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Mining: Royalties, taxes and indigenisation remain in the spotlight

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 24 January 2012

Policy makers should remain “on their toes”, devising means of promoting investment in mining activity while also ensuring that the benefits trickle to the broader economy.

Tycoon Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to young Kenyans

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 23 January 2012

Kenyan businessman Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to the country’s young people.

Multinational drinks companies continue to invest in Africa

Published by Claude Harding on 20 January 2012

Multinational alcoholic beverage companies are continuing to increase their exposure to sub-Saharan Africa’s rapidly growing economies.

Ghana oil production yet to peak

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 20 January 2012

More than a year after Ghana pumped its first commercial crude oil, production is yet to reach its capacity of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd).

Due to overcrowding, brands are finding it increasingly difficult to get their billboards noticed.

Insight into Tanzania’s advertising market

Published by Jaco Maritz on 19 January 2012

During a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, Ulric Charteris, co-founder of Roots Marketing Communications, shared some insights into Tanzania’s advertising market.

Business culture in SA different than in rest of continent, says entrepreneur

Published by Jaco Maritz on 18 January 2012

South African companies should learn to adapt to the different business cultures in the rest of the continent, says Nigerian-born entrepreneur Nissi Ekpott.

How Nigeria’s fuel price increase will impact inflation

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 17 January 2012

“The impact of the petrol price hikes could go beyond simply pushing up transport costs. It is also expected to affect the cost of producing goods and services.”

Kenya’s political risk casts a dark cloud over region’s economic prospects

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 17 January 2012

On Friday last week, Kenya’s High Court declined to give a definite date for the country’s next elections, placing the task in the hands of President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

The pump price of petrol in Nigeria has more than doubled since the government stopped subsidising fuel.

Nigeria’s fuel dilemma

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 12 January 2012

While many people on 1 January had to cope with a headache after the previous night’s festivities, Nigerians entered the new year with an additional misery.

Many foreign companies are running their African operations from Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Kenya becoming a hub for Asian investment into Africa

Published by Claude Harding on 11 January 2012

“Kenya is very attractive to us because it’s on the east coast of the continent, and attractive position as a centre for India’s and China’s investment and interests in Africa.”

Jannie Mouton on doing business in Africa

Published by Claude Harding on 10 January 2012

In his autobiography, titled And Then They Fired Me, South African entrepreneur Jannie Mouton says that doing business in the rest of the continent is “quite terrifying until you have mastered it”.

S&P revises the outlook on Nigeria’s top three banks to positive

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 9 January 2012

Last week, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) revised its outlook on Nigeria’s three largest banks – GT Bank, First Bank of Nigeria and Zenith Bank – to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’.

IBM targeting Africa’s banks for new business

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 8 January 2012

US-based technology firm IBM has significantly expanded its African footprint over the past three years.

Restoring Angolan agriculture to its former glory

Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 January 2012

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.

Countries

Mining: Royalties, taxes and indigenisation remain in the spotlight

Tycoon Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to young Kenyans

Multinational drinks companies continue to invest in Africa

Ghana oil production yet to peak

Insight into Tanzania’s advertising market

Business culture in SA different than in rest of continent, says entrepreneur

How Nigeria’s fuel price increase will impact inflation

Kenya’s political risk casts a dark cloud over region’s economic prospects

Nigeria’s fuel dilemma

Kenya becoming a hub for Asian investment into Africa

Jannie Mouton on doing business in Africa

S&P revises the outlook on Nigeria’s top three banks to positive

IBM targeting Africa’s banks for new business

Restoring Angolan agriculture to its former glory

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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