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Spotlight on Kingdom of Lesotho

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:03:00 +0200

The textile and clothing industry has grown significantly over the past few years, and has helped with investments and job creation, in Lesotho. There are still however many investment opportunities in the knit fabric mills, laundry facilities, electronic and electrical appliances, call centre and diamond mining industries.
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Africa needs new image to boost tourism - experts

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:17:00 +0200

For tourism in Africa to boom, there is a need for multiple stakeholders to aggressively exhibit the continents' beautiful natural sites and market the heritage of its people to the world, experts said at the 2009 Africa-Asia Business Forum in Kampala held from 15 - 17 June 2009.
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WB Africa Competitiveness Report 2009 released

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:58:00 +0200

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: African businesses can become far more competitive, but African governments and their international partners will need to improve access to finance, resist pressure to erect trade barriers, upgrade infrastructure, improve healthcare and educational systems and strengthen institutions, according to the World Bank 2009 Africa Competitiveness Report released on Wednesday, 10 June 2009.
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Ethiopia unveils rail plans

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:03:00 +0200

The Ethiopian government has unveiled plans to construct an extensive railway system in a bid to improve transportation.
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Malawi's Mutharika sticks to his guns on currency devaluation

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:55:00 +0200

Malawi is now ranked world second from Qatar as the fastest growing economy. To achieve this it has, to an extent, been deaf to some of the dictates from the Bretton Wood Institutions; the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Hong Kong lures African traders with incentive packages

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:55:00 +0200

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is offering a HK$80m (US$10.3m) buyer sponsorship package for African traders as part of an incentive package aimed at increasing traffic to several international trade fairs in Hong Kong planned for the second half of 2009.
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Malawi's AGOA exports tumble

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:53:00 +0200

Malawi's exports to the US through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have fallen for the last two years and government has said it will jack up its actions to improve the situation.
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The challenges of operating within the Nigerian business environment

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:54:00 +0200

Nigeria as the most populous nation on the continent should and does present huge marketing and business opportunities. But…
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Malawi to identify seven wonders for tourism industry

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:36:00 +0200

Malawi is set to identify seven amazing wonders that will be used to promote its tourism industry, according to Access Communication Limited, a company which is developing the concept.
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Unilever launches Kenyan Fair & Lovely campaign

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:13:00 +0200

Unilever Kenya has launched a multi-million marketing campaign for Fair & Lovely, a face cream under its brand portfolio. The KSh30 million (R3 million) marketing campaign dubbed “Your Face is Proof” was unveiled at an event that also featured the premiere screening of "He's Just Not that Into You".
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