Lagarde, Carstens shortlisted for IMF

Lagarde, Carstens shortlisted for IMF

  French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Governor of the Bank of Mexico, Agustin Carstens, are the two candidates to be considered for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This comes after nominations for the managing director post opened...
Loss Estimate Regarding Japan

Loss Estimate Regarding Japan

Catlin Group Limited, the international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announces an initial estimate of the financial impact of the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which devastated areas of northeast Japan. Catlin expresses its sympathy to the...
Tight security ahead of Brics summit

Tight security ahead of Brics summit

Tight security ahead of Brics summit Sanya, China – Hours ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s arrival in China for Thursday’s Brics summit, Chinese officials have set up a massive security cordon around nearby Yalong Bay, where the various Heads of State are to stay. Zuma...
Business unusual for SETAs

Business unusual for SETAs

Pretoria – To help the country realise its target of having a skilled workforce, which will ultimately contribute to the creation of jobs, the Department of Higher Education and Training has extended the operation of all SETAs for the next five years, as from 1...
Africa open for business

Africa open for business

Pretoria – South African Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, says Africa is ripe with opportunities for those willing to make investments. Speaking at a public lecture at New York University, Motlanthe dismissed the negative perceptions of Africa, which has...