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  „See also: 22 Aug 01 | Americas Brazil abandons coffee retention plan 16 May 01 | Business Coffee farmers'face destitution' 19 Jun 01 | Americas Coffee producers move to boost prices 17 May 01 | Sci/Tech GM coffee'threatens farmers' 03 May 01 | Business Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee 12 Apr 01 | Africa Mali's children in chocolate slavery Internet links: International Coffee OrganisationFair TradeAssociation of Coffee Producing CountriesCafe Direct The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page.“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | Coffee farmers 'face destitution'

  „The report comes ahead of the first World Coffee Conference, a three-day gathering of leading figures in the industry in London, which begins on Thursday. Oxfam fails to address the fundamental economics of the coffee market in the long term British Coffee Association Oxfam is concerned at the growing disparity of wealth between different parts of the coffee industry, following a 60% drop in the value of the crop on international commodity markets in the last three years. The British Coffee Association has dismissed the report's findings at "too short term." Rich versus poor Oxfam says that, in real terms, coffee prices are lower than they have ever been. Click here to see the biggest coffee producing countries This, it says, is having devastating consequences for poor farmers in coffee growing countries.“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | Abbey National buying life group

  „See also: 07 May 00 | Business Barclays 'mulls over Abbey move' 12 Jun 00 | Business Abbey National launches Cahoot 22 Jun 00 | Business Abbey National offers free cash withdrawals 26 Jul 00 | Business Abbey aims to change habits 31 Jul 00 | Business Abbey's expresso service 01 Sep 00 | Business Online bank issued faulty cards Internet links: Abbey National The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page.“

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BBC News | EUROPE | Parmesan makers bid to protect name

  „Wednesday, 6 June, 2001, 11:50 GMT 12:50 UK Parmesan makers bid to protect name Parmigiano is so pure you can feed it to infants By David Willey in Rome The makers of Parmesan cheese in Italy have asked the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to rule on whether it is legal for competitors to use the name Parmesan for cheese not made in Parma. A high quality product that takes up to two years to mature The Parmesan cheese industry around Parma is a multi-million dollar business with a high quality product that takes up to two years to mature and contains no additives. They tell you in Parma that Parmigiano, as the cheese is called in Italian, is so pure and nutritious you can feed it to infants only a few months old.“

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BBC Learning English | Ten Days | Day 3 - Meet the People

  „We attend a lot of international trade fairs and conferences. To give you some examples, we go to the Frankfurt book fair, the Bologna book fair and one of the reasons we go there is we actually think it's incredibly cost effective. We're an international business, we have partners in forty, fifty countries and it's incredibly expensive if you go to each of those countries individually.“

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BBC - Beds, Herts and Bucks - Read This - Lord Brockett's Jungle Diary

  „Charlie admitted that when at home the first thing that he did after rolling out of bed was get the expresso machine on - no such luck in the camp.“

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