It is being reported in London that the major commodity houses are lining up to do business in Iran.This could be a very good opportunity to supply grains, etc. to a market of 80 million people, although it is of course conditional on several factors.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Of very good news to Egyptian importers is Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announcement that fees for opening import letters of credit will drop from 2.5 percent to 1.5 percent. While importers are happy with the decrease, they say that it will be even more important for the CBE to make more foreign currency available to banks with U.S. dollars currently in very short supply. As has been observed lately, importers are breaking...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
