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4Jul

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Energy Trends in Africa: Will Africa be the Global Green Energy Leader?

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the latest supply of power grids, power generation efficiency and movement toward energy-efficient buildings, Africa is at the brink of a green energy revolution – or is it really? The Frost & Sullivan Energy and Power Systems business unit will be hosting a complimentary web conference that will be contextualising the direction and scale of energy investment in Africa. The web conference will take place on 10 July 2012, at 15:00 CAT (14:00 BST). Various countries have introduced feed-in tariffs and, in addition, the need for supplementary power in remote locations is on the increase. At the same time, the costs of RE technologies have been decreasing, becoming ever more competitive. Many companies are bracing themselves for gr...

1Jul

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African News

Can Africa Industrialise?

by John Page Abstract Africa needs structural change to sustain growth. Industry with and without smoke stacks is key, but Africa has deindustrialised since the 1970s. Can Africa industrialise? Rising costs and domestic demand in Asia offer an opportunity. However, trade in tasks, firm capabilities and agglomeration will drive industrial location choices. Strategies to deal with these drivers of change are needed. Investment climate reforms should focus less on regulation and more on the gaps in infrastructure and skills. Policies to push exports, build firm capabilities and support agglomerations are also needed. Success will depend crucially on new donor attitudes and how policy is implemented. Please read here: http://jae.oxfordjournals.org/content/21/suppl_2/ii86.short

26Jun

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African News, Malawi News

African Short-term Insurance Industry Trends

The Africa Insurance & Reinsurance Conference Presentations African Short-term Insurance Industry Trends by Brian Kapito, Projects Manager, NICO Holdings Limited Malawi Please download Presentation - Brian Kapito.pdf AIRC 2012 again proved that it is the event of choice for regional insurance players as more that 70 delegates attended the first day. The conference continues tomorrow. Sessions like Bancassurance, Insurance Investment , Reinsurance and Technology in the insurance sector among others will be covered tomorrow 27th of June.

26Jun

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African News

The Africa Insurance & Reinsurance Conference Presentations: Fighting Insurance Fraud In Africa & What insurers can do to avoid leaving money on the table Subrogation and dispute resolution (Acrobat Reader)

The 2nd Annual Africa Insurance & Reinsurance Conference kick started today with a compelling opening speech on Charting new structures to ensure a stable and thriving regional insurance market by Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, The CEO, Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda. Photo number from left to right the moderator - Sam Ncheeri, MD, Eagle Africa Insurance Brokers and by Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, The CEO, Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda. Photo number Brian Kapito, Projects Manager, NICO Holdings Limited Malawi, David Ronoh, Managing Director, CIC Life Assurance. The two gave insights into the regional insurance market . AIRC 2012 again proved that it is the event of choice for regional insurance players as more that 70 delegates attended the first day. The conf...

9Feb

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Tanzania News, Zambia News

Africa Loses Billions in Potential Trade Earnings, Falls Short of Vast Promise in Cross-Border Business―New World Bank Report

Washington, February 7, 2012 – With African leaders now calling for a continental free trade area by 2017 to boost trade within the continent, a new World Bank report shows how African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighboring countries, and that it is easier for Africa to trade with the rest of the world than with itself. According to the new report―De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services―regional fragmentation could become even more costly for the continent with new World Bank forecasts suggesting that economic slowdown in the Eurozone could shave Africa’s growth by up to 1.3 percentage points this year. As the authors write, “while uncertainty surrounds ...