THE business community in Zimbabwe has asked government to reduce the number of its embassies, consulates and missions abroad as a first step towards containing expenditure in the 2010 National Budget. In a position paper on...
When UK firm Tullow Oil announced its discovery of 600 million barrels of oil in Ghana in 2007, the blogosphere responded with variegated tones of hope and cynicism. After two years since the detection, the country has begun to...
HOUSTON (AP) - Cobalt International Energy Inc., an oil exploration and production company, said Friday it is seeking to raise about $955 million in an initial public offering in the next month. The Houston company said in its...
Bipartisan legislation on so called "conflict minerals" was recently introduced in the US House of Representatives. The bill is designed to create transparency and allow consumers to make informed choices when they purchase...