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CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:00 +0200

Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Angola reports economic growth of 15% per year

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:24:00 +0200

The annual average rate of growth of Angola's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 15% over the last eight years, the Angolan Deputy Minister of Planning Carlos Alberto Lopes has said. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Nampak plant in Angola can save SABMiller $6m

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:29:00 +0200

SABMiller aims to save about $6m a year when a new can manufacturing plant being built by Nampak was up and running in Angola in the middle of next year. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Poland to fund Angolan fisheries academy

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:11:00 +0200

Poland will finance the estimated $22 million construction of a fisheries academy in the southern Angolan province of Namibe, says its ambassador to Angola, Piotr Mysliwiec. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Angola to open a stock exchange

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:08:00 +0200

The Deputy Governor of the Angola Reserve Bank (BNA) says the establishment of a local stock exchange will help diversify means of financing of the national economy and enhance transparency in financing public and private firms. Read full story... | Send to a friend

France, Angola to rebuild ties after decade

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:32:00 +0200

Luanda – France and Angola are to rebuild their diplomatic ties after ten years, according to French Ambassador to Angola Francis Blondet. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Bank takes 140 African traders to Hong Kong

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:01:00 +0200

Standard Charted Bank PLC is sponsoring 140 small and medium enterprise African traders to attend the 2007 World SME Expo in Hong Kong, as part of its new annual SME Trade Corridors' initiative. Read full story... | Send to a friend

UBA aims to be Africa's sixth largest bank in 2010

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0200

According to the group MD and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian bank's ambition is to become the 6th largest bank in Africa by 2010, with long term plans to mature as the leading African bank. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Namibian company using JSE to grow

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:05:00 +0200

It wasn't a great first day for fast-moving consumer goods company CIC Holdings on Friday, when it became the first foreign company to have a primary listing on the JSE's AltX. The company has plans to expand operations into southern Africa in the next couple of years. Read full story... | Send to a friend

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. Read full story... | Send to a friend