UK-based finance boutique firm, DVK Group, is seeking investment opportunities in the East African region
Finance
Ecobank Zambia invests US$1mn in new software
Ecobank Zambia is investing over US$1mn in upgrading a core banking software application, Flexcube, to assist in the prevention of fraud and cyber crime
Improving business conditions in Africa
A research conference themed Improving economic business conditions in Africa took place last month (December)
Global slowdown 'will affect developing countries'
The World Bank has warned that developing countries should prepare for further downside risks, as Euro Area debt problems and weakening growth in several big emerging economies are diminishing global growth prospects
World Bank supports Harare sewage rehabilitation
The World Bank has dispatched a technical team to work on the rehabilitation programme for the Harare City Council sewerage reticulation system in Zimbabwe