Category : ECONOMY

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Mar 22 – Across Africa, where many nations show high economic growth rates but with little benefit to their populations, the notion...

The Maputo Port Development Company, MPDC, the consortium which holds the lease on operating the port of Maputo, Mozambique, and in which Dubai’s DP World...

Economy – overview: Ethiopia’s economy is based on agriculture but the government is pushing to diversify into manufacturing, textiles, and energy generation.. Coffee is a...

Egypt’s president claimed broad support from the international community for his vision of the future on Sunday, in a boisterous speech to an investor conference...

DP World wants to forge ahead with more investments despite a legal battle to keep hold of its concession to run Djibouti’s container terminal, above....

Flags of German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG flutter before the annual shareholder meeting in Munich in this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo. (AP / Matthias...

Ghana and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) have agreed to extend the “Oil for Development Programme” for another five years. This was made...

Consulting company Control Risks has identified political uncertainty and low oil prices as key issues posing threats to Nigeria’s economic growth, in the company’s annual...

The Algiers Economic Development Foundation is offering workshops on marketing, finance and other business needs beginning March 18. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu addresses the...

In Summary Urgent measures needed to reinvigorate exports and revive tourism whose fortunes have suffered a nasty run. Opinion is sharply divided whether the current...

  THE AFRIKA MARKET EDITORIAL ON CHINA – AFRICA BUSINESS RELATIONS  BY : ‘JIDE ADESINA  Figures show that the Chinese economy grew by 7.4% last...

By John Agaba ENVIRONMENT minister Ephraim Kamuntu has  explained that the impact of weather extremes could no longer be ignored, calling for improved accuracy in...

Uganda’s urban population will increase from six million in 2013 to over 20 million in 2040. Policy makers need to act now to ensure that...

  Investment projects registered in 2014 at the National Agency for investment development (ANDI) shows an investment growth process and an attractive market,” the general...

By Matt DiLallo  There’s a growing rift among the nations within OPEC. Just this past week the Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said that OPEC...

Special Adviser on Africa Maged Abdelaziz. UN Photo/Kim Haughton  The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) held a meeting at Headquarters...

Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal reaffirmed Tuesday in Oran (432-km west of Algiers) that there is no exploitation of shale gas but only studies underway. “The...

GAUTENG Premier David Makhura on Monday announced detailed plans for restructuring the province’s spatial configuration and stimulating economic development, and its strategy to invest more...