Cuba's lawmakers Wednesday mulled legalizing more small private businesses, perhaps expanding a limited program to include farm and food industries in the economically struggling communist nation, state media said.
Arcelormittal SA reports turnaround ArcelorMittal South Africa reported a turnaround on Wednesday as it released its interim financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
South Africa's rand holds firm vs dollar, futures edge up South Africa's rand touched a 3-month high against the dollar on Tuesday and looked set to hold its ground, helped by firmer stocks and speculation of a possible purchase of local group Nedbank by HSBC.
Ericsson more than doubles profit in q2 Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB says its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter, mainly thanks to a dramatic cut in costs.
Repo rate unchanged at 6.5% The repo rate was left unchanged at 6.5 percent, following the conclusion of the July meeting of the SA Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) on Thursday.
Rand weakening under discussion: Zuma The government has taken no decision on weakening the rand but the matter is under discussion, President Jacob Zuma said in Pretoria on Thursday.
South Africa's Vodacom Q1 revenue flat Vodacom, the biggest mobile operator in South Africa, reported little change in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, as international growth was offset by weakness in its home market.
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