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African Governance: Pressing for Transparency, Reaching for Change – WEF

As international transparency initiatives shine spotlights on corruption, African civil society must demand accountability of national leaders Economic diversification helps lessen corruption by enrichment in ways other than political power Cape Town, South Africa, 9 May 2013 – In a lively discussion at the World Economic Forum on Africa about the role of business and civil …

African Agriculture’s Success Lies in a Mindset Change : WEF

Investment in the supply chain is key to building productivity Banks must build capacity to analyse and manage risk in agricultural lending Cape Town, South Africa, 9 May 2013 – African agriculture needs to be regarded as an economic sector rather than a social enterprise if the continent is to become a trillion dollar food market …

Regional Integration Key to Africa’s Future Competitiveness : WEF

Africa must increase competitiveness or jeopardize future growth, warns the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013, which assesses prospects for sustainable growth of 38 African countries. Jointly produced by the African Development Bank, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, the report identifies closer regional integration as an important driver for enhancing competitiveness. Cape Town, South Africa, …

Leaders Gather in Cape Town to Discuss Ways of Delivering on Africa’s Promise: World Economic Forum

More than 1,000 leaders from business, politics, academia and civil society will be in Cape Town, 8-10 May, for the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa The meeting’s programme will focus on economic diversification, infrastructure and talent Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 May 2013 – Delivering on Africa’s Promise will be the theme of the World Economic Forum on …

A Meeting Was Held Between Herman Gref, The Chairman of The Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sberbank, and Igor Zyuzin, The Chairman of The Board of Directors of Mechel ОАО

Moscow, Russia – April 26, 2013 – A meeting took place on April 25 between Herman Gref, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sberbank, and Igor Zyuzin, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mechel ОАО (NYSE: MTL). Various aspects of further cooperation were discussed during the meeting. The participants confirmed …

For The Lack Of A Road…Anil Pharande, Chairman – Pharande Spaces & Vice President – CREDAI (Pune Metro)

There are often comparisons made between the infrastructure of Mumbai and Pune. The popular consensus seems to be that both cities are equally challenged as far as supportive infrastructure is concerned. This is inappropriate for two reasons – one, Mumbai’s growth pattern has been very different from Pune’s. The city has evolved into the country’s …

Botswana Diamonds plc [AIM:BOD] – Option Agreement on an additional prospecting licence – Save River, Mozambique

Botswana Diamonds (AIM:BOD) is pleased to announce that an additional licence has been added to the recently-signed option agreement with a Mozambican company, Morminas, a subsidiary of the EIP Group of Portugal. This now brings the total to three licence blocks that are being evaluated on the Save River in Mozambique, close to the Zimbabwean …