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Phosphate minig keeping Nauru afloat
08:16:25, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Nauru government says while it still grapples with substantial debt, the nation is on the way to economic recovery, largely due to phosphate mining.
Nauru windfall from phosphate filtering down
17:58:08, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Nauru government says high phosphate prices over the past two years have dramatically improved the economic outlook for the nation.
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