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Ethiopia Plays Cards Right by Opening Economy to Foreign Investors
Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s State telecom monopoly,
photo courtesy: Bloomberg
Ethiopia plans to open
its telecommunications industry to international and foreign...
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Ethiopia Plays Cards Right by Opening Economy to Foreign Investors
Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s State telecom monopoly,
photo courtesy: Bloomberg
Ethiopia plans to open
its telecommunications industry to international and foreign...
Agripreneurship – Njabulo Mbokane’s Story
Njabulo Mbokane, photo courtesy: South African Breweries
Agriculture
is pivotal to Africa’s economies. In his book, ‘The New Harvest”,...
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The spotlight has shifted to Rwanda in recent years, the land of a thousand hills. She has risen from the valleys, with not only an economy that shows great promise but progress towards gender equality.
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Uganda is ranked as the world’s most entrepreneurial country according to the Global Entrepreneurial Monitor (GEM),2014. Consequently, Uganda...
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Series: An Alternative Lending Revolution: What’s in It For Africa?
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Longevity Risk Management for Pension Funds and Insurance Companies.
Many studies have continued to provide evidence of improved global life expectancies, with the progress largely attributed to improved nutrition, lower mortality rates and enhanced medical treatments and drugs. Since 1990, statistics show that the average global life expectancy has doubled and is approaching 70 years and in Kenya, for instance, the average life expectancy is now at 66.7 years and getting better. Other factors like greater global awareness on the benefits of a healthy diet and regular exercise means that people are living longer.
The Transformation That Africa Needs
“I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity where winds of hope are blowing even stronger,” remarked the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD).
What The Oil Market Crash Means For Africa.
Like most contemporary financial instruments, the crash in oil prices has one similar underlying factor, the Covid-19 pandemic. Undoubtedly, the pandemic has had an indirect effect on oil prices, however, by simply attributing this crash on the pandemic, one fails to critically substantiate the immediate cause. The forces of demand and supply have played a crucial role in the free flow of oil prices. When it comes to oil and gas, whenever there is more supply than demand, prices always drop and vice versa. Currently, there is very low demand for jet fuel since many airlines have had to take the painful decision ground their aeroplanes. For instance, South African Airways (SAA) has suspended its international flights until 31 May 2020, owing to travel restrictions.
Leveraging Women’s Potential in Uganda
LEVERAGING WOMEN’S POTENTIAL IN UGANDA
The most recent instalment of Women’s day was awash with headlines of remarkable women at the forefront in their respective fields. For instance; Ms. Anne Juuko was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, the largest commercial bank in Uganda – by revenue and assets. A call of optimism and encouragement that the girl child can take territory and tread as one who belongs.
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Ethiopia Plays Cards Right by Opening Economy to Foreign Investors
Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s State telecom monopoly,
photo courtesy: Bloomberg
Ethiopia plans to open
its telecommunications industry to international and foreign...
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