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Africa investor and Brand South Africa convene global business leaders at WEF for consultation on regional economic integration
By Staff Reporter | January 27, 2012
Infrastructure development, youth engagement and entrepreneurship and increased political will identified as key drivers to transform African growth spurt into sustainable development
Johannesburg, South Africa; Davos, Switzerland; 26 January 2012: Today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland, Brand South Africa brought together senior leaders from the world of politics, economics and international development to explore how to galvanise and sustain leadership in the private and public sectors to support regional economic integration. Infrastructure development, youth engagement and entrepreneurship, and increased political will as key drivers for future growth were the key themes to emerge.
Co-hosted by Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communications group, the Briefing was opened with a keynote speech from South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan who noted the need for the continent to take advantage of having a market of one billion people and some of the world’s fastest growing economies, and become a more effective voice on the global stage. Read the rest of this entry »
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Africa investor Ai40 Index Weekly Commentary - 20 January 2012
By Staff Reporter | January 27, 2012
The Africa investor 40 (Ai40) Investor’s Index gained 1.95% to settle at 110.67 points. The year-to-date change now stands at -15.89%.
US stocks closed near a six-month high Friday, extending gains into a third week, as results from Microsoft Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. set off a rally in tech… Read the rest of this story
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ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP THE KEY TO REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN AFRICA
By Staff Reporter | January 23, 2012
Johannesburg, South Africa; 23 January 2012: Last year’s Africa Consultation on Regional Economic Integration in Africa initiative, hosted by Africa investor (Ai) and Brand South Africa, focused on the sensitising of influential public and private sector leaders with regards to the importance of prioritising the implementation of regional economic integration in Africa. This year’s Ai-Brand South Africa regional economic integration in Africa dialogue initiative will convene its stakeholders alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, and will host public and private sector leaders to focus on specific public-private sector partnership opportunities to boost regional economic integration in the following themes and sectors (institution strengthening, unleashing agriculture investment potential, trade and job creation, fast-tracking infrastructure investments, inter-continental and BRICS partnerships) Read the rest of this entry »
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Africa investor magazine reveals Africa loses $30 billion annually in local investment opportunities
By Staff Reporter | January 5, 2012
Johannesburg, South Africa, 5 January 2012: Africa investor (Ai) magazine, the leading international African investment newsstand magazine for investment decision-makers (published in English and Chinese), reveals in its January-February edition that Africa loses US $30 billion in local investment opportunities – more than the continent receives in aid annually. Read the rest of this entry »
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Africa investor Ai40 Index Weekly Commentary - 16 December 2011
By Staff Reporter | December 20, 2011
The Africa investor 40 (Ai40) Investor’s Index lost 2.75% to settle at 106.57 points. The year-to-date change now stands at -19.01%.
On Friday US stocks finished in a mixed mode after a rating agency warning on Europe pulled the plug on what began as an upbeat session on a confidence vote…Read the rest of this story
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WORLD BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO DISCUSS REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN AFRICA AT DAVOS
By abby | December 19, 2011
Johannesburg, South Africa; 19 December 2011: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communications group, is delighted to announce its partnership with Brand South Africa to host the high-level roundtable on the Business of Implementing Regional Economic Integration in Africa. This roundtable will see the participation of business and government leaders working in Africa who are also attending the 2012 annual meetings of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Read the rest of this entry »
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Africa investor Ai40 Index Weekly Commentary - 9 December 2011
By Staff Reporter | December 12, 2011
The Africa investor 40 (Ai40) Investor’s Index lost -0.39 % to settle at 109.59 points. The year-to-date change now stands at -16.71%.
US stocks closed substantially higher on Friday as European leaders agreed to closer fiscal ties and US consumer confidence hit a six-month high. Logging a second consecutive week of…Read the rest of this story
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