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Standard Bank customer woes - Namibian
CARD holders of Standard Bank Namibia who are experiencing problems paying with their cards in shops will have to suffer for a few weeks more – the system fault might only be rectified by the end of this month. Several shops and supermarket ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:35:00 GMT

Standard Bank and Trust Selects uMonitor for Online Account Opening ... - Earthtimes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - (Business Wire) uMonitor, the innovative financial solution services provider for banking customer acquisition and retention, announced that Hickory Hills, Ill.-based Standard Bank and Trust has selected its online account opening ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:26:00 GMT

Controlling Interest - Kommersant
It is expected that a large number of actively-traded shares of Russian banks , which posted significant growth in 2005, will appear on the market this year. As before, however, the banks prefer to sell large chunks of shares to one buyer rather than ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Exporters suffer double whammy as sterling hits record low against ... - Independent
The currency hit a new all-time low of 87.88 pence per euro, the lowest level since the single currency's debut in 1999 STERLING reached a new record low against the euro yesterday, putting further pressure on the UK profits of major Irish firms and ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:24:00 GMT

S.Africa stocks slide, rand off 2-wk low vs dlr - FXStreet.com
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - South African stocks slid for a second day on Thursday led by miners and financials as resurgent worries about the global economy hit equities worldwide, while the rand bounced back from a 2-week low against the dollar ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:27:00 GMT

METALS-Copper down, nickel drops 10 pct as index re-jig starts - Forbes
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Copper and most metals fell on Thursday, with nickel down 9.8 percent, as worries about the global economy intensified and players took profits as the rebalancing of commodity indices started. Buying ahead of re-weighting of ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Hearty welcome for Captain Courageous - United Cricket Board of South Africa
Proteas captain Graeme Smith admitted he was blown away by the warm-hearted reception he and his test teammates Ashwell Prince, Robin Peterson and Monde Zondeki, received at OR Tambo International Airport when they arrived back from Sydney, Australia ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:17:00 GMT

COMMODITIES-Oil up but metals ease on economic gloom - Forbes
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Oil rose on Thursday, after diving 12 percent overnight, but demand concerns pushed metals lower and investors will look to key U.S. non-farm payrolls data on Friday for further guidance on the macroeconomic outlook. U.S ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Platinum Rises for 6th Day in London on Demand, Supply Outlook - Bloomberg
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Platinum rose for a sixth session in London on speculation the U.S. government’s plans to bolster the economy will boost demand at a time when companies are cutting production. Gold was little changed. U.S. President-elect ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Gold steadies as oil stabilises; U.S. data eyed - Khaleej Times
LONDON - Gold steadied above $840 an ounce in Europe on Thursday as oil prices stabilised after a 12 percent slide, and traders awaited key U.S. non-farm payrolls data due on Friday for fresh impetus. Spot gold was quoted at $841.45/843.45 at 1020 ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:07:00 GMT