com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

Corporate Accountability International, formerly Infact, is a membership
organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns challenging
irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world.stopcorporateabuse.617.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
Africa's cellular market is the fastest-growing in the world, gaining more
than 50% in 2002, almost 40% in 2003 and more than 40% in the first three
quarters of 2004 alone.

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Throughout negotiations, the US
took positions that would benefit tobacco giants like Philip Morris/Altria.260.

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The analysis
includes a description of the nature of the regulatory regime; recent
regulatory developments; analysis of the regulatory bodies, their policies,
operational activity and relationships; scope of regulatory responsibilities,
their application and legal basis; explanation of the international context;
future developments expected.
Mobile licences frequently require that operators rely on a fixed network
operator for interconnection, and relatively few countries allow their mobile
operators to operate their own international gateways.
The report offers a wealth of information on the Mobile market , covering:
- Trends
- Analysis
- Players
- Revenues
- Subscribers
- Prepaid
- Spectrum Auctions
- Developments
- Government Policies
- Infrastructure
- GSM
- CDMA
- 3G
- Mobile Data
- Market Issue
- Paging
- Dedicated Services
- SIM
- SMS
- MMS
- GPRS
- EDGE
- WAP
- M-Commerce
- Telemetry
- Location Services
- Bluetooth
- PMR
- TMR
- Mobile Satellite Services

Countries covered include: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkino Faso,
Cameroon , Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia,
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho , Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia,
Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.researchandmarkets.

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For over 25
years, we've forced corporations-like Nestle, General Electric and Philip
Morris/Altria-to stop abusive actions.0920

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+1. DUBLIN, Ireland, African Mobile Communications Market to their offering. The fact that 20 African countries have achieved
triple -digit compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for the period 1998-2003
shows that this phenomenal growth is not just short-lived.
In early 2004, the last two countries on the continent, Guinea-Bissau and
Eritrea, launched mobile services.

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researchandmarkets.547. It is primarily due
to the small number and high cost of fixed-line connections, which seldom
extend beyond the major urban centres .

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the financial services
regulatory framework in 19 countries in the Middle East and Africa region,
provided by leading commercial law firms in the jurisdictions.

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Members of the Network for
Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) in more than 15 countries
around the world, including Colombia, El Salvador , Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius,
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and the US, are generating momentum behind the treaty as
it becomes international law.
The 57 countries that have ratified the FCTC are: Armenia , Australia,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cook Islands,
Denmark, Fiji , Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia , Lesotho, Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Peru, Qatar, San
Marino , Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor -Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, Uruguay and Viet Nam.org.

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However, developments are still hampered by regulatory environments.com
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Global Tobacco Treaty Takes Effect

Government Officials and Health Advocates Overcome Years of Tobacco Industry
Lobbying and Interference

On Historic Occasion, NGOs Call on Bush Administration to Act on Treaty
and Join Global Community

GENEVA, At a ceremony organized by the World
Health Organization (WHO), government officials and health advocates gather in
Geneva today to celebrate the global tobacco treaty's entry into force .

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"This treaty will save millions of lives, change the way giant tobacco
corporations operate , and set an international precedent for prioritizing
health over the interests of Big Business," says Kathryn Mulvey, Executive
Director of Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact ).
"February 2005 is a landmark month for international cooperation on
critical issues of protecting people and our natural resources, and the US is
missing the boat. Despite this,
owning a mobile phone remains a luxury afforded by less than 8% of Africa's
840 million people.

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Invaluable data provided for each institution include:
Scope of Regulation; Legal Basis; Financing; Key Personnel and Organizational
Structure; History; Current Regulatory Developments; Regulatory Objectives;
Activities and Implementation; Measures to Ensure Compliance; Accountability;
Complaints and Redress; Relationships with other Regulatory Bodies; Principal
Publications.
The information provided for each regulatory body has been reviewed by a
leading law firm in each jurisdiction. Initiated by WHO to address
the global tobacco epidemic, the treaty bans tobacco advertising, promotion
and sponsorship, and protects public health policy from tobacco industry
interference. The Network for Accountability of
Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) includes more than 100 NGOs from over 50
countries working for a strong, enforceable Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control. For more information visit http://www.

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newscom. Corporate Accountability International,
an NGO in Official Relations with the World Health Organization (WHO ), played
a key role in development of the FCTC.com/reports/c14197

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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Al-Abdulla
Saudi Arabia, Baker Botts
South Africa, Bowman Gilfillan
Syria, Law Offices of Mazen Khaddour + Associates
Tanzania, FK Law Chambers
United Arab Emirates, Afridi + Angell

For more information visit
http://www. As early as 2001, Africa became the first
continent as a whole where mobile phones outnumbered fixed telephone lines,
which individually is the case in most African countries now.

This category lists sites which contain travel images from multiple continents with a focus on the destinations itself.

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Across the globe, corporate accountability and health advocates are
marking this historic milestone with public events, and calling on their
governments to ratify and implement the treaty.
In a protest outside the White House last Friday, activists shamed the
Bush Administration for its failure to submit the FCTC to the US Senate for
ratification .76.3476

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Mobile phone in Geneva: +1.

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com/reports/c17027

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.
The US has a long history of signing but not ratifying international
humanitarian agreements.

Research and Markets: Phenomenal Growth in African Mobile Communications Market Set To Continue

(Logo: http://www.
The mobile market is open to competition in the majority of the countries,
featuring between two and four operators, and it is largely private sector
driven.

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These overviews include:
description of the nature of the regulatory regime; recent regulatory
developments; analysis of the regulatory bodies, their policies, operational
activity and relationships; scope of regulatory responsibilities, their
application and legal basis; explanation of the international context; future
developments expected.

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(Logo: http://www.

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This data is complemented by a
comprehensive explanation of the financial services regulatory framework in
each country, provided by the same law firm.

Contributing Law Firms to this title:
Botswana, Collins Newman + Co
Egypt, Trowers + Hamlins
Gambia, Ida D Drameh + Associates
Ghana, Laryea, Laryea + Co. As both the global tobacco treaty and the Kyoto Protocol
take effect with the US on the sidelines , we are calling on our government to
join with the global community in prioritizing people's lives over the profits
of giant corporations," says Mulvey.

Contacts:
Patti Lynn
Mobile phone in Geneva: +41.306.

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This major new publication provides detailed,
consistently presented information for nearly 200 institutions.

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Research and Markets: Analysis of Financial Services Regulatory Framework in Middle East and Africa

DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http: //www.com/reports/c17027 ) has announced the addition
of Financial Services Regulators in the Middle East and Africa to their
offering.researchandmarkets.

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It covers
organizations with regulatory responsibilities, whether primary or secondary,
for the banking and financial services industry on both national and
international levels.
Formally known as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the
treaty took effect yesterday, 27 February 2005.212. This compares to only 3% penetration of fixed-line
telephony.

For more information visit
http://www.

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Rapid growth in financial services regulation in many countries has led to
demand for high quality data about agencies and institutions involved in
national and international regulatory systems and explanation of the legal
context in which they operate. Many more ratifications are expected in the
coming months.

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Israel, Herzog Fox + Neeman
Jordan, Khalifeh + Partners
Kenya , Kaplan + Stratton
Kuwait, The Law Office of Al-Essa, Al Bader and Partners
Lebanon , Etude Badri + Salim El Meouchi
Libya, MTL Law Office
Mauritius, Chambers of Sir Hamid Moollan QC
Nigeria, Aluko + Oyebode
Oman, Trowers + Hamlins
Qatar, Law Offices of Sultan M.newscom.

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The US signed the FCTC in May 2004, but remains notably absent
from the list of countries that have ratified.5000