The 7th Summit of the Group of 8 (D-8) started here on Sunday with the meeting of D-8 Commissioners in this capital city of Nigeria, Abuja. The 28th session of the Commissioners’ two-day meeting at the State House Banquet Hall ...

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The Turkish president has said Turkey and Indonesia have agreed to start work to reciprocally abolish visa requirements between the two countries as a way to step up their strengthening relations. “During today’s meetings, Turkey and Indonesia agreed to start ...

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Turkish President Abdullah Gül has said Indonesia and Turkey aim to reach a bilateral trade volume of $10 billion, stressing increasingly growing trade and economic relations. Speaking at a press conference yesterday following his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo ...

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D-8 Organization is set to hold the D-8 7th Head of States Summit in the capital of Nigeria next month. The Summit will be launched from 4-8 July, 2010 with the theme of “Enhancing Investment Cooperation among D-8 Members”. The ...

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Indonesia has declared a two-year moratorium on clearing natural forests as part of a billion-dollar deal aimed at reviving efforts to fight climate change after the collapse of global talks in Copenhagen last year. The deal, signed Wednesday at a ...

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Malaysia may sell more than $600 million of five-year Islamic bonds, the country’s first overseas debt offering in almost eight years, according to Barclays Capital as the prime minister officially launched the sale. The Southeast Asian nation started to market the ...

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday last week invited Malaysian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh and take advantage of the existing favourable investment climate, as reported by Bangladeshi media source. The Prime Minister said this while addressing a roundtable ...

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday promised to do his best towards moving Nigeria forward, as reported by Nigerian newspaper, Punch. The President made the promise at separate receptions for delegations from Niger and Kano states, which were led by their ...

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Indonesia has launched an ambitious plan to tap the vast power of its volcanoes and become a world leader in geothermal energy, while trimming greenhouse gas emissions. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands stretching from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans ...

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Turkey’s leading airport operator, Tepe-Akfen-Vie Airports Holding (TAV), has received awards in three categories at the Emerging Markets Airport Awards (EMAA) ceremony in Dubai. In a written statement released on Friday, TAV said the company was named “the best airport ...

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