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Africa's Big Seven exhibition draws closer

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32:00 +0200

Africa's Big Seven (AB7) exhibition, showcasing the food and beverage industry, will take place from 19 - 21 July 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. The event plans to host over 300 exhibitors from 35 countries offering trade opportunities to attendees.
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Africa: Helping small farmers feed a continent

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:00 +0200

DAKAR: As an African Union summit on agricultural investments opens in Libya, donors and non-profits are calling participants' attention to the role smallholder farmers - mostly women - can have in feeding their communities.
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Economy-Uganda: Traders go down as prices go up

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:00 +0200

KAMPALA: With the world economy in the grip of a credit crunch, traders and consumers in Uganda are struggling with price inflation and the depreciation of the country's currency, the Ugandan shilling, against the dollar. Especially importers have not been able to bring goods in which were ordered when prices were lower.
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Mozambique: IMF approves US$176 million for exogenous shocks

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:00 +0200

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday, 1 July 2009, approved a 12-month, SDR of 113.6 million (about US$176 million) for Mozambique under the IMF's Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF) to cushion the country from the effects of the global economic downturn, said Felix Fischer, IMF resident representative in Mozambique.
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Inclusive economies for women needed in development

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:09:00 +0200

One of the last discussions to occur at the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development, which took place on 26 June 2009, saw leaders from the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and representatives from Australia, Finland, and Nicaragua convene to discuss gender equality and its role in economic recovery and sustainable development.
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Zimbabwe: No winds of change at the Grain Marketing Board

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:00 +0200

HARARE: The Zimbabwean government has announced new measures to boost local cereal purchases through its crisis-ridden Grain Marketing Board (GMB), but farmers are not convinced the plan will work.
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Mozambique: WB reports improved business but low productivity

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:10:00 +0200

MAPUTO: The business environment in Mozambique registered significant improvements last year but productivity levels, which could allow the country to compete in global markets are still a big concern, according to a World Bank report released on Monday, 29 June 2009.
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New international organisation for Africa

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:39:00 +0200

TUNIS: A new international organisation established to level the field in litigation of debt claims by "vulture funds" against African countries and in the negotiation of complex commercial transactions, especially on extractive resources, has been created.
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Zimbabwe still facing food shortage - UN

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:24:00 +0200

HARARE: Zimbabweans continue to face serious food shortages despite a significant improvement in the maize harvest this year and the filling up of shop shelves since the formation of a unity government, the United Nations (UN) said.
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Africa deserves secure banks - Oracle VP

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:58:00 +0200

As African banks layer more security into their banking procedures, software manufacturer Oracle has unveiled solutions which it says makes transactions easier and more secure.
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