Africa

Zimbabwe: New Zim Steel in Tight Corner

[Financial Gazette] Redcliff Council and New Zimbabwe Steel are headed for collision over an unpaid U.S.$8 bill owed by the giant steelmaker.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Africa: Nokia to Set Up Global Research Hub in Nairobi

[Nation] Nokia plans to make Nairobi its global hub for research and investment for the India, Middle East and Africa region.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Real Estate Sector to Grow

[Financial Gazette] ZIMBABWE'S real estate sector is expected to register a boom in the event of a lasting political solution from the fractious inclusive government

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Gulliver Crisis Deepens

[Financial Gazette] INDUSTRIAL conglomerate Gulliver Consolidated Limited's solvency woes, first reported by The Financial Gazette's Companies & Markets (C&M) in Jan

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Kenya: Plan to Phase Out 14-Seater Matatu Hits Roadblock

[Nation] The plan to phase out the 14-seater matatu appears to have hit a roadblock.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Kenya: Bata Steps Up Expansion Drive to Increase Sales

[Nation] Bata shoe company is banking on an expansion drive to increase its presence both in the Kenyan and regional markets as competition in the footwear market ho

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: The Human Capital Telescope - Local MBAs Substandard?

[Zimbabwe Independent] ONLY one business school from Africa has its (Master of Business Administration) MBA degree programme in the Financial Times' (FT) top 100 Glo

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Gono's Move Could Destabilise the Financial Sector

[Zimbabwe Independent] THE recently-announced deadlines by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono for banks to finalise their recapitalisation initiatives

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Fund 'A Drop in the Ocean'

[Zimbabwe Independent] THE US$40 million Distressed and Marginalised Areas Fund (DIMAF) allocated to resuscitate ailing Bulawayo firms is a drop in the ocean compare

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Medium Term Plan on Course - Mashakado

[Zimbabwe Independent] Businessdigest (BD) spoke to Economic Planning minister Tapiwa Mashakada (TM) on the Medium Term Plan, debt overhang and the economy's perform

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

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