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  • Land grabs: Africa's new 'resource curse'? 26 Nov 2009 20:34 GMT
    ... Pambazuka News about the rush by foreign investors to buy up agricultural land across Africa, all too often at the expense of ... been called the next golden commodity by investment firms, and ‘neocolonialism’ by the now repentant ...

  • What is wrong with African leaders? 25 Nov 2009 00:44 GMT
    ... offers an unforgettable holiday and business experience in Accra. ... the sale of oil, gold, diamond to invest in education, fast and efficient transportation systems ... development with corruption? Why do they ignore investment in agriculture, sanitation, water, health, education, roads ...

  • European investors now target Africa's unlisted firms 28 Nov 2009 21:16 GMT
    ... European investors now target Africa’s unlisted firms European private ... – as a more viable option. “If investing in Africa has to face the downsides ... they will also need reassurance that their investment would be safe in a continent where ...

  • Morocco - Drop in foreign farm investment 24 Nov 2009 01:01 GMT
    ... Morocco - Drop in foreign farm investment  Morocco has the resources to press ... farm sector reform, even if many foreign investors are unwilling to commit for now, industry ... about food security and Gulf countries are investing in Sudan and Western Asia," said Ali ...

  • European Investors Eye Unlisted Firms 22 Nov 2009 02:25 GMT
    ... assets following a loaning spree-- means that investor confidence in the continent's public equity has ... - as a more viable option. "If investing in Africa has to face the downsides ... they will also need reassurance that their investment would be safe in a continent where ...

  • Wealthy Investors Call Bottom of the Market with Show of Faith in Property 30 Nov 2009 19:51 GMT
    ... Wealthy Investors Call Bottom of the Market with Show ... residential real estate looks attractive from an investment perspective, but 60 percent of those same ... transaction costs. Among the key advantages of investing in residential real estate, respondents cited: potential ...

  • Wealthy Investors Call Bottom of the Market with Show of Faith in Property (BIZ) 30 Nov 2009 19:54 GMT
    ... prices seem to be stabilizing globally, wealthy investors are again thinking about increasing their allocations ... residential real estate looks attractive from an investment perspective, but 60 percent of those same ... transaction costs. Among the key advantages of investing in residential real estate, respondents cited: potential ...

  • Hungry for Opportunities, European Investors Eye Africa's Unlisted Firms 23 Nov 2009 14:00 GMT
    ... European private investors are hungry for shares in unlisted African ... - as a more viable option. "If investing in Africa has to face the downsides ... they will also need reassurance that their investment would be safe in a continent where ...

  • Letter of Intent Signed to Form Helios Towers Africa Ltd. with $350 Million of Equity Financing from Global Investor Gro 24 Nov 2009 21:31 GMT
    ... $350 Million of Equity Financing from Global Investor Group LONDON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - A ... Management LLC, and funds advised by Helios Investment Partners LLP announced today the signing of ... ) is a FTSE-listed investment trust. RIT invests in a widely diversified, international portfolio across ...

  • Letter of Intent Signed to Form Helios Towers Africa Ltd. with $350 Million of Equity Financing from Global Investor Group 24 Nov 2009 21:30 GMT
    ... $350 Million of Equity Financing from Global Investor Group Company Will Develop Independent Tower Operations ... Management LLC, and funds advised by Helios Investment Partners LLP announced today the signing of ... (“RIT”) is a FTSE-listed investment trust. RIT invests in a widely diversified, international portfolio across ...

  • With M2 growth in decline, Egypt looks to new investors 30 Nov 2009 17:52 GMT
    ... growth in decline, Egypt looks to new investors  Annelle Sheline / Daily News Egypt ... 24 percent in March 2008. Analysis from investment bank Beltone Financial attributed the swell to ... is premature to make judgments about China [investing in Egypt], as China remains one of ...

  • Egypt Trust Half-yearly Report 30 Nov 2009 19:35 GMT
    ... and more importantly a major shift in investors' sentiment from being overly bearish during Q4-08 ... prices earlier in the year created attractive investment opportunities in more shares enabling us to ... and volatility of securities that the Fund invests in. The Manager actively monitors these factors ...

  • Egypt-Algeria soccer dispute timely diversion for Cairo woes 25 Nov 2009 22:31 GMT
    ... CAIRO: Egypt sent in riot police to quash street ... over 9 percent. Fiscal reforms praised by investors are cursed by poorer Egyptians who have ... move analysts say reflects an increasingly nationalist investment climate. “Fallout between Algeria and Egypt following ...

  • Zambia to face cuts in power next year 24 Nov 2009 03:10 GMT
    ... Zambia to face cuts in power next year Load ... faster than the country is bringing new investment in power generation," Lungu said. Zambia's mining ... including one Chinese firm that planned to invest $3.6 billion (R28bn) in copper exploration and ...

  • Zambian leader calls on Africa to eliminate trade barriers 27 Nov 2009 12:51 GMT
    ... Zambian President Rupiah Banda says Africa will not develop unless measures to eliminate ... He said the South African chain store's investment of 14. 4 million U. S. dollars ... saying bureaucratic systems had been frustrating prospective investors. He said for Africa to reach the ...

  • Africa woos SA farmers 30 Nov 2009 12:13 GMT
    ... Food security in South Africa is under threat as 21 African countries, ... all week!!! Any farmer being "woo'd" by investing in agriculture in a failed state economy ...

  • Zambia's President Opens Planting Season at IFC Supported Farm 26 Nov 2009 08:51 GMT
    ... "IFC’s Zambia Emergent Farmer Finance and Support Program ... “IFC can deploy a comprehensive package of investment and advisory services to farmers who have ... enterprises. Agriculture contributes almost a quarter of Africa’s GDP and employs about 70 percent of ...

  • FG Woos Taiwanese Investors 30 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
    ... of the Nigeria delegation urged the Taiwan Africa Business Association to come to Nigeria and ... provided by the federal government for willing investors. He added that the purpose of the ... to Taiwan was to promote trade and investment as well as facilitate participation of Taiwanese ...

  • Africa Watch 27 Nov 2009 14:17 GMT
    ... GROUP OF 20: Africa gets seat at policy table In a ... to underwrite increased African-South American commerce and investment, with financing primarily from Brazil, Argentina and ... years later. Brazil is also an important investor, committing some $4 bn to African agriculture ...

  • Zimbabwe, South Africa sign investment accord 28 Nov 2009 09:13 GMT
    ... and Zimbabwe on Friday signed a bilateral investment protection agreement which is expected to promote ... agreement guarantees legal and property rights of investors and had been insisted on by South ... insisted on by South African investors before investing in Zimbabwe. They were worried that their ...

  • 'African States Need Advice Body Outside WTO for Talks' 24 Nov 2009 21:54 GMT
    ... Geneva — Since before the creation of the World ... policy debate to the need to help African countries use trade to build economies that ... Halle, IISD's Europe representative and trade and investment director. To contribute to the achievement of ...

  • Banda opens Zambia planting season at IFC-supported farm 25 Nov 2009 15:34 GMT
    ... on Wednesday opened the country’s planting season at a ... “IFC can deploy a comprehensive package of investment and advisory services to farmers who have ... enterprises. Agriculture contributes almost a quarter of Africa’s gross domestic product and employs about 70% ...

  • Property shares: Good or bad investment idea? 27 Nov 2009 11:35 GMT
    ... Property talk Property shares: Good or bad investment idea? Property syndication, listed property development company ... syndication, listed property development company woes rattle investors in South Africa Only a few months ... bet as are the unit trusts that invest in them. This is because along with ...

  • Better funding of OSIC will attract more investors ' Director 25 Nov 2009 22:04 GMT
    ... Better funding of OSIC will attract more investors — Director The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has called for better funding of the One Stop Investment Centre ...

  • Insecurity - My Nigeria, Their South Africa [analysis] 26 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
    ... Lagos — For CHINWE OCHU, many Nigerians do not appreciate their country until they ... of other countries. Her trip to South Africa recently exposed her to experiences that made her ... in the world," "the unsafe destination for investors in Africa," "a country of mainly dubious ...


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