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/ 23 October 2006
The International Monetary Fund has estimated that Africa needs to accelerate annual GDP growth to 7% to attain the goal of reducing by half the proportion of people living on less than one dollar a day by 2015. Africa’s economy as a whole is growing at about 5,5% in 2006.
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/ 19 October 2006
A new architecture is emerging in China, befitting its go-getting temperament: the O-shaped skyscraper being built for the Chinese state television network, Norman Foster’s 32ha dragon-shaped airport, and the ribbon-like tangles of the showcase ”bird’s nest” stadium, which is rising up against the Beijing skyline a year ahead of schedule for the 2008 Olympic Games.