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Samsung hits the acquisition trail
In financial terms, a $300m acquisition is no big deal for Samsung Electronics, given its $150bn market capitalisation. But in terms of technology, strategy and history, the South Korean group’s...
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Tanzania: Could the Chinese fare better than Barrick?
Mining companies are queuing up for east Africa’s natural resources boom, but one key player might now be heading for the exit. On Thursday Barrick Gold, the world’s biggest gold producer, confirmed it...
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CSR in the Philippines: do-gooding or back-scratching?
Like many management buzz words, corporate social responsibility has come to mean many things to many people. But if a bit of business do-gooding is required by the authorities as a condition, say, for...
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JPMorgan & Gates Foundation: good business?
EM health starts here Towering above the Manhattan skyline, the 50th floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters is as remote from Africa as you can get. But during the UN General Assembly every September, the...
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