2014
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Multitudes of taxes makes Africa expensive
Nigeria as Africa's largest economy is good news for SA
Ghana: Economy grew by 4.9% in fourth quarter 2013
Zim's dangerous optimism
Ombudsman fines top four banks R125m
12 February 2014
Does SA's credit crunch still lie ahead?
SA unemployment dips slightly
CAR faces threat of food crisis
Ghana's economy is not in crisis - Prof. Quartey
Zimbabwe, China discuss aid for shaky economy
21 January 2014
Strike will hurt economy - Gordhan
LeapFrog invests in Ghana pension firm Petra Trust
Zimbabwe economic growth fails to gain momentum
No need for investors to panic
Tiger Brands makes $25m Kenya purchase -report
2013
29 August 2013
Dont panic on weak rand!
Red tape limits African trade 'more than graft'
World Bank committed to strengthening partnership with Ghana
Gold sector gears up for strikes
Libya's oil chaos deepens
10 July 2013
SA lenders warned on bad debt
Kenya: Admissions quota leaves elite schools with fees burden
Ghana's economy robust – Terkper tells NPP
Realism dosed with hope
AfDB urges investments in infrastructure
22 May 2013
Rand under pressure, focus on CPI data
Oil found off Namibian coast
Senate now fights Parliament over control of Budget
Gov't to reconstruct markets across the country
Banks urged to fund Africa development
3 April 2013
Business confidence at 13-year low
AFDB infrastructure bond plan nearly ready
Petrol price hits record high
Ghana: Explore avenues for self-employment - KAMA boss
Rich or not, SARS is coming for you
20 February 2013
Rand finds support as miners return
Kenya: Low inflation leaves pension savers with positive earnings
Dark clouds gather ahead of annual budget
Ghana: Finance minister justifies fuel price Increases
Malawi strike threatens to shut airports
2012
7 November 2012
Zimbabweans ignore high lending rates
Kenya Airways shocks market with Sh4.8bn half year loss
Inflation 'to breach 6%' as electricity prices soar
Ghana youth and entrepreneurial development agency engages 45779 youth
Shabangu warns mines not to cut jobs
3 October 2012
SA must target 5% growth
Somalia incursion cuts flow of illicit money into Kenya
Analysts wait for signs of SA's direction
DRC economy expected to expand
Ghana: Bank calls on central bank to review monetary policy
19 September 2012
SA still tops for investment in Africa
Employment inches higher but manufacturing jobs fall
Zimbabwe: Treasury growth projections unlikely to be met
Ghana's foreign reserves fall to $4.2b
Skill, not race ensures jobs - SAIRR
8 August 2012
Africa's growth may rise to 7 pc a year by 2015
'Bankrupt SA' warning if business is sidelined
Ghana: Who becomes governor?
SA most business-friendly BRICS nation
Prepare Kenya for oil, gas exploration
25 July 2012
Rand on the back foot against dollar
Kenya: Councils owe SH17.3bn 'and can't pay workers'
World Bank warns on inequality threat to SA
Ghana: Shock greets 'untimely' death of president as VP takes Office
Africa to discuss tax fraud
11 July 2012
Bond inflows support rand
Kisumu council increases rates to plug budget gap
Zuma's push for state to pay fails to save Sanyati
Ghana: Government should watch these risks to the economy
Tanzania to become eighth largest uranium producer
20 June 2012
Petrol price could drop further in July
State urged to replenish dwindiling fuel stocks
SA unemployment rate stabilises, but key sectors shed jobs in first quarter
Ghana: Insurers Target Informal Sector
African agenda 'a long way off'
6 June 2012
Global economic woes likely to drive down oil price
Kenya: New rules put pressure on banks over interest
Nigeria: Economy loses N18bn FDI to foreigners in telecoms
Molewa: Govt seeks partners on green jobs
SA households owe billions
23 May 2012
Resources lead SA stock recovery
Kenya: Treasury to stop financing indebted state corporations
Africa: 'Continent - a place where you will make money, not lose money'
Crisis wont affect aid to Ghana: EU
Eskom worried about immediate supply
9 May 2012
Rand extends losses, nears R8
Unemployment jumps as unskilled workers enter market
Liberia: Government to boost agriculture, projects U.S. $80 million
Ghana's economy on the verge of growth
Malawi devalues kwacha by 48%
25 April 2012
Gordhan: Worst over for SA economy
PIC shifts emphasis to 'developmental' portfolio
Cost of living still high despite gains in exchange rate
Africa: Investors still wary of continent's political risk
South Africa seeking oil supplies from Ghana
4 April 2012
Business confidence sinks to three-year low
Kenya should avoid oil curse
Ghana: Load shedding will collapse businesses - PEF
Govt to review fuel price hike
Malawi: High fertility rate fuelling poverty
14 March 2012
JSE boasts earnings rise
Companies bear the brunt of high exchange rate volatility
Tanzania: Economy to Register Modest Growth
IMF Commends Ghana's Economic Progress
Pay rises for parastatal execs suspended
29 February 2012
Economy grows 3.2%
IMF team in Nairobi to review lending programme
Uganda: Nation Attracts U.S.$3 Billion in Oil Investments
Japan gives $6.8 million grant to Ghana
Credit growth demand quickens
15 February 2012
SAA needs extra R6bn from state as costs bite
Infrastructure plan will aid jobs
Kenya: farmers turn to aloe vera to combat drought and poverty
BoG's recapitalisation policy provides economic boost
Most Nigerians live in poverty
1 February 2012
Zambia: Investor confidence key economic driver
Zimbabwe: New Pay Structure for Civil Servants
Ghana: Tradeline Consult to create 1000 jobs
Petrol shortages to persist - report
Jail terms to punish BEE 'fronting' in planned law
17 January 2012
Platinum forecast blow to SA jobs hopes
Technology hides crisis in farming sector, says expert
World Bank upbeat on Kenyan Economy
Nigeria to miss 2012 GDP Target - Experts
Zimbabwe inflation rises to 4.9%
2011
16 November 2011
JSE All-share index hits record high
Ministry seeks to boost investments by Kenyans abroad
Ghana faces shortage of funds
Marcus: SARB to keep focus on inflation
CEO Pay: Do they merit the Multi-Millions?
2 November 2011
First spike in new jobs since 2009 recession
Cost of money rises steeply as Kenya bows to IMF demands
The Oil is not flowing....
Rand off lows but still vulnerable
Nigeria: Senate summons Govs over utilisation of subsidy funds
18 October 2011
Rand loses momentum
Bill to boost small businesses awaits debate in House
Temporary work spurs rise in employment numbers
Investors ask for higher pay
Tsvangirai: BEE rule too stringent
28 September 2011
Retailers eye Africa for growth
Zambia: Govt should Re-new Relationship with China for Investment and Development
StanChart offers Sh6m sponsorship to Top 100 SMEs
Lenders urged to be circumspect
SA shed 395 000 jobs in 2010
30 August 2011
SA stocks go into orbit
Nigeria: Mining Sector to Generate Two Million Direct Jobs
Oil search gets boost with new drilling in Northern Kenya
Ghana: PURC announces increases in electricity, water tariffs
Credit growth stronger than expected
16 August 2011
Africa: Near Record High Food Prices Keep Poorest People on the Edge
Gov Ahmed Confirms Discovery of Crude Oil in Kwara State
Every Ghanaian Owes GH¢837.50
Patchy Municipal Strike 'to inensify'
Tender email scam hits firms
2 August 2011
Economist warns consumers
Cote d'Ivoire: Help for Small Businesses Key to Relaunching Economy
One South Africa Bank bigger than nine top Nigeria banks - Banker
High food and fuel prices intensify pace of inflation
Shabangu: Nationalisation talk bad for SA
19 July 2011
Boom in African Millionaires
Strikes to slow recovery
Nigeria: NLC's Warning Strike
Ghana Signs New Loan Agreement With France
Gordhan: Recession cost R60bn in tax
28 June 2011
SA homes slip down global index
Jobs go downhill - Cosatu
Rwanda: Today's struggle is about development - Kagame
Largest oil deposit yet to be discovered
Liquidations plummet to levels seen before 2007
14 June 2011
SA banks on boost from trade deal
Huge bill for transport
African mega-treaty 'to funnel free-trade fortunes into SA'
Developing countries must shift emphasis from crisis-fighting to sustainable growth - World Bank
Brics to welcome new African trade area
24 May 2011
'SA may lose out in Africa'
Strike season starts
India entices Africa with generosity to boost trade
Zambia: Economist Identifies Reasons for Growth of the Economy
Fewer firms closing down
10 May 2011
Municipal workers' strike off
Labour squeezes SMEs
IDC plans to use sub-sectors to grow tourism
Kenya: Price Controls and the Threat of High Food Prices
Ivory Coast asks Swiss to return money
26 April 2011
Beware of the big bad hike
Tourism boosts Zimbabwe's weak economy
We Want Jobs Now – UGAG
Rand retreats against dollar
New steps to curb corrupt civil servants
12 April 2011
Eskom: Winter won't be easy
Taxpayers foot R70bn bill
Oil falls on Libya, Goldman Sachs demand warning
Saipem wins $101-million Shell Nigeria petrol contract
IMF upbeat on Africa growth
29 March 2011
April won't be joke for consumers
Libya's African presence
Zimbabwe grab deadline hits platinum shares
Duffour Recieves Best African Finance Minister Award In London
More SA firms hit the skids
9 March 2011
Gordhan upbeat on revenue growth
Business mood positive
US funding for African training
BoI-Dangote Fund to create one million jobs - Aganga
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai in foreign investment warning
22 February 2011
Oil soars on Libya unrest
Kenya: Fading hopes of jobless youths
Reduce lending rates for economic growth-Banks advised
Zuma's son slams rail deal reports
Rand weaker on global risk aversion
8 February 2011
Diamonds help Botswana reduce deficit
SA set for Shell showdown
JSE up in morning trade, eyes record
EDIF and British firm reach mango marketing partnership deal
OPINION: Ghana, we're our own enemies
1 February 2011
Oil rockets to $101 on Egypt unrest
Zimbabwe says China eyes $10bn investment
Wrangles threaten filling of key public finance jobs
Oil firms boost naira with $546 supply, as cost of funds stabilises
Mills calls for speedy development of Africa
25 January 2011
Hefty petrol price hike may hit SA
Industries opt for Kenya as new hub for regional trade
Minister meets aviation chiefs over sector's woes
Minister weighs in on decent jobs debate
NDC's fortunes for 2012 are bright in Upper East Region - Martin Amidu
18 January 2011
'Link climate to economy'
SA snubbed in investment rush
Western trade chicanery affects Africa
Mills’ Boy In Consultancy Fraud
ANC thinks again on its 'decent work' drive
2010
6 September 2010
ANC: Freeze pay hikes
SA rates among world's highest
Nigeria aims for 10% growth
Inflation in Mauritius rises to 1.9%
Africa: Online technology to transform businesses
2 August 2010
Hope for SA Economy
President Mills to tour District Assemblies
Kumba to gain R1,1bn windfall on Mittal deal
Mugabe castigates 'greedy' politicians
Firms fail black youth
29 June 2010
SWC income 'shortfall R27bn'
Kenyan workers face wage erosion in common market
Eskom tackles strike talk
World Bank provides additional US$44.7 million for eGhana project
SA should 'take heed of Europe's ills'
8 June 2010
Business Confidence takes a dive
'Close early on Friday'
Sudan: Bashir Demands Apology Over Museveni's Statement
Investec: Rate cut more likely
Productivity to dip during SWC
13 April 2010
Malema tests ANC leaders’ patience
Staff shake-up leaves five Equity executives jobless
Major banks, firms close down in Bawku
Rate cut possible, say analysts
History is made as Jonathan meets Obama
1 February 2010
International exposure key for SA
Economic turbulence blurs Kenya’s vision
Gordhan to address inflation target in budget
Ghana dissatisfied with dictatorial leadership in Africa
Ethiopia: Zuma meets Museveni
2009
12 October 2009
2010: New concerns about power
Kenya faces electronic waste time bomb
Retail data likely to show bigger drop
Ghana becoming attractive destination for investments
House prices on the up
28 September 2009
World Cup's cash cow
Rivalry among banks eases access to housing loans
Global crisis elevates China to SA’s top trading partner
South Korea keen to invest in Zimbabwe
Trinidad and Tobago delegation in Ghana for oil exploration
29 June 2009
Zimbabwe: PM, Mugabe Clash
Bad loans burden puts pressure on Kenyan banks
Anglo in talks over China deal
Power hikes may scare investors
SA shipping buoyant amid recession
14 May 2009
Ripple effects of global crisis set to hit East Africa
Africa: Global Lenders Pledge Billions for Continent
Govt Gets Seven-day Ultimatum
Cargo firms: Africa to boom
India gives Mozambique $30m
23 April 2009
Uhuru’s new budget signals slow growth
South Africa: Zuma Confident of 'Decisive Mandate' Ahead of Polls
Oil threatens Tanzania unity
The More Things Change: What Zuma's Presidency Means
for the Rest of Africa
Mbeki Expected as GNU Crisis Deepens
25 March 2009
Inflation quickens to 8,6%
IMF: no immediate aid for Zim
Will Kenya survive spillover effects of global recession?
Nigeria: Non-Profit Syringe Factory to Fight Aids, Create Jobs
Petrol shortage hits Accra
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