The president of the African Development Bank has called on African countries to move away from subsistence economics and focus on industrialisation
Economy
Sub-Saharan economies ‘resilient’ states World Bank
A new report from the World Bank has stated that Sub-Saharan Africa will continue to enjoy faster economic growth despite the volatile nature of the global financial climate
Gabon closes in on US$250 million World Bank partnership
The World Bank has placed a new US$250 million four-year Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Gabon under consideration
Improving trade conditions boost for SA markets
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has revealed that trade conditions in March 2012 continued to improve after they recovered into positive territory in the previous month
Interview: Steering Africa’s biggest stock market
Nicky Newton-King, chief executive of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, speaks to Stephen Williams about running the biggest capital market in Africa