Menas Associates | News http://www.menas.co.uk/news/ Since 1978, Menas Associates has enabled multinational clients succeed in potentially unstable business environments by providing independent intelligence through our Consulting and Publishing divisions.Our wide range of consultancy services cover the whole business cycle from new country entry to eventual withdrawal. en-gb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:01:02 GMT Copyright: (C) Menas Associates 2012 100 Menas Associates Newshttp://www.menas.co.uk/images/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.menas.co.uk/news/ Libya's budget deficit to reach $10 billion http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2453/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2453/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT US sanctions Iran's Central Bank http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2452/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2452/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Egypt to put foreign nationals on trial http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2451/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2451/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Another Brazilian minister resigns in corruption probe http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2450/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2450/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The battle for abstention http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2449/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2449/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Israel's threat to Suez Canal's supremacy http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2448/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2448/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2447/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2447/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT CBN reports on petroleum subsidy http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2440/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2440/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria arrests Boko Haram spokesman http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2438/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2438/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT EIU survey highlights Africa's investment potential http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2437/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2437/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bani Walid conflict illustrates the continuing division between the central authorities and the local population http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2436/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2436/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT At least 13 Al-Qa'ida militants killed in air strike http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2435/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2435/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT New oil terminal to open but Hormuz threat causes alarm http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2434/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2434/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2439/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2439/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2433/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2433/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT South Sudan insists on border deal for oil http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2432/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2432/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Turkey's price decrease request http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2431/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2431/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2430/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2430/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi anti-corruption body aims high http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2429/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2429/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Caspian co-operation discussed with Iran http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2428/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2428/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2427/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2427/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Norway to open up Barents for exploration after border demarcation http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2426/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2426/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Salafi rebuked by Speaker http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2425/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2425/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Jonathan sacks police chief http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2424/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2424/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two bomb attacks leave 13 dead http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2423/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2423/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Italy wants to resume its favoured trading relationship http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2422/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2422/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Controversy over non-promotions of key police officers http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2421/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2421/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Priority for national pipeline constructors http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2420/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2420/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Nexen denies Yemen bribery claims http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2419/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2419/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2418/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2418/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Deadly clash on Lebanon-Syria maritime border http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2417/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2417/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT China, India agree on border mechanism http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2416/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2416/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Journalist arrested for bribing police http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2415/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2415/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2414/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2414/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A fire rocks Chevron's oil rig in Bayelsa State http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2413/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2413/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bringing the militias to heel? http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2412/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2412/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2411/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2411/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Lebanon still keen to know what happened to Shi'a cleric Imam Musa Sadr http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2410/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2410/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General's accusations lead to a political storm http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2409/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2409/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Japanese conglomerate pays to settle Nigerian corruption case http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2408/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2408/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Christmas Day bomber escapes from custody http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2407/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2407/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Five policemen killed at a checkpoint near Iraq's Jordanian and Syrian borders http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2406/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2406/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hosni Mubarak's trial resumes http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2405/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2405/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Indonesia to send observers to mediate Thailand-Cambodia border dispute http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2404/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2404/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Clashes between rival factions leave two dead http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2403/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2403/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Iran warns “Arab neighbour countries” against boosting oil production http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2402/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2402/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ahmed Ouyahia will not stand down as Prime Minister http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2401/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2401/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Government fight-back failing http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2400/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2400/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT China and India restart attempts to settle border http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2399/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2399/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Constitution to be drafted before presidential elections http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2398/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2398/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Militias' future may be in the security forces http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2397/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2397/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mercosul summit http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2396/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2396/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2395/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2395/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Iran, Saudi Arabia ink deal to develop joint oilfield http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2394/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2394/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saleh will continue to lead the GPC http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2393/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2393/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former US Army Major sentenced in corruption case http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2392/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2392/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2391/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2391/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Soltani's MSP to leave presidential alliance http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2390/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2390/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Lebanon to push on with offshore oil exploration http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2389/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2389/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Human Rights Commission condemns crackdown http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2388/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2388/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mubarak trials resume http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2387/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2387/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Investors cool on South Pars bonds http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2386/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2386/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Saharan provinces in Mali http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2385/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2385/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT January issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2384/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2384/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Slovenia and Croatia to meet on Bay of Piran dispute http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2383/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2383/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT State of security remains a concern http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2381/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2381/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Small parties may hold 2012 election balance of power http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2380/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2380/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ibru struck from register http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2379/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2379/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2446/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2446/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2445/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2445/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2444/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2444/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2443/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2443/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2442/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2442/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Middle East continues to score badly on bribery ranking http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2441/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2441/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mekong joint patrols http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2377/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2377/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Failed Indian anti-corruption bill will return, insists Congress http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2376/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2376/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Iran threatens unilateral exploration at disputed Arash field http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2374/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2374/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sonatrach executives jailed http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2372/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2372/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT December issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2382/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2382/ Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT December issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2378/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2378/ Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT December issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2375/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2375/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT December issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2370/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2370/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Many Egyptians lose sympathy for the young revolutionaries http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2369/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2369/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Oil Ministry to go softly on mining companies http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2368/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2368/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT East African states agree maritime border demarcations http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2367/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2367/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT December issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2366/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2366/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT NTC asks UN to unfreeze more assets http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2365/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2365/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT South Sudan commits to joining resource transparency group http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2364/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2364/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Government announces local content policy roadmap http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2363/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2363/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Iraq issues an arrest warrant for Vice President al-Hashemi http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2362/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2362/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Serbia's Defence Minister signs agreement http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2361/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2361/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT December issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2360/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2360/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sokoto governor passed to run in ruling party primary http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2359/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2359/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Higher turnout for second stage of parliamentary elections http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2358/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2358/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Siemens executives charged in corruption case http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2357/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2357/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Reconciliation conference' in Tripoli http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2356/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2356/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Indian Coast Guard cancels proposal to ban fishing along Sri Lankan border http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2355/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2355/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Prime Minister al-Maliki calls on US businesses to invest in Iraq http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2354/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2354/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sustainable cocoa project launched as Ghana cocoa continues to command premium http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2353/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2353/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Minister urges foreign companies to employ Ghanaian nationals http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2352/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/2352/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT