Kurt Osterberg

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    Uganda poised to become top-50 oil producer

    A deal last week has brought Uganda a step closer to becoming a significant oil producer, offering billions of dollars of fresh investment to develop newly discovered oilfields. Italian energy giant E...
    On November 21, 2009 / By
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    Honduras coup tensions take toll on economy

    Business was bad in Honduras even before the president was ousted in a June coup, unleashing months of political turmoil that have deepened the impoverished country’s economic woes. Honduras was alr...
    On November 20, 2009 / By
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    US coal industry stakes survival on carbon capture

    A looming government clampdown on CO2 emissions is about to confront an already embattled US coal power industry with two stark options: capture carbon or die. Legislation from Congress or tough new r...
    On November 18, 2009 / By
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    Instant warm-up: InstaForex Award

    As a result of the upsurge in interest there are more and more companies interested in Forex, all the more under the conditions of the world financial crisis, as many other financial market segments a...
    On October 28, 2009 / By
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    Market insider

    Equities find positive territoryMost G20 bourses closed up in positive territory at the end of Q3. The FTSE 100 went up 21 percent. Between July and September 2009 it rose a number of times, particula...
    On October 14, 2009 / By
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    Walked in line: How JP lost and found its roots

    It’s amazing what a difference a couple of dots can make to a bank’s image. As today’s post-meltdown banks rush to remind nervous clients of their stability, one of the global banking giants has...
    On September 10, 2009 / By
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    Finance Agonistes

    For at least a quarter-century, the financial sector has grown far more rapidly than the economy as a whole, both in developed and in most developing countries. The ratio of total financial assets (st...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Corporates incensed by US clearing plans

    If banks provide the fuel for modern economies, then corporates are its engines. Without them, we would earn and consume nothing, trade would evaporate, savings would be wiped out, banks would fail an...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    A worldwide mission

    Banco Espírito Santo Angola is not only known for its financial performance, but also for its hard work in corporate citizenship. In economic sustainability, BESA was honoured by UNESCO and the Inter...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Global round-up

    Caribbean As many attack so-called “tax havens”, Natalie Shaw speaks to Shawna Lake, whose firm SKIPA promote development in St Kitts & Nevis France Companies have been going wrong and being ...
    On August 25, 2009 / By