3 November 2000 : the week in brief

Here are some of the headlines for the week ending 3 November 2000:

• ‘UN Security Council recommends admitting Yugoslavia’
• ‘World Bank, IMF start new African forum to raise internet use’
• ‘Ministers "Still back Turkish dam project" ‘
• ‘Africa sets aside war to tear down barriers to trade’
• ‘Investing responsibly and for profit’
• ‘Democracy makes you wealthier and happier’
• ‘Corruption perceptions index holds few surprises’