EU signs interim trade pact with Seychelles, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Madagascar (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

BRUSSELS - The European Union signed a temporary trade pact Saturday with Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Madagascar calling for tariffs on European goods would be removed over the next 15 years.

EU signs interim trade pact with Seychelles, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Madagascar (The San Francisco Examiner)

BRUSSELS — The European Union has signed a temporary trade pact with Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Madagascar calling for tariffs on European goods would be removed over the next 15 years.

Tax break for Mauritius-based Indian firms (Express India)

Indian companies raising overseas funds through the Mauritius route has just won a breather from the income tax department.

EU, African Countries Sign Trade Agreement (Nasdaq)

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union and a group of six African countries announced an agreement Saturday that will require the countries to gradually lower tariffs to E.U. imports over the next 15 years.

RP, Singapore bets pull away in Asian qualifier of golf world cup (GMANews.TV via Yahoo! Philippines News)

The Philippines’ Angelo Que and Mars Pucay and Singapore’s Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih-bing moved a step closer of earning berths in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup after pulling away from the rest of the 14 competing nations in the Asian qualifier held at the Seri Selangor Country Club in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Qualifying Schools (PGA European Tour)

Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Munir etched their names in golf’s history books when they guided Pakistan to their first Omega Mission Hills World Cup after finishing in the top three at the Asian Qualifier.

Singapore move closer to Omega Mission Hills (The New Straits Times)

SINGAPORE and the Philippines took a closer step towards the Omega Mission Hills World Cup after Friday’s fourball but the third and final slot in the Asian Qualifier was poised for a slugfest with four teams in the hunt.

Goldman Sachs sold shares of United Spirits worth Rs 148.8cr (Business Standard India)

Foreign fund house Goldman Sachs Investments Mauritius has sold shares of liquor manufacturer, United Spirits, totalling to Rs 148.87 crore, through an open market transaction.

Shoprite Will Consider Buying Zimbabwe Retailer (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Shoprite Holdings Ltd. , South Africa’s biggest food retailer, said it will “consider” buying businesses in Zimbabwe to expand its operations on the rest of the continent.

Singapore close in on Philippines (The Electric New Paper)

SINGAPORE’S Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing reduced the Philippines’ lead by one after the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian Qualifier in Petaling Jaya yesterday.