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Pune-based Bajaj Auto is spreading its international presence evenly and reducing dependence on traditional high-volume countries such as Sri Lanka and Nigeria. Earlier it used to sell about 8,000 commercial …
Bajaj Auto grows in newer markets Read More
Fruit producers and exporters from Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Ghana have officially launched AFRUIBANA, an association that will allow fruit producers on the continent to combine their efforts with …
African Fruit Producers, Exporters Launch “AFFRUIBANA”, to Defend Interests in International Trade Read More
Irish non-profit Traidlinks has merged with Gorta-Self Help Africa in a move designed to build on Traidlinks’ success in facilitating trade on the African continent. Since 2004 the company has …
Irish charities merge to strengthen trade links with Africa Read More
Russia’s Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ), which specializes in off-road vehicles designed to survive tough conditions, is looking to Soviet-era export markets in Latin America and Africa to help offset slow …
Russian SUV maker UAZ looks to Africa, Latin America for exports Read More
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been steadily growing in Ethiopia due to the various incentives both federal and regional governments offer to investors. The incentives include tax holidays, improved bureaucracy …
Africa: Ethiopia – Ideal Investment Spot in Africa Read More
Ethiopia’s coffee exports have registered a 20 percent increase during the past three months, according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Development and Marketing Authority on Monday. The authority has …
Ethiopia’s coffee exports up 20 pct during past 3 months Read More
The upward trend of garment exports from Africa, thanks in part to Bangladeshi investors, poses a threat to Bangladesh’s second position in the global apparel trade. In 2016, garment exports …
Africa’s rise poses threat to Bangladesh’s apparel export Read More
Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid: geranium essential oil, freshly distilled and ready for export at more than $200 …
Rwanda’s essential oils offer big profits from little land Read More
Eskom’s Interim Group Chief Executive Johnny Dladla today released the company’s 2016/17 financial results saying that the power utility was on a firm operational and financial footing. “Whereas security of …
Eskom is on firm footing, says CEO Johnny Dladla Read More
Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(OTCQX:IVPAF), and Lars-Eric Johansson, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today that the company has appointed another two leading mine-financing institutions – KfW …
Ivanhoe Mines appoints two additional leading financial institutions to arrange project financing for the development of the Platreef PGMs, nickel, copper and gold mine in South Africa Read More