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
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Ecobank is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. (Image source: Innocent kaneza/Flickr)
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
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Olderpreneurs in Madagascar are challenging the notion that twenties dominate the world of entrepreneurship. (Image source: Vitasary/Flickr)
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