lagos State, especially in the choice area of Lekki in Eti-Osa Local Government, land-owning families are investing more in billion naira estates that...

Andrew Mcgregor: MD, the Business Plan.
January 19, 2001... (From Moneyweb (South Africa) - AAGM) Byline: Belinda Anderson With us in the studio now we have Andrew McGregor. He has some advice for us on how entrepreneurs and businessmen can sharpen their vision. Andrew, you advise people...

Blue Chips On the Ftse Closed At 7 Week Highs.
January 30, 2001... (From Moneyweb (South Africa) - AAGM) Byline: Shawn Stockigt Blue chips on the FTSE closed at 7 week highs yesterday boosted by TMT's and banking stocks, although activity was muted as investors await another US interest rate move this...

Sweetshop Aki-ko opts for cartoon eye candy.
January 31, 2001... (From The Korea Herald) By Matt Hodges Staff reporter People don't walk down Ehwa's sloping boulevards, they skip. Wedding shops and confetti-like snow and treacle-colored coffee houses point to a land made of gingerbread cooked up by...