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The heat is on for operators in Africa’s mobile space

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 6 December 2010

Phone companies with more than US$90bn invested in Africa, are finding that making money from each user in the world’s fastest-growing market is turning into the biggest challenge.

Pearson acquires majority stake in South African education company

Published by Staff Writer on 5 December 2010

International publishing and education company Pearson recently announced that it has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in CTI Education Group of South Africa.

Lack of crucial building blocks continue to stifle bank credit growth

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 2 December 2010

Borrowing costs in some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest economies have barely budged even after central banks slashed interest rates.

Strategies for commercialising smallholder agriculture

Published by Elizabeth Sibale on 1 December 2010

It is important that smallholder farmers modernise their operations in order to grow viable business enterprises.

Eye on North Africa: November 2010

Published by Francois Conradie on 1 December 2010

The month of November saw quite a bit of action in North Africa both economically and politically.

Naspers grows its African pay TV subscriber base; still small compared to SA

Published by Staff Writer on 30 November 2010

Naspers grew its sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) pay television subscriber base by 135,000 to a total of 1.2 million homes during the six months ended 30 September.

Cement in booming but SA firms in danger of losing out

Published by Dianna Games on 29 November 2010

A quick survey of the cement industry in Africa north of the Limpopo suggests that contrary to South Africa’s post-World Cup blues, Africa is awash with construction plans, constrained only by a shortage of cement.

Africa ‘much like China was 30 years ago’

Published by Claude Harding on 24 November 2010

Africa could be on the brink of an economic takeoff, much like China was 30 years ago, and India 20 years ago.

Why Indian investors are shunning Europe for Africa

Published by Claude Harding on 24 November 2010

Business people in emerging markets benchmark themselves against the double digit growth opportunities found in their own countries.

Russia and its involvement in Africa

Published by Simon Freemantle and Jeremy Stevens on 17 November 2010

Despite the fact that Russia-Africa trade hovered near USD8 bn in 2008 and 2009, we sit at a new threshold of Russia-Africa relations.

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Africa still a frontier market for foreign private equity players

Published by Staff Writer on 14 November 2010

How we made it in Africa interviews Sarah Alexander, president and CEO of the US-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), about how foreign investors are viewing Africa.

Exclusive interview: The woman behind M-PESA

Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 November 2010

In an exclusive interview with How we made it in Africa, Susie Lonie talks about how M-PESA’s success surpassed her own predictions and shares her thoughts about the future of mobile banking in Africa.

Africa’s top 40 global competitors

Published by Staff Writer on 10 November 2010

The Boston Consulting Group has released a report that identifies 40 African challengers – fast growing African companies with global aspirations.

The real risks of private equity investing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published by Peter Schmid on 9 November 2010

The perception of risk continues to exert a strong hold over potential investors in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Articles

The heat is on for operators in Africa’s mobile space

Pearson acquires majority stake in South African education company

Lack of crucial building blocks continue to stifle bank credit growth

Strategies for commercialising smallholder agriculture

Eye on North Africa: November 2010

Naspers grows its African pay TV subscriber base; still small compared to SA

Cement in booming but SA firms in danger of losing out

Africa ‘much like China was 30 years ago’

Why Indian investors are shunning Europe for Africa

Russia and its involvement in Africa

Africa still a frontier market for foreign private equity players

Exclusive interview: The woman behind M-PESA

Africa’s top 40 global competitors

The real risks of private equity investing in Sub-Saharan Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

Sell first, produce later

From beverage cans to gyms: Verod’s investment playbook for West Africa

‘All businesses are hard,’ says Tanzanian entrepreneur

How to build a $1bn African investment firm

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