Author Archive | Staff Writer

Where to invest in Africa: Investment bank ranks top countries

By Staff Writer on '18 September 2017' in Foreign investment, Nigeria, South Africa

South Africa falls from first position and Nigeria drops out of the top 10.

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Supply chain management: How SMEs can succeed in Africa

By Staff Writer on '14 September 2017' in DHL

Participation of SMEs in international markets can result in higher growth and employment.

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Seizing Africa’s rapidly-growing food market that could be worth $1tn by 2030

By Staff Writer on '12 September 2017' in Business Focus, Consumer Goods

Opportunities opening up as imports are substituted with high-value locally-produced food.

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Weathering Africa’s commercial real estate storm

By Staff Writer on '23 August 2017' in Business Focus, Property

Innovative financing solutions can realise Africa's real estate opportunity.

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Investment firm on why it acquired a school in Angola

By Staff Writer on '14 August 2017' in Angola, Education, Private equity

Angola-based investment firm ABO Capital recently announced that it has acquired a well-known Turkish school situated south of the capital Luanda.

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An aerotropolis for Africa

By Staff Writer on '4 August 2017' in DHL, Transport & Logistics

The aerotropolis, Dube TradePort’s, lofty ambitions coincide with South Africa finding its previous regional gateway role under increasing pressures.

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Quantum Global’s Africa Investment Index shows Ghana on the rebound

By Staff Writer on '1 August 2017' in Quantum Views

Ghana’s economy has experienced strong and robust growth over the past decade, making its success a case worth emulating by its regional peers.

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Big shift in Nigerian shopping patterns due to tough market conditions

By Staff Writer on '18 July 2017' in Business Focus, Consumer Goods, Retail

Challenging macro-economic forces have compelled Nigerian consumers to make fundamental changes in what, where and how they shop.

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Five ways African employers can benefit from a more diverse workforce

By Staff Writer on '17 July 2017' in DHL

Africa’s most sought-after employers are increasingly recognising that diversity is a key driver of performance.

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Chinese companies in Africa: 25% make their initial investment back within a year

By Staff Writer on '11 July 2017' in Foreign investment, Manufacturing

Chinese firms are agile and quick to respond to new opportunities.

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Meet the Boss: Mário Lourenço, CEO, Cochan Group

By Staff Writer on '4 July 2017' in Angola, Meet the Boss

'Leadership is learnt with time.'

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Pockets of promise: Seven African countries to watch

By Staff Writer on '4 July 2017' in DHL

Mid-tier countries expected to continue to perform well over the medium term.

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E-commerce in Nigeria: The future is mobile

By Staff Writer on '28 June 2017' in DHL

Online retail trends in Africa's most populous country.

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Nigeria 19th most attractive investment destination in Africa

By Staff Writer on '27 June 2017' in Quantum Views, Top Stories

The short- to medium-term focus of the Nigerian government is to reduce imports and address primary sector blockages.

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Ranked: African cities with the best quality of life

By Staff Writer on '27 June 2017' in Business Focus

Five African cities managed to remain in the top 100 of Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey.

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