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THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has urged the American business community to support the push for the continental free trade area (CFTA) in order to benefit …
COMESA calls for continental free trade Read More
Buyout groups investing in Africa are turning east and shunning the oil-rich western part of the continent as they grapple with the effect of low commodity prices on private equity’s …
Private equity looks to east Africa for investment opportunities Read More
Cape Town’s The Silo Hotel — named after the former grain-silo complex in which it is housed — opened its doors in March as an instant Cape Town landmark. From …
The Silo: Is this Africa’s best new hotel? Read More
Russian energy group Rosatom is a contender for South Africa’s nuclear expansion project and the country will award the contract by the end of the year, the chairman of the …
South Africa aims to choose company for nuclear project by year-end Read More
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Governors of Central Banks in Africa have resolved to strengthen cooperation on a range of issues to curb illegal financial outflows, bolster measures …
AfDB to work with banks to increase national savings Read More
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Export Trading Group (ETG) marked a significant milestone on May 30 with the signing of a US$ 100 million loan to finance part …
AfDB and Export Trading Group (Etg) Sign U.S.$ 100 Million Non-Sovereign Guarantee Corporate Loan Read More
Nigeria’s crude oil exports are set to reach 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, PREMIUM TIMES has gathered. The new figure is slightly higher because of a recovery …
Nigeria regains position as Africa’s largest oil exporter Read More
Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO 0.24%) subsidiary Acacia Mining PLC and Tanzania agreed on Wednesday to hold talks aimed at resolving an escalating dispute over an export ban, after a meeting …
Acacia Mining and Tanzania agree to talks over taxes and exports Read More
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) is planning to expand into South America and Africa over the next five years the carrier’s Senior Vice President (Marketing) Wu Guoxiang has told the …
China Southern eyes Africa, South America expansion Read More
The value of the manufacturing sector is leveraged by its essential position in the economy, which sees it assisting with building infrastructural and technical capacity, encouraging innovation, earning export revenue, …
Manufacturing Indaba less than two weeks away: building our manufacturing future Read More