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Agriculture offers real growth potential

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:24:00 +0200

Although structural impediments such as poor logistics render the search for new avenues of deeper intra-African trade challenging‚ there is an immediate and compelling growth potential in the trade of agricultural products‚ Standard Bank research analyst Simon Freemantle said last week.
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Shipping vital for international trade

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0200

Two conferences held in Cape Town last week highlighted the fact that about 90% of all trade between countries is shipped by sea.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April).
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Chinese companies not favoured in Botswana

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:49:00 +0200

If Ian Khama has any say in the matter‚ and he most certainly shall‚ Chinese companies may not be collecting many more government contracts in Botswana in the near future.
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SA's labour militancy hurts Botswana

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:03:00 +0200

President Ian Khama of Botswana says labour militancy in South Africa and port congestion at Durban are putting bilateral trade in jeopardy.
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