en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-03-22 Uganda Business

Tariff hikes will soon take effect, warns Eskom
BDlive
"Eskom confirms that the price increase to be implemented on April 1 2015 to Eskom direct customers is still 12.69% and for municipalities will be 14.25% from July 1 2015, as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) during ...

S.Africa's Eskom says to implement rolling power cuts   Reuters
Eskom implements load shedding   iAfrica.com
Stage 1 load shedding: 21 March '15   East Coast Radio
Independent Online
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ALISON-MADUEKE: On Corruption, Figures Bandied By Opposition Do Not Exist
The Guardian Nigeria
Untitled-6 Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke recently had a media chat to explain some of the burning issues in her ministry. She talked about allegations of corruption, the N10bn expenditure on jet hire, the subsidy on kerosene and others.
Allegation of missing $20bn oil money an indictment on Senate —Alison-Madueke   Nigerian Tribune
Alleged missing oil revenue: NNPC wasn't indicted –Diezani Alison-Madueke ...   Daily Sun

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Indigo is colour of water in Nigeria
Nigerian Tribune
Today is the World's Water Day, with a theme, “Water and Sustainable Development”. RITA OKONOBOH looks at the trajectory of water provision in Nigeria and why its lack or dearth has caused arrested development in the country. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's ...

World Water Day 2015: Facts, figures and 'Water and Sustainable Development ...   International Business Times UK
Environment, Local Government Minister issues message on Canada Water Week   Sackville Tribune Post
Kids world   The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Gulf Times
DhakaTribune
The Daily Star
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Ghana seeks bridge financing of up to $1b in first half of 2015
gulfnews.com
Accra: Ghana will seek bridge finance of between $300 million and $1 billion (Dh1.1 billion and Dh3.67 billion) in the first half of this year to redeem maturing domestic debt, according to a memo to parliament signed by Finance Minister Seth Terkper. The debt ...

Ghana seeks bridge financing of up to $1bn   Arab News
Ghana seeks bridge financing of up to $1 bln in H1 2015   Reuters Africa
Moody's downgrades GCB Bank's local-currency deposit rating to B3   GhanaWeb

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The end of coal?
The Week Magazine
It's by far the dirtiest fuel source. Burning coal not only fills the air with soot and toxic heavy metals such as lead and mercury but also produces roughly double the amount of carbon dioxide — a key greenhouse gas — than burning natural gas does.
The lights are going out for coal - and humans may be starting to fight back ...   Telegraph.co.uk
The lights are going out for coal - and humans may possibly be beginning to fight ...   Chronicle Bulletin
China Shenhua Energy 2014 profit falls 19 pct on coal price slide   Bakken.com

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Standards and Poor's downgrades Nigeria's economy
Premium Times
Standards and Poor's (S&P) an International rating Agency on Friday said that the Nigerian government fiscal policies in response to fall in global oil price were “proactive and ambitious”. This was disclosed in a statement Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesperson to ...

S&P downgrades Nigeria as oil price and poll risks take their toll   gulfnews.com
S&P Lowers Nigeria's Rating On Rising External Vulnerabilities   RTT News
S&P cuts Nigeria to B+ on weak oil, cites political risk   Reuters Africa
Nigerian Bulletin
The Guardian Nigeria
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PM cautionary on Finland maintaining triple-A credit rating
YLE News
Although Finland has kept its triple-A credit rating, Fitch credit ratings agency revised its long-term economic outlook for the country from stable to negative. Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says that without definitive action, Finland could also stand to lose its ...

Fitch downgrades Finland's outlook to "negative," affirms its AAA rating   Xinhua
Finland May Lose Top Fitch Rating Amid Stagnation, Rising Debt   Bloomberg
Fitch revises Finland rating outlook to 'negative'   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Reuters
MarketWatch
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Mysterious researcher questions Noble Group accounting practices
Financial Times
Noble Group, Asia's biggest commodity trader by sales, has been accused of understating its level of debt by more than a third by a mysterious researcher, which also warned of “red flags” over corporate governance standards in its third attack on the ...

Iceberg Research says Noble Group understates debt   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Noble Group attacked for understating its debts in latest Iceberg Research report   The Straits Times
Noble Group Receives Another Chilly Critique From Iceberg   Wall Street Journal

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Euro: Parity Like It's 1999
Seeking Alpha (registration)
Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...)The author wrote this article themselves, and it expresses their own opinions. The author is not receiving compensation for ...

EconomyThe euro's swings and 3 other charts of the week   Financial Times
How Northern Trust is Playing the Dollar Rally   Barron's
Greek pledge, Fed sooth investors   Independent Online
Economic Times
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Business Briefs: News Digest
Wall Street Journal
China National Chemical Corp. is negotiating to buy a controlling stake in Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli & C. SpA, according to a person familiar with the situation. Pirelli tyres during the 2013 German Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring in Germany. The company ...

Camfin mulling Pirelli stake sale to ChemChina of China, claim reports   Big News Network.com
ChemChina in talks to buy 26% stake in Italian tyremaker Pirelli   domain-B
Pirelli may become a China firm   The Rakyat Post
Customs Today Newspaper
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