Why Africa should have a regional approach to its energy development Published by Ken Opalo on 19 July 2013 A key area that will require greater and smarter investment to fuel the region’s economic growth will be the energy sector.
Hotel group sees opportunities in Africa’s emerging industrial towns Published by Kate Douglas on 17 July 2013 Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, with brands such as Radisson Blu, has identified a number of African cities with strong business potential.
Africa’s urbanisation: making sense of the numbers Published by Tielman Nieuwoudt on 16 July 2013 “In Africa, population estimates don’t always tell the full story,” writes Tielman Nieuwoudt, principal at The Supply Chain Lab.
Euromonitor’s top five frontier markets in Africa for long term investment Published by Media Eghbal on 14 June 2013 Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Cameroon stand out as attractive markets for long term investment, according to Euromonitor.
Eleni Gabre-Madhin’s next big idea: to build commodity exchanges across Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 May 2013 Eleni Gabre-Madhin, founder of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, is now aiming for bigger things.
Ethiopia’s improved business environment is benefitting entrepreneurs Published by Kate Douglas on 25 April 2013 Ethiopia outperforms other countries in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the ease of starting a business.
Ethiopia encouraging youth to start their own businesses Published by Andualem Sisay on 15 April 2013 The Ethiopian government is encouraging young people to start small businesses in order to reduce the rate of youth unemployment.
Ethiopia’s soleRebels footwear brand takes on the Asian market Published by Kate Douglas on 11 December 2012 Ethiopia’s soleRebels footwear brand was recently featured in the December edition of the Chinese Vogue alongside well established brands such as Armani, Chanel, Gucci and Valentino.
Celebrated Ethiopian footwear brand opens first outlet in Taiwan Published by Jaco Maritz on 5 November 2012 Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is one of Africa’s most celebrated businesswomen. The international media seemingly can’t get enough of this founder of soleRebels.
Ethiopia – Africa’s next mobile banking gold mine? Published by Marthe Van Der Wolf on 26 October 2012 Ethiopia is one of the few remaining African countries to introduce mobile banking. With the booming economy and a population of 80 million this country could be the next gold mine for mobile banking companies.
Death of Ethiopian PM leaves the country’s future uncertain Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 28 August 2012 The death of the 57 year old Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, in a Belgian hospital last week heralded challenging times ahead for Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Airlines first carrier outside Japan to fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner Published by Claude Harding on 20 August 2012 Ethiopian Airlines last week took possession of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Ethiopian is the only airline outside Japan to fly the new state-of-the-art aircraft.
South African cement company seeking growth in Ethiopia Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 8 August 2012 South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement Company (PPC), has joined hands with South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), to acquire a 47% equity stake in Habesha Cement Share Company (HCSCo) of Ethiopia in a US$21m deal.
The not-so-rosy realities of running a large agriculture project in Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 June 2012 In many cases establishing a large-scale commercial agriculture project in Africa is a long and rocky road.