Economy
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- Vol 51 No 16
- 06/08/2010
Roaring to go
As demand soars for Africa's oil, gas and minerals, its governments must find ways to strengthen their bargaining power
- Vol 51 No 16
- 06/08/2010
The numbers are looking up
After peaking at US$72 billion in 2008, foreign investment in Africa fell to $59 bn. in 2009 but is now growing again and could exceed the $80 bn. mark within a couple of years. Extractive investment, in oil and minerals, dominates the picture but Sout...
- Vol 51 No 9
- 30/04/2010
Out of the dip
Meeting in Washington, officials from the IMF, World Bank and African finance ministries predict a strong return to growth this year
- Vol 51 No 2
- 22/01/2010
A slow return to growth
Africa suffered less than had been feared from the recession and its exports are set to recover this year thanks to buoyant demand from Asia
- Vol 51 No 2
- 22/01/2010
BRIC building
'African assets were undervalued and China's presence has helped correct that, whether in bonds or foreign direct investment', said Victor Lopes, Africa Economist at Standard Chartered Bank. Multinationals from the BRICs - emerging nations Brazil, Rus...
- Vol 50 No 22
- 06/11/2009
Experts argue about Africa's prospects
The IMF and the AfDB differ sharply on the severity of the global recession's effects on Africa and the measures needed to ameliorate them
- Vol 50 No 13
- 26/06/2009
Synchrobudgets
As they approach economic union, East Africa's finance ministers struggle to balance the books at home
- Vol 50 No 13
- 26/06/2009
Kikwete's bailout package
Tanzania, the second largest of the big-three members of the East African Community, has presented a budget with a bullish message designed to spend its way out of the global economic crisis. At 31%, the overall budget increase is the largest in the EA...
- Vol 50 No 11
- 29/05/2009
The cement boom
In both Angola and Congo-Kinshasa, public works produce surprising profits for well-connected cement producers, but an oil-fired building boom requires a lot of cement. Angola's Minister of Public Works, General Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro, said in...
- Vol 50 No 8
- 17/04/2009
The bust and after
Finance ministers and central bank governors are holding an African summit in Washington next week to map a way out of the crisis
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