LONDON Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Serbian dinar fell half a percent on Friday, spooked by the protest resignation of the central bank governor, while emerging stocks stayed in negative territory after the ECB failed to satisfy hopes of swift action on the euro crisis. Markets were disappointed that Thursday's ECB policy meeting did not result immediately in concrete crisis … [Read more...] about EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks flat after ECB; serb dinar slumps
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S.Africa 3mth T-Bill avg yield steady at 5.15 pct
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand ($325 million) worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday -- 1 billion rand less than is usually on offer -- at an average yield of 5.15 percent, unchanged from last week. The bid-to-cover ratio rose to 2.5 from 1.98 previously, Reserve Bank data showed. Auction date: 03-08-2012 … [Read more...] about S.Africa 3mth T-Bill avg yield steady at 5.15 pct
Cricket-Centurion Petersen makes England pay for dropped catch
By Richard Sydenham LEEDS, England, Aug 2 - Alviro Petersen punished England for dropping him early on by scoring his fourth test century as South Africa reached 262 for five at the close of the first day of the second test on Thursday. Petersen was 124 not out at stumps, after England won the toss, and Jacques Rudolph was on one following a seesaw day that began with … [Read more...] about Cricket-Centurion Petersen makes England pay for dropped catch
UPDATE 3-US Congress approves lifeline for African clothing workers
* Bill extends third-country fabric provision three years * Secretary of State Clinton on seven-nation African tour By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress voted on Thursday to renew a trade measure supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs in Africa's clothing sector, just two months before the measure expires. Both the Senate and the … [Read more...] about UPDATE 3-US Congress approves lifeline for African clothing workers
Cricket-England v South Africa scoreboard
Will 2012 see more strong men of Africa leave office?There are many reasons for being angry with Africa ’s strong men, whose autocratic ways have thrust some African countries back into the eye of the storm and threatened to undo the democratic gains in other parts of the continent of the past decades. Blog Operation Somalia: The U.S., Ethiopia and now KenyaEthiopia did it … [Read more...] about Cricket-England v South Africa scoreboard
