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Australian commodities boom set to continue
National agricultural and resources forecaster says strong demand from China and India will extend the country’s commodities boom, offsetting damage from extreme weather

Youku: China's leading online video site
Stock has more than tripled since December as investors seem not to care that it makes no money and is 13 times dearer than Google


Korean prowess on show in south-east
The country's prowess in heavy industry and services is mounting a serious challenge to Chinese and western commercial influence across the region


Carlyle to buy Japanese ball bearings maker
The buy-out group is acquiring Tsubaki Nakashima, a ball bearings maker, in a deal expected to be one of the biggest private equity transactions in Japan in recent years



Asia palm oil groups go back to future in Africa
Blackguarded by the green movement and devoid of pricing power, the palm oil business has one thing going for it: the sparkling prospects of the liquid gold it extracts from millions of squat green trees, writes Kevin Brown




Carlyle to launch fund for Africa
The US private equity group plans to raise $750m to invest in the continent that would be overseen by a team of three with a presence in Johannesburg, Zimbabwe and Nigeria

Carlyle plans to launch a $750m fund to invest in Africa, a continent long neglected by the large international buy-out firms, people familiar with the US private equity group said, the FT reports. David Rubenstein, the group’s co-founder, has a reputation for being a pioneer in raising and investing money in frontier economies.

Libya's crisis could be Nigeria's opportunity

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