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Buffett gets saucy by purchasing Heinz

In what has been described as a historic deal, and the largest to date in the food industry, US billionaire Warren Buffett is to buy food giant Heinz for as much as $28 billion.

Licensed to thrill

New James Bond theme park to open in Maldives in summer 2011.

Private power to boost growth in Kenya

Private power producers are set to increase Kenya’s electricity generation capacity by 285 megawatts to spur economic growth and improve competitiveness, the World Bank has anno

Retailers bid for Carrefour assets

Retailers from Europe and Asia are in an auction battle for the south-east Asian assets of the French supermarket chain Carrefour.

ChileÔÇÖs mining boom shows no signs of slowing

Chile expects mining investment in the country to reach as high as $112 billion by 2021

Financing the future

Mark Tyler at Nedbank Capital talks about the challenges facing mining companies as they seek financing for projects and what he believes the immediate future holds for the indu

Rosneft touches Putin for $42 billion

Western sanctions are showing their teeth as Russia's state-controlled energy corporation Rosneft requests the Russian government for a $42 billion loan

E.ON in talks to sell UK electricity distribution network

Germany’s E.ON is in talks to sell its UK electricity distribution network for between £3.5 billion and £4 billion.

PortMiami

Easily accessible to Caribbean and Latin American markets, as well as those of Asia and Europe by way of the Panama Canal, it is easy to see why PortMiami has earned the nicknam

Glaxo sells drug brands to Omega

GlaxoSmithKline, Britain’s biggest drugs maker, has agreed to divest several of its over-the-counter (OTC) European brands to Omega Pharma for €470 million (£391 million).

GoldmanÔÇÖs glittering profits

Goldman Sachs has surprised industry watchers by reporting a doubling of its profits

Metro de Santiago

CEO Roberto Bianchi talks about the extensive expansion programme being undertaken to improve the infrastructure of what is South America’s largest subway system

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