Mining boom shifts in Africa
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- Published on Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:17
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Many of the 7,500 delegates at the recent Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town City said investors are starting to look elsewhere in Africa for new opportunities, as the future of big mining in South Africa seems shaky due to the issues in 2012 that negatively affected production.
Real estate stimulates growth
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The real estate sector, long a significant source of inbound foreign capital, has undergone a structural shift in recent years. Prior to the global economic crisis in 2008, many of the sector’s marquee projects consisted of high-end and luxury tourism, residential and mixed-use developments.
Kenya begins construction of ‘silicon’ city Konza
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- Published on Thursday, 24 January 2013 08:49
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Kenya’s president has launched a $14.5bn (£9.1bn) project to build a new city intended to be an IT business hub and dubbed “Africa’s Silicon Savannah“.
It will take 20 years to build Konza Technology City about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi.
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Kenya’s Portland Cement On The Prowl For Acquisitions
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 07:26
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Kenya’s East African Portland Cementplans to expand after returning to profit during the six months ended December, boosted by cost cutting and improved cement sales, Reuters reported on Monday.
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Canton Fair – “A Burgeoning Platform for Africa-China Tradeâ€ÂÂ
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- Published on Monday, 07 January 2013 07:47
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Trade between China and Africa has displayed sustainable growth despite the ongoing global financial crisis. According to Chinese customs data, Sino-African trade value rose 31% to $166.3 billion last year. As of April 2012, China’s direct investment in Africa totalled $15.3 billion – a 30-fold increase from a decade ago – and China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for the last three years.
