Zimbabwe paves way for nationalizing private firms
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Zimbabwe&#39;s government has set up a state  company to seize control of private local and foreign firms  that President Robert Mugabe&#39;s administration says are engaging  in &quot;economic sabotage&quot; in a bid to end his rule.
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Experts called the move by the Commerce Department a big step toward private-sector control.
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Several firms and shops in Zimbabwe face prosecution after they breached price ceilings imposed by a state pricing watchdog, a state daily reported on Monday.
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White Zimbabweans found themselves a step closer to losing control of their businesses to black people yesterday as a result of new government legislation.
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While much ire in the fight against net censorship and free speech restrictions falls squarely at the feet of the Chinese government, a new law in Zimbabwe should raise some eyebrows.
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Zimbabwe's government says it intends to end state subsidies for black-owned commercial farms.
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The nationalisation of Northern Rock looks less likely after the government decides on financial support.
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President Hugo Chavez's government moved to nationalize Venezuela's largest private electric company on Thursday, signing an agreement to buy a controlling stake in Electricidad de Caracas from its U.S.-based owner, AES Corp.
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MADRID, Sep 21 (IPS) - Supporting the private sector in Africa, as Spanish  businesses agreed to do this week, and combating people  trafficking mafias is the way to promote development and prevent  brain drain from African countries.
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The government is to review the way the UK tax system treats firms involved in private equity deals.
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Private spending, supported handsomely by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on traditional public investment.
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President Robert Mugabe's government,  responding to opposition demands, has published amendments to  tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him  entrench his rule.
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Zimbabwe has sent crack police to  enforce price freezes in the rural strongholds of President  Robert Mugabe, where businesses have failed to heed measures  aimed at reining in inflation and halting economic collapse.
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The decision clears the way for the media company to complete its plans to go private by year's end.
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Next prime minister also hints at bringing business figures into government.
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Government is tightening control over sector once dominated by private enterprise
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Private firms and charities are to be given a key role in efforts to get people off long-term benefits,  Tony Blair says.