Will Abidjan remain a West African oasis?

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Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast, has long been a popular location for multinationals looking for an area in which to establish themselves in Africa, providing a more sedate atmosphere than is available in the Nigerian capital of Lagos or other cities in the area. The country's president, Felix Houphouet Boigny, has nurtured a politically and economically stable environment in which the Western firms can operate, but questions remain about the transfer of power upon the aged leader's departure from the presidency. The political and economic outlook for the country and the succession problems that it has yet to resolve are described.

Economic policy, Political aspects, Developing countries, Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast

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Johnson Matthey heads west

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Johnson Matthey (JM) is looking to increase its emphasis on electronic materials, moving away from precious metals. As part of this policy, it has made a $170.2 million cash tender offer for Advance Circuits Inc (ACI), one of the leading US suppliers of high technology multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs) for electronics applications. According to some observers, the purchase is also designed to allow JM to remain competitive with Cookson.

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing, Printed Circuit Boards, Planning, Electronics industry, Johnson Matthey, Advance Circuits Inc., ADVC

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The vague world of scenario thinking: he holds 23 directorships. Some credit him with influencing former South African president FW de Klerk to release Nelson Mandela from prison. And he is encouraging the world's managers to stare into the future

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Clem Sunter is chairman of Anglo-American's gold and uranium division, and head of scenario planning. He is an advocate of scenario thinking believing that individuals and companies should face up to and make plans for several different futures. Anglo-American applies scenario thinking to isues such as assessing social and economic prospects for individual countries and shifts in public taste.

Sunter, Clem, Anglo American Agriculture PLC

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