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 | 'Africa fastest growing market for telecom' |
| | Africa has been the fastest growing market worldwide for communication technology in the past three years and will emerge as an important market for the industry. |
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| Oil eases below US $ 124 a barrel |
| | World oil prices today eased further, trading below US $ 124 a barrel as a firmer dollar encouraged profit-taking in a market that remains well-supported. |
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| Kingfisher Airlines eyeing Lankan operations |
| | India's private air carrier Kingfisher airlines is planning to operate flights to four more destinations including Sri Lanka by the year end. |
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| SriLankan Airlines offers free IPL tickets |
| | SriLankan Holidays has unveiled packages that include tickets for the semis, final, return economy class airfare, star class accommodation with breakfast, hotel transfers, a city tour and fuel taxes. |
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| Etisalat has eyes on MTN, too |
| | UAE’s Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) said it is evaluating a possible bid for South Africa’s MTN, a potential target of India’s top mobile operator, Bharti Airtel. |
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| Chinese manufacturers moving bases |
| | Edward Kang spent 15 years building textile maker Ever-Glory International into a symbol of China’s world dominance in cheap clothes, shoes and toys. |
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| What’s prime time in the age of DVRs? |
| | Thanks to the likes of TiVo, while overall usage of TV is steady, linear broadcasts favoured by advertisers are declining. |
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| M&C Saatchi sets up digital unit |
| | The UK-based global advertising agency has been busy putting together the leadership for this unit over the last few months. |
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| Playboy chief talks of transformation |
| | After reporting Q1 losses, CEO Christie Hefner says the company is shifting focus to new initiatives like casinos, men’s perfume and videos on YouTube |
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