December 5, 2017//-To achieve structural transformation on the continent, Africa must look for homegrown solutions and learn from its own experience, participants at the 12th African Economic Conference (AEC) held on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Category: Industry
More Ghanaians Shortlisted For 2017 Africa Youth Awards
December 4, 2017//-Africa Youth Awards, the continent’s most coveted awards for young achievers and change makers, have announced over 140 young Africans and organisations from 25 countries as finalists for the 2017 Africa Youth Awards.
Ghana: Festive Season Weighs Down Cedi
Accra, December 4, 2017//-Despite a very stable performance all year long, the cedi has returned to its perennial fits of weakness as demand of the greenback by corporates and traders begins to rise ahead of the Christmas festivities.
AFIG Funds Strategically Reinforces Team to Accelerate Growth
Dakar, Senegal, December 1, 2017//-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Advanced Finance & Investment Group (AFIG Funds), a leading African private equity fund manager, today announced key changes in its team as part of its new and agressive strategy in the private equity space on the continent.
Why For-profit Business Models are an Effective Path to SDGs
November 28, 2017//-For-profit business models could be a powerful way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), successful business owners told a UN commission on investment, enterprise and development convening this week in Geneva, Switzerland.
Contributing to a Strong and Vibrant Media Sector in Africa
November 24, 2017//-Mobile communications have brought enormous improvements to living standards around the world, and nowhere is the use of that technology spreading more quickly than in Africa.
Ghana: Veep’s Meeting with Angry Spare Parts Dealers Ends in Deadlock
November 24, 2017//-A meeting between officials from the Vice president’s office and the leadership and traders at Suame Magazine/ industrial area in Kumasi ended in a deadlock due to hitches on the part of the government.
Angola’s Scrappy Micro-entrepreneurs
November 23, 2017//-The crowd at the gate of Fabrimetal, an Angolan manufacturer of steel reinforcing bars (rebars), starts gathering early.
Bright Future for Nigerian Real Estate Industry As Economy Picks Up
Lagos, Nigeria, November 23, 2017//-As the city gears to host the globally recognised real estate-focused West African Property Investment Summit (WAPI) next week, there is a renewed sense of investor confidence in the Nigerian real estate sector.
Ghana, Denmark Seek to Deepen Bilateral Relations
Accra, November 23, 2017//-Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is advocating for stronger trading and investment relations with Denmark, following a 3-day official visit to the country by the Queen of Denmark, Her Majesty Margrethe II.