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The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) in today Lagos met with leading Nigerian investors to push for strong participation in the Bank’s $300million equity offering, for which it is using depositary …
Afreximbank targets $300m equity from Nigerian investors Read More
Domestic sales of new vehicles were up 4.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in July, according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa). A total of 46,719 units were …
Rising exports contribute to increased vehicle sales in South Africa Read More
The European Union (EU) has begun collaboration with Nigerian authorities to improve the quality of some exports from the country, which had been banned in Europe due to the products’ …
Nigeria: EU, Nigeria Collaborate to Upgrade Banned Exports Read More
Had Grace Mugabe not been granted immunity, would her equally irascible husband, President Robert Mugabe, have thrown his toys out the cot, evicted South Africa’s diplomats and business people, cut …
Solidarity over Justice: The ties that bind South Africa and Zimbabwe Read More
Despite enduring the worst drought in more than a decade SA’s agricultural sector recorded a positive trade balance of $2.3bn in 2016. The Agriculture Business Chamber (Agbiz), which represents commercial …
Farming exports up 6% despite severe drought Read More
The Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline Project (AEPP), a Joint Venture (JV) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Pan Ocean Oil Corporation, has been scheduled to come on stream before the …
Amukpe-Escravos pipeline project ready for completion by Q3 Read More
Qeshm Cement Company has readied its first consignment of cement and clinker for exports to Mozambique, Hormoz Amiri, an official with Qeshm Free Zone, said. The loading of 47,000 tons …
Qeshm Cement Company to Start Exports to Mozambique Read More
The key objectives of the USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub are to increase international competitiveness, intra-regional trade and food security in Southern Africa. Despite major gains in trade …
Botswana home to new USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub Read More
A Nigerian startup is developing a new agricultural commodities exchange in Africa’s most populous country to take advantage of the government’s efforts to boost farming output to reduce reliance on …
Nigerian Investor Sets Up $135 Million Commodities Exchange Read More
An increase in the number of high and middle income earners in China has fuelled the desire for ‘exclusivity’. This trend has been dubbed the ‘premiumisation of Chinese consumerism’ – …
China’s love affair with wine, and how SA can benefit Read More