Singapore-Sub-Saharan high level ministerial exchange will be held from 27-28 August 2018 in Singapore, focussing on strengthening bilateral trade relations between the countries
Finance
Ecobank announces three new appointments
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Lome-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced three new appointments for the region
Madagascar appears as the global olderpreneurial capital
Madagascar has the highest percentage of ‘olderpreneurs’ (entrepreneurs over the age of 50) compared to the rest of the world, according to analysis from Allstar Business Solutions, the UK-based leading provider of fuel cards
Exports councils are crucial for South Africa’s economic transformation: the dti
As export councils are major drivers for South Africa’s economic transformation, they should be supported and prioritised, said Lerato Mataboge, deputy director-general for trade and investment South Africa at the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), during the two-day export council quarterly meeting in Pretoria
Creating a conducive environment for sustainable development in Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, outlined that during South Africa’s tenure as Southern African Development Community (SADC) chair, US$500mn was secured of committed productive investments by South African companies in each of the priority value chains across the region