The Financial Express -- Leisure

Sunday, November 30 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Ivory Coast turns to solar power to raise cocoa quality

Ivory Coast is hoping to raise cocoa quality by equipping cooperatives with solar powered bean dryers in greenhouses to cut humidity to exportable levels. A project document says the aim is to use renewable energy to improve the quality and speed of drying cocoa. Damp or mouldy beans have a taste which chocolate makers try to avoid in their search for the perfect munch.

Asia crises fade into background for Wall Street

Maybe it is a realization that the true impact of the Asian fiscal crisis won't be clear until January. Or perhaps it's just too hard to be pessimistic at this time of year. Either way, the pervasive funk that dominated Wall Street just weeks ago is being supplanted by more hopeful or wishful thoughts.

Sri Lanka blames low productivity on overeating

Sri Lankans eat too much and that makes them sluggish and the least productive nation in the region, a senior minister told parliament on Friday. ``The basic problem with us as a nation is that we overeat. As a result our productivity is the lowest in the region,'' trade and food minister Kingsley Wickremaratne said.

Ivory Coast turns to solar power to raise cocoa quality

Asia crises fade into background for Wall Street

Sri Lanka blames low productivity on overeating