Posts Tagged ‘Africa’

Nestle Reports Strong Nine-Month Sales

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Vevey, Switzerland (AHN) – Nestle reported better-than-expected sales in the first nine months of the year on Friday and maintained its forecast for the full year. Sales from January through September grew to 82.8 billion Swiss francs ($85.2 billion), up 4.1 percent from 79.5 billion Swiss francs ($81.8 billion) [...]

Turkey Looks East To Boost Economy

The Media Line Staff Ankara, Turkey Michael Grubb – Turkey expects 6.8 percent growth in 2010, according to a new report released by the Turkish cabinet. Entitled the Medium-Term Program (OVP), the report details the development of Turkey’s economy for the next three years. It was seen as an attempt to instill confidence among foreign [...]

Growing Gulf Dependent On Imported Food

The Media Line Staff Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The Media Line – Many Gulf countries are investing heavily in foreign farmlands that are more fertile, chiefly in Africa but also India and Pakistan, in a bid to secure a steady food supply. Looking out over the glass and concrete skyscrapers that dominate the skylines [...]

How to Trade Oil

There are many ways Investors can gain exposure to Oil ranging from Oil stocks, Exchange traded funds through to Futures contracts.   Crude oil is the raw material that is refined to produce gasoline, heating oil, diesel, jet fuel and many other petrochemicals   Capital Spreads offer exposure through spread betting on the price of [...]