Posts Tagged ‘Angola’
‘Angola is a sea of opportunities but an ocean of difficulties’
“Even though I knew Angola’s capital is famously the most expensive city in the world, prices are even beyond one’s wildest imagination.”
Media frenzy over Angola’s Chinese-built ‘ghost town’
International media has recently been in a frenzy over the ‘ghost town’ built in Angola by the China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC) just 30km outside capital city of Luanda.
Expatriates and the cost of living in Africa
The city of Luanda in Angola has been ranked as the second most expensive place for expatriates to live in the world, according to this year’s Mercer’s Cost of Living survey.
Restoring Angolan agriculture to its former glory
Many might find it hard to believe that Angola’s capital Luanda used to be the party capital of the central African region up until 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal.
Nampak Bevcan MD speaks about new investment in Angola
South Africa-based Nampak Bevcan recently opened a US$160 million beverage can factory in Angola. How we made it in Africa discussed the investment with Erik Smuts, MD of Bevcan.
International investors looking beyond Angola’s oil industry
“International investors have picked up official signals that opportunities are not restricted to the oil industry.”
South African firms achieving success in Angola
“Applying sound business judgement principles to the myriad of opportunities on offer in the Angolan marketplace can certainly make the market work for those with an appetite for Angola.”
Why Luanda is the world’s most expensive city
Finding good and secure accommodation for expatriate employees is a real challenge in many African cities and costs can be significant compared to other regions.
Investing in Angola likely to become easier
New legislation on private investment is set to help Angola attract overseas investors.
Insight Angola: April update from Roger Ballard-Tremeer
More than ever before the Angolan market is presenting high return on investment opportunities for traders and investors.
Angola’s diamond industry could rival oil sector
Within the next 15 to 20 years, Angola’s diamond industry could rival its oil sector in both output and volume.
Insight Angola: New opportunities opening up
More than ever before the Angolan market is presenting high return on investment opportunities for traders and investors.
Brazilian firms growing their footprint in Portuguese-speaking Africa
Brazilian companies are playing an increasingly bigger role on the African continent, especially in the Portuguese-speaking countries.
Angola’s business environment showing signs of improvement
Although Angola is still an “ultra challenging” market, the country’s recently upgraded infrastructure and a government with a new focus on transparency is likely to make it easier to do business.
Angola stock exchange not likely to open this year
Article produced by the Imara Africa Securities team. Imara is an investment banking and asset management group renowned for its knowledge of African markets.
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