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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9249

24 August 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib/kenya
USD 5 million stake in new SME fund in Kenya

Brussels, 23/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will contribute USD 5 million to the Business Partners International Kenya SME Fund (BPI-K). BPI-K is a Kenyan Limited Partnership that invests in young Kenyan SMEs focusing particularly on small companies and investing between USD50,000 and USD500,000 per company. The fund is co-sponsored by IFC and Business Partners International (BPI), a subsidiary of Business Partners Ltd (BPSA), a South African SME investment...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
: Note to subscribers. Throughout the month of August, EUROPE will appear in a shortened format
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Friday, extraordinary meeting of foreign affairs ministers with Kofi Annan
(EU) EU/COPS/LEBANON: EU cooperating on participation at Finul
(EU) EU/IRAN: Iran says its ready to negotiate - Javier Solana says response demands detailed analysis
(EU) EU/DRC: Truce in DRC - Javier Solana meetings with Kabila and Bemba - Louis Michel condemns serious incidents in Kinshasa
(EU) EU/YEMEN: EU observers' mission at 20 September elections
(EU) EU/TOGO:
(EU) EP/CUBA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: US rice has to be certified proving that it does not contain any illegal GMO
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: European companies prepared to invest more in R&D
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Commission to present Green Paper on detection technologies in September - conference on explosives in November
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commissioner Piebalgs at Stavanger conference
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: €26 million for withdrawing boats from Nouadhibou
(EU) EU/FIRES: Several countries help Spain fight fires
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into Metso's take-over of Aker Kvaerner's business activities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into Thules' take-over of Schneeketten
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of BP's Dormagen business by Ineos
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of joint control by Sea-Invest of EMO-EKOM given go-ahead
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Takeover of Aviall by Boeing given green-light
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(EU) EU/EIB/KENYA: USD 5 million stake in new SME fund in Kenya
(EU) EU/TRADE: FTA calls on Commission to halt definitive anti-dumping measures on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/ARI TRANSPORT:
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