Gold exports made US$409mn in foreign currency. (Image source: Bullion Vault/Flickr)

Ethiopias Ministry of Mines has announced that exports of minerals supplied by artisanal miners reached US$419mn in the first 11 months of the fiscal year

The global banking industry has been undergoing fundamental changes that have been creating expansion opportunities for new players in international markets, according to a recent report titled International Banking Platforms: The New Imperatives

The investments are expected to expand access, improve quality of voice and Internet communications and serve as the backbone for greater private sector investment in ICT services. (Image source: breahn/Flickr)

The World Bank has approved two US$30mn credits to support efforts to strengthen telecommunications connectivity through fiber-optic broadband network expansion in Mauritania and Togo

Tanzania youth alliance director Peter Masika (right), Finnish minister for foreign trade Alexander Stubb (centre) and minister for international development Heidi Hautala during their visit to Kibasila Secondary School in Dar es Salaam. (Image source: Florence Mugarula)

A three-day visit of a delegation from Finland to Tanzania has laid down a foundation for enhanced business ties between the two countries