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Special Report Boom time for African tourism

Euro zone € 3 .8 0 UK £2.50 USA $4.25 • Australia A$ 6 .60 • Bahrain BD 1.500 • Canada $4.95 • CFA Zone CFA 1.800 • Cyprus C£ 2.25 • Denmark DKr 30 • Egypt EE 13 • Ethiopia R 20 • Gambia Da 4 0 • Ghana Ce 18,000 • Indonesia R29.700 • Jamaica $200 • Japan Y 700 • Jordan JD 2 .500 • Kenya KShs 200 • Kuwait KD 1.200 • Lebanon L L 5 .000 • Malaysia RM 14.90 • Mauritius MR 100 • Morocco Dh 20 • Nigeria N 250 • Oman OR 1.500 • Qatar Q R 15 • Saudi Arabia Rls 15 • S ie rra Leone LE 5 ,000 • S ingapore $6,90 • South Africa R 18 (inc tax) • Other Southern African Countries R 15.80 (excl. tax) • Sweden SKr 30 • Switzerland S Fr 7.50 • Tanzania TShs 3 ,00 0 • Tunisia TD 2 .30 0 • Turkey 3 .0 00.000TL or 3 .00 YTL • UAE Dh 15 • Uganda USh 5 ,00 0 • Zambia K 12,500

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