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Lipo-Expo 2010
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VC4Africa Washington, DC meet-up
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VC4Africa Meetup in London
by YILKAL Added December 5, 2009 at 5:39pm 1 Comment
VC4Africa Meetup in Kampala
by Ben Added August 4, 2009 at 10:35am 1 Comment
VC4Africa Meetup in Nairobi
by Bart Lacroix Added July 31, 2009 at 8:13am 3 Comments
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Who are the Venture Capitalists in Nigeria?
Where Are Nigeria's ICT Venture Capitalists?
Without them, Nigeria is condemned to be an importer of technology. Resellers of… Continue
Posted by Wayan Vota on February 8, 2010 at 3:30pm
RE:MIX Market
MIX Market is the #1 source for financial and social performance data on MFIs across the globe.
Posted by Ed Dodds on February 5, 2010 at 2:07pm
Ethiopia Gets Windows Vista In Amharic Language
Technology Development Agency (EICTDA) launches Amharic language interface pack, rep… Continue
Posted by Andualem Sisay on February 5, 2010 at 1:38pm
Bénin: tourism profile of a unique west African country
Posted by Thomas Armitt on February 3, 2010 at 7:13pm
Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit, Nairobi, Kenya April 7-10, 2010
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Note: OPINION - recently here in the US, both PNC and Wells Fargo banks have launched mobile customer to customer payment products. In addition, peer to peer giving t… Continue
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Microsoft launches Vista software in Amharic
US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia. "Launching the Amharic version software is a major step forward for Amharic to be a language of technology", Director of the Ethiopian ICT Development Agency (EICTDA), Debretsion Gebremichael has said. 40 scholars from the Addis Ababa University…Stanchart Bank strikes deal with Chinese firm
Standard Chartered Bank and China Unionpay have struck a deal that will enable Unionpay cardholders worldwide access the bank's ATM services in 20 countries in Africa. China has over the last decade become the world's largest investor into Africa, injecting billions of dollars in various projects across the continent. Analysts say no signal…MCA spreads wings to Zambia, Malawi
United States supported, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCA), has announced its plans to expand its operations in Africa as more countries meet democracy requirements. Africa, which accounts for about 70 percent of the corporation’s total funding of $5.2 billion, has 11 countries where so-called compacts, or programs, are underway. MCA…Financial Market News
Kenya: NSE Resilient Despite Fall of Stockbroker
Expected earnings by listed firms continued to cushion the Nairobi Stock Exchange, making it resilient to last Friday's placement of Ngenye Kariuki Stockbrokers under receivership.Nigeria: Oteh Reads the Riot Act to Capital Market Operators
Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ms Arunma Oteh has said that the era of sharp practices is over as the commission under her leadership would not tolerate any form of impropriety or sharp practices in the country's capital market.Nigeria: SEC to Implement Zero Tolerance Policy, Warns Market Operators
The newly appointed Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh , said yesterday that the Commission would implement zero tolerance policy and warned operators in the capital market to desist from sharp practices capable of eroding investors' confidence in the market.Investment News
Nigeria: Foreign Bank Buys Into 3 Troubled Banks
THE European Investment Bank, EIB, is to buy into some of the nation's troubled banks, Vice President of the Bank, Mr. Plutarchos Sakellaris has said.Uganda: Northern Region Readies for Investment
About 40 districts in Uganda's north and eastern regions, have a chance to smile and prepare themselves for big things following a US$140 million project that will revitalize this formerly war-torn area.Nigeria: Niteclub Owner, Mac Dee, Woos Investors For Imo
Macdonald Nsonwu, owner of the new Do It All Entertainment Centre in Owerri, the capital of Imo State has called on well meaning indigenes of Imo State to rally round the present government in the state in its effort at developing the state. The new entertainment centre is where 40-40 Nite Club, the rave of the moment in the heartland.Banking and Insurance
Nigeria: Foreign Bank Buys Into 3 Troubled Banks
THE European Investment Bank, EIB, is to buy into some of the nation's troubled banks, Vice President of the Bank, Mr. Plutarchos Sakellaris has said.Kenya: Banks Must Stick to the Law on Interest Charges
Those who have been keenly following the on-goings in Kenya's courts of law know that relief, though very gradually, has been coming to borrowers who have long bore the wrath of lenders for failing to pay up their debts in time.Uganda: Uganda Lending Rates a Hurdle as Common Market Nears
Uganda's private sector has expressed reservations about the EAC Common Market Protocol especially in light the lending rates that are higher than in Kenya and Tanzania.Capital Flows
Nigeria: Foreign Bank Buys Into 3 Troubled Banks
THE European Investment Bank, EIB, is to buy into some of the nation's troubled banks, Vice President of the Bank, Mr. Plutarchos Sakellaris has said.Nigeria: PIB - NNPC, Nupeng Resolve to Work Together
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have resolved to work together to ensure the smooth passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill currently before the National Assembly in order to impact positively on the Nigerian economy.Chad: Chadian Herders to Benefit From UN Funding for Water Projects
The United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty has granted Chad $19.5 million to finance a water project for nomadic herders in the arid sub-Saharan Sahel region.IT News Africa
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