PROFILE-Soccer-Facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa
Reuters - 15 minutes agoFollowing are key facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa:
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Following are key facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa:
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The country’s gold demand may be more than 450 metric tons this year, up from 395.6 tons in 2008, and output may climb to 310 tons, compared with 282 tons a year earlier, Zhang Yongtao, deputy secretary-general of the association, said at a conference in Kunming today.
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* Italy win for first time since June last year
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa . Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world’s largest gold producer, may have record output this year as miners expand production after gold prices reached all-time highs, according to the China Gold Association.