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Facebook Eyes Kenya, South Africa For Targeted Marketing
Facebook has announced the launch of a new programme targeted at helping advertisers reach users in high-growth countries like Kenya and South Africa. The social network called it Creative Accelerator, which is designed to help brands unlock the power of personal storytelling in the target countries. Since Africa is mobile-first and ...
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Africa: Falling Short On Climate Finance
[AfricaFocus] Editor's Note
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Hapro expands its export markets to Africa
Ha Noi Trade Corporation (hapro) has make every effort to expand its export market to Africa, mostly focusing on Angola and Mozambique.
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Egypt Draws Foreign Investment
More foreign companies are pledging to invest in Egypt, as the country begins to reap the benefits of economic reforms introduced over the past nine months under President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
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Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli to attend Egypt Economic Development Conference
March 12, 2015 11:37 AMSINGAPORE - Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli will be attending the Egypt Economic Development Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from March 13 to 15.
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Egypt: PM - Egypt Adopts Clear Strategy to Attract Investments
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Monday 9/3/2015 that the government adopted a clear strategy to support the national economy, attract investments and resolve the problems of investors.
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Kenya faults South Africa on avocado export ban
Kenya says that South Africa has declined to reopen the market yet the country has implemented a pest management plan agreed between the two nations.
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Business Beat: Scangroup appoints CEO for Africa
Scangroup has announced leadership changes at Scanad Africa. Sandeep Madan, who had been leading the Scanad Kenya and Ghana operations, has been promoted and is now Scanad Africa's chief executive, which has five fully owned operations in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Business Beat: Hill+Knowlton appoints regional director for Africa
Communications firm Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Shaun Poole as the regional director for Africa. He will be stationed in Nairobi.
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Business: Scangroup appoints CEO for Africa
Scangroup has announced leadership changes at Scanad Africa. Sandeep Madan, who had been leading the Scanad Kenya and Ghana operations, has been promoted and is now Scanad Africa's chief executive, which has five fully owned operations in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Business: Hill+Knowlton appoints regional director for Africa
Communications firm Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Shaun Poole as the regional director for Africa. He will be stationed in Nairobi.
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Agoa - the U.S.-Africa Trade Dilemma
[Africa Renewal] Has the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act run its course?
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Business: Mixed fortunes blur idea of Africa's collective 'rising'
Falling commodity prices, political upheaval and simmering conflict are exposing the differing fortunes of Africa's economies, undermining the idea that the continent of a billion people is on one collective ascent.
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Business Beat: BP announces $12 bn investment in Egypt gas fields
UK-based energy giant BP on Friday announced a total investment of $12 billion (11 billion euros) in developing gas fields in Egypt, calling it a "vote of confidence" in the country.
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Business: BP announces $12 bn investment in Egypt gas fields
UK-based energy giant BP on Friday announced a total investment of $12 billion (11 billion euros) in developing gas fields in Egypt, calling it a "vote of confidence" in the country.
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Foreign Businesses Face Backlash in South Africa
As South Africas economy falters, it is no longer so welcoming to outsiders.
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Egypt: Egypt Cabinet Approves Investment Law
[Aswat Masriya] Cairo -Egypt's cabinet approved on Wednesday a final draft of the investment law, ahead of the country's long awaited investment summit, due to be held later this month.
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Business: Airtel, Visa extend mobile payments to seven countries in Africa
Barcelona, Spain: Visa and Bharti Airtel Tuesday announced a partnership to bring innovative mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa including Kenya, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles and Tanzania.
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New bid to boost Africa-US trade
Efforts to remove trade barriers between the East African Community and the US have started in earnest.
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Business Beat: Foundation sets aside Sh9.1b to revive Africa's start-up revolution
In 2012, The Economist wrote a colourful article about how Kenya, Â?previously known for its coffee and safarisÂ?, was in the middle of a tech boom. The article said Nairobi was fast becoming a Â?Silicon SavannahÂ?, a phrase that has since become a moniker for the city's burst of apps, hubs ...
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Business: Foundation sets aside Sh9.1b to revive Africa's start-up revolution
In 2012, The Economist wrote a colourful article about how Kenya, Â?previously known for its coffee and safarisÂ?, was in the middle of a tech boom. The article said Nairobi was fast becoming a Â?Silicon SavannahÂ?, a phrase that has since become a moniker for the city's burst of apps, hubs ...